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A StoryWalk® is a fun activity that places laminated pages from a picture book mounted on posts along an outside path, in store windows, around a playground or park, or anywhere else you can imagine it! The StoryWalk® concept was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and was developed with t

CCPRN recently incorporated a ‘Book Walk’ into our pre-summer picnics. So what exactly is a book walk? A book walk is a way to encourage children to be involved in a story. So here̵…

This summer, a professional dream of mine came true. Our library put in our first StoryWalk at a local park. I have always wanted to do one and I'm so grateful that my colleagues were so supportive of the idea. It was truly a team effort! Our first story in the StoryWalk is A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin. She's one of my all-time favorite authors and this story fit in perfectly with our summer reading theme, A Universe of Stories. While you can create StoryWalk posts a number of…

While you may not be able to go inside libraries this summer to pick out books like usual, one local library has found a way to bring books outside.

STORYWALK® This webpage continues an abundance of resources for how to get started joining the international, grassroots StoryWalk movement! Use the content below to get started with YOUR StoryWalk! Also every November we co-sponsor StoryWalk Week! Check out the participating StoryWalks from 2024 and get ready to submit your StoryWalk Stories

About a year ago or more I saw some chatter about StoryWalks on Facebook. I thought - "How cool is THAT?" but could not figure out how to get one at my current location. Since then, I became a Head Librarian of a different location, one directly on the bike trail, and knew it was time to give it a try. StoryWalk® is a trademarked program, and belongs to the folks at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Vermont. This idea is *NOT* Library Village's idea nor do we take any credit or money for our…

Are you adding a StoryWalk® at your library? Here's what I know about getting publisher permission for StoryWalks®.

Photo of a frame on our StoryWalk outdoors in a park About a year ago now, we installed our first StoryWalk. You can find more information using the StoryWalk tag here. It's been a super delight and has been much beloved by those in our community who have discovered it. It is so nice to have a small place for the library out in the community, particularly during this time that our buildings are closed. We are promoting our StoryWalk to our patrons while cautioning them to distance their…

Post updated 12/17/20 after reviewing an ARC for We Laugh Alike, 1/26/21 to add a bonus sixth title. Make sure to check out my 2024 post with three more StoryWalk titles! I collaborated on three St…