A StoryWalk was recently installed at the Racine Library! Enjoy a book with your children and take a walk around the library. A new page of the story is displayed on each pedestal around library grounds.
The StoryWalk officially opened in mid-July. Ms. Emily hosted a special StoryTime featuring the book "Nothing Can Frighten a Bear" by Elizabeth Dale.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.
Below is additional information which appeared in The Daily Sentinel:
"Rotary, Library bring Story Walk to Racine
By Sarah Hawley - shawley@aimmediamidwest.com
RACINE — A story and a walk.
A new Story Walk opened on Monday at the Racine Library, a project of the Meigs County Library and the Middleport Pomeroy Rotary Club. The walk is around the Racine Library in the lawn.
The idea of a story walk is to have a book displayed on stands along the walk, with each display board holding a page of the book. As the person reads the book, they walk from one board to the next, completing the story along the way.
Currently, the book on the walk is “Nothing Can Frighten a Bear” by Elizabeth Dale, illustrated by Paula Metcalf.
Kristi Eblin, Director of the Meigs County Library, said that the story walk is something that the library has wanted to do for some time and that the partnership with the Rotary Club allowed that to happen.
Eblin added that the story on display will change with the seasons allowing readers to have a different story throughout the year.
Rotary representative Tina Rees thanked all those who helped on the project, including John Holman and Jeremy Rose.
Rees explained that the story walk, and others like it in the county, is something that the Rotary has wanted to be part of. Using grant funding, the first story walk at the Racine Library became a reality. Rees said she hopes this is the first of many in the county.
After the official opening, Emily Sanders, aka “Ms. Emily”, took the children attending Monday’s story time at the library on the walk for their story. The craft to follow matched the story theme."