What’s A StoryWalk®?
A StoryWalk®, Story Stroll, Story Hike, or Storybook Trail is a way to combine physical activity with literacy. It’s a great way to get people of all ages outside moving while reading a book. Pages of a book are transformed into signs and laid out on a trail to read while you move along.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library with a mission to promote early literacy, physical activity, and family time together in nature, according to the Kellogg-Hubbard Library’s website.
StoryWalks® can be found in all 50 states, including southeast Wisconsin. They are also all over the world including Germany, Canada, England, Bermuda, Russia, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Korea.
Read while you Walk, Stroll, Hike or Roll
- Bridges Library System in partnership with Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha
Explore nature on this Story Hike along the mowed grass Orange Trail at Retzer Nature Center. Two self-guided stories are featured annually, one April 1-30 and one mid-September through October 31. There is no admission to the nature center. The nature center grounds are open daily from sunrise to 10 pm.
[Google Directions] - Brookfield Public Library in the library’s courtyard
Enjoy the library’s courtyard for the Story Stroll along the paved walk during the summer months. Look for the ‘Courtyard Open’ signs on the door in the Children’s Department.
[Google Directions] - Dwight Foster Public Library in Ralph Park in Fort Atkinson
Head to Ralph Park in Fort Atkinson for the library’s StoryWalk® along a paved walkway beginning at the shelter next to Hake Street. Features a new title each month in the spring, summer, and fall.
[Google Directions] - Hartland Public Library along the Ice Age Trail
Visit this Storytrail along side of the library building on a paved portion of the Ice Age Trail that winds along the Bark River. A new story is featured each season.
[Google Directions] - Jefferson Public Library at the Meadow Springs Conservancy by Stoppenbach Park
Enjoy a nature conservancy and reading on this StoryWalk®. Access the paved path at the conservancy trailhead off of Dewey Avenue.
[Google Directions] - Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo outside the library
Enjoy the library’s Story Trail along the path outside the library. The stories begin near North Monroe Street. A new story is featured each season.
[Google Directions] - L.D. Fargo Public Library in Wallace Park in Lake Mills
Watch the story unfold along the mowed grass trail that runs through and around the wooded section of Wallace Park. The StoryWalk® starts and ends near the playground.
[Google Directions] - New Berlin Public Library in ProHealth Care Park
Check out story along the paved Community Storybook Trail in ProHealth Care Park. A new story is featured each season.
[Google Directions] - Watertown Public Library in Brandt Quirk Park inside Lunde Woods
Talk a walk in the woods and read along the gravel and mulched Storybook Trail. A new story is featured each season.
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Dwight Foster Public Library’s StoryWalk® in Ralph Park in Fort Atkinson, WI.
Jefferson Public Library’s StoryWalk® at the Meadow Springs Conservancy path in Jefferson, WI.
Brookfield Public Library’s Story Stroll along the paved walk in their courtyard in Brookfield, WI.