StoryWalk®

families walking around the park

 

What Is Storywalk®?

     StoryWalk® is a fun and innovative way for people of all ages to exercise their bodies, as well as their minds.  Take a leisurely stroll on a path and read a story while getting some fresh air! Findlay's original StoryWalk® is located in beautiful Riverside Park. The path leads you clockwise under a canopy of tall trees starting at the bandshell as the story continues through the park and ends at the Waterfalls Pavilion. The second StoryWalk® was installed in 2021 at the Benton Ridge Park, and the third in 2022 at the Findlay City Schools Preschool. The StoryWalk® at the Findlay City Schools Preschool was made possible by a grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded by the State Library of Ohio. 

     A special thank you to the Hancock County Park District and the City of Findlay for installing StoryWalk® at Riverside Park, and to Veer Mehta for coordinating and completing the installation of the Findlay City Schools Preschool StoryWalk® as his Eagle Scout project.      

     StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.  For more information, please call us at 419-422-1712.

     Please share photos of your wonderful trips to our StoryWalk® locations with us at facebook.com/fhcpl.  

               

 rainbow colored lettering on white book cover

Book For June at Riverside Park, Findlay

Capybara is Friends With Everyone

by Maddie Frost

     Hello. My name is Capybara and I think it's important to be a great friend. Take it from me, I have 4,382 friends! Capybara will do anything for his friends. But it's exhausting--and when Capybara meets a potential new friend who doesn't seem to be responding to his advances, Capybara learns a valuable lesson. His friends like him just for who he is!


 

bear in the forest

Book For June at Findlay City Schools Preschool

Bear Can't Wait 

 by Karma Wilson     

     Patience might be a virtue but waiting is so hard! On a beautiful sunny afternoon, Bear can’t sit still because he’s got a surprise planned for his good friend Hare. He hustles and bustles and scuttles about. But when, in his excitement, he makes a mess of things, can he set it all right before Hare shows up?


 

girl with telescope

Book For June at Benton Ridge Park

Hello, Star

      by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic       

     When a young girl learns that a bright light in the sky is coming from a dying star, she promises to keep it company until the light goes out. Every night the girl reassures her friend that she is still there. As the years pass, the girl learns everything she can about planets, space, and the universe, inspired by her dimming friend—until she realizes she needs to do something more. This touching tribute to stars, space, and science celebrates how a small act of compassion can flourish into a life full of meaning and wonder.

 

 

Celebrate SummerREAD with a Pop-Up StoryWalk!

 

two boys with their heads on a desk laying down

Week 1: May 28-June 3

Donnell Middle Schoo l- 310 Baldwin Ave. Findlay, Ohio

Benji the Bad Day and Me by Sally J. Pla

 

 

little girl in a red dress

Week 2: June 4-10

Arlington Community Park - Park Street, Arlington, Ohio

The Kindest Red by S.K. Ali

 

 

squirrel, mice, frog and bird in a tree

Week 3: June 11-17

Wilson Vance Elementary School - 610 Bristol Drive, Findlay, Ohio

Best Test by Pippa Goodhart

 

 

frog and toad throwing mud at each other on a hill

Week 4: June 18-24

Van Buren Local Schools - 217 South Main Street Van Buren, Ohio

Frog vs. Toad by Ben Mantle

 

red  yellow, blue and green stripes with tow little girls standing on them

Week 5: June 25-July 1

Bigelow Hill Elementary School - 300 Hillcrest Avenue, Findlay, Ohio

Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher

 

 

two boys with their heads on a desk laying down

Week 6: July 2-8

Jenera Village Park – 18800 State Route 698, Jenera, Ohio

Benji the Bad Day and Me by Sally J. Pla

 

 

little girl in a red dress

Week 7: July 9-15

Chamberlin Hill Elementary School – 600 W. Yates Avenue, Findlay, Ohio

The Kindest Red by S.K. Ali

 

 

squirrel, mice, frog and bird in a tree

Week 8: July 16-22

Vanlue Community Park – Crawford Street, Vanlue, Ohio

Best Test by Pippa Goodhart

 

 

frog and toad throwing mud at each other on a hill

Week 9: July 23-29

Riverbend Recreation Area – 16618 Township Road 208, Findlay, Ohio

Frog vs. Toad by Ben Mantle

 

 

yellow, green, blue and red stripes with little girls standing on them

Week 10: July 30-August 5

Arcadia Local Schools – 19033 State Route 12, Arcadia, Ohio

Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher