This presentation will cover setting up, maintaining, and providing programming at StoryWalks to engage community members with opportunities for wellness and literacy. A StoryWalk is an outdoor activity that combines walking and reading pages from children’s books. The example StoryWalks are in Farmville and Greenville and are maintained by the Farmville Public Library and East Carolina University Joyner Library, respectively. We will also describe our experiences with StoryWalk visitor participation and feedback, discuss our challenges and solutions, and share resources for starting a StoryWalk. Librarians at both libraries have worked together to share insights and provide family events at the StoryWalks.
About the Presenters Laura Bright is the Collection Strategist and Assessment Librarian at ECU's Joyner Library. As a co-PI, she helped write an LSTA EZ grant to bring StoryWalks to Greenville, NC.
Heather Harden is the Youth Services Librarian at Farmville Public Library. She has 20 years experience delivering engaging programs to families in eastern North Carolina. She earned her MLS from East Carolina University.
