Find a Massachusetts StoryWalk® near you!
Visiting a StoryWalk®, Trail Tale or Story Stroll with your family is a great way get some energy out and promote early literacy! Making reading a family activity is one of the best ways to turn your child into a lifelong reader.
We have compiled a list of Massachusetts locations that to help plan your next adventure!
StoryWalk® Lending Library
MA Libraries, if you are interested in borrowing a StoryWalk from our lending library please click below.
The Benefits of Reading and Walking Together
Walking and reading a book as you go provides early literacy opportunities to young children. Sharing the reading of a book stimulates and fosters the development of strong listening and speaking skills. It can also help to build a child’s vocabulary which is important to thinking and learning. Developing early literacy skills leads to better preparation for school.
These walks together create a teaching moment with a child’s first teacher – their family. Children and their families can read the book together then discuss the text, illustrations and meaning of a great book.
These outdoor excursions provide a wonderful avenue for outreach and collaboration. They are a tool to bring reading out into the community with the goal of increasing the visibility of books.
Check out the MA map below for a
location near you!
StoryWalks® can be seasonal and ephemeral. Please make sure you check with the host organization before driving to a new location and confirm that the StoryWalk® is still functional. Happy Reading!
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StoryWalks® can be seasonal and ephemeral. Please make sure you check with the host organization before driving to a new location and confirm that the StoryWalk® is still functional.
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Take your reading outside!
StoryWalk® was created in 2007 by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, in collaboration with former KHL staff member Rachel Senechal, and is a registered service mark of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Our thanks to Roxanne Starkin from the Shrewsbury Public Library who developed a spreadsheet of locations across Massachusetts.
