In partnership with the Friends of the Library, we bring you the Story Walk, a page-by-page reading and walking journey at local parks. Each stop on the Story Walk offers a fun reading activity designed to build literacy skills while having fun as a family.
Monroe County Story Walk Locations
Flatwoods Park: 9499 Flatwoods Road, Gosport, in partnership with Monroe County Parks & Recreation
Everybunny Dance! by Ellie Sandall
Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park: 812 W. Ninth Street, Bloomington, in partnership with Bloomington Parks & Recreation
One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers by Roseanne Thong
Throughout our Story Walks, you will see icons for Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play with coordinating activity suggestions to help encourage the growth of early literacy skills.





A StoryWalk is a self-guided, outdoor reading experience whereby a children’s book is deconstructed and the pages of the book are laminated and placed on wooden stakes or in permanent kiosks along a walking trail.