The StoryWalk® is an outdoor educational activity that places the pages from a children’s story along a walking route at a local park. Fun prompts build early literacy skills, combining the pleasure of reading with the benefits of learning and movement.
Monroe County StoryWalk Locations and Stories
Flatwoods Park: 9499 Flatwoods Road, Gosport, in partnership with Monroe County Parks & Recreation
Current Story: Max Speed by Stephen Shaskan
RCA Community Park: 1400 W. RCA Park Drive, Bloomington, in partnership with Bloomington Parks & Recreation
Current Story: At the End of the Day by Lisl H. Detlefsen
Rev. Ernest D. Butler Park: 812 W. 9th Street, Bloomington, in partnership with Bloomington Parks & Recreation
Current Story: Everybunny Dance by Ellie Sandall
Learn more and watch a video about the Butler Park StoryWalk.
Along our StoryWalk stops, you'll see icons for Talk, Sing, Read, Write, and Play with coordinating activity suggestions to help encourage the growth of early literacy skills.





The StoryWalk Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. The Monroe County Public Library StoryWalk is funded by the Friends of the Library Carol R. Nicholas Endowment for Strategic Initiatives.