StoryWalk®

What is a StoryWalk®?

A StoryWalk® is a disassembled children’s book featured on different panels around a path or trail. The Delaware County District Library StoryWalk® trails promote reading and physical activity together in one interactive, family-friendly activity.

Where can I find a StoryWalk®?

You can find a StoryWalk® at our Orange, Ostrander and Powell Branch Libraries. New picture books will be displayed regularly along the trails with fun literacy tips and activities for families to enjoy.

Are there additional things to do?

Not only does a StoryWalk® offer a joyful outdoor experience, it promotes reading and discussion. Click the titles below to check out and read your own copy of a StoryWalk® book at home.

While you’re discovering the joy of reading, feel free to share your experience with us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can tag us on all three social media sites using @delawarelibrary.

Current Books & Locations

Want to read past or upcoming titles? Check out this list! Be sure to log in with your library card to take home your own copy.

Orange Branch Library North side of the building in the Imagination Garden.	Go and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle Additional activities: Read Aloud Visit the author’s website for some fun learning activities based on Go and Get with Rex. Use your library card to access ABCMouse at home! It’s a library resource that’s filled with learning activities for your little one!
Powell Branch Library Green space in front of the building.	Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett Krosoczka Additional activities: Read Aloud Jellyfish art project Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best friends and love to hang out together, but Crabby makes fun of them a lot. In the end, Crabby needs Peanut Butter and Jellyfish’s help and they are willing to help him. Talk about an experience where someone wasn’t nice to you, but you were still kind to them. Why is that important?
Ostrander Branch Library Green space in front of the building.	Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison Additional activities: Read Aloud Donut art project We see LouAnn get ready to hibernate during this book. Watch this video to learn about why bears hibernate.

Partnership with the Parks

Our friends at Preservation Parks of Delaware County, Ohio have created science-themed StoryWalk trails, thanks to books purchased by the Delaware County District Library. You can find this special trail during the summer at McCammon Creek Park. Preservation Parks’ 2025 summer education theme will be Life On A Leaf — native plants and the pollinators they support. Their StoryWalk title is A Good Place by Lucy Cousins; it will be out for the spring and summer.

Delaware Library StoryWalk is a DPHD Creating Healthy Communities Mini-Grant Recipient!

The Delaware County District Library has been awarded $4,500 by the Delaware Public Health District thanks to the Creating Healthy Communities Mini-Grant program. The Library plans to use these funds to create a semi-permanent interactive StoryWalk reading trail in partnership with Preservation Parks of Delaware County. The structures will be made from wood, metal or plastic and include an acrylic cover to protect the book pages and allow the StoryWalk to be enjoyed by trail-goers year-round. We are incredibly grateful to our friends at the Delaware Public Health District for this award!