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.	Mr. Pumpkin’s Tea Party Additional activities: Read aloud Make a pumpkin or fall dessert and have your own tea party! Pumpkin paper plate wreath – work on your fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, as you tear the pieces of paper for your pumpkin wreath.
Powell Branch Library Green space in front of the building.	Click, Clack, Boo! Additional activities: Read aloud Halloween science – oobleck  Halloween craft – puffy ghost
Ostrander Branch Library Green space in front of the building.	Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht Additional activities: Read aloud Pick your own pumpkin! Just like the family in the story, go to a pumpkin patch, pick a pumpkin, take it home and carve it. This will also be a fun way to build memories as a family that your littles will remember forever. Five Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate sing along

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 these special trails during the summer at Blues Creek Park and Emily Traphagen Park. Preservation Parks’ 2022 summer education theme will be Climate Connections. Stay tuned for more stories!

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!