StoryWalk® at Lititz Public Library!

           

The Lititz Public Library’s fall StoryWalk® fiction title is Rhino’s Great Big Itch! by Natalie Chivers. Rhino has a terrible itch, and when Bird suggests he needs help to scratch it Rhino sets out to find someone just right for the task. This story is paired with the nonfiction book I am a Rhino by Aaron Carr. Fiction and nonfiction pairings strengthen early literacy skills while exposing young learners to real world concepts.

A StoryWalk® combines two healthy activities, taking a walk and reading a book. It is a self-directed activity for people of all ages which encourages participants to read a children’s picture book in stages while walking along a short path. Participants are encouraged to complete a simple activity at each page. StoryWalks® promote literacy, physical activity, parental involvement, and ties to the community. Lititz Public Library installed our first StoryWalk® in July of 2020 and has continued them ever since, even branching out to include the Downtown version during the 2020 Winter Holiday season.

The StoryWalk® begins to the right of the entrance to the Lititz Public Library and moves counterclockwise around the library.

Fun Fact – Our storywalk is 1267 feet or .24 miles long!

Previous StoryWalks®:

Summer 2023 – The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates

Spring 2023 –Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Winter 2023 – A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis

Holiday 2022 – Click Clack Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin

Fall 2022 – Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Summer 2022 – Shine! by Patrick McDonnell

Spring 2022 – Being Frog by April Pulley Sayre

Winter 2022 – Hooray for Today! by Brian Won

Holiday 2021 – Santa’s Story by Will Hillenbrand

Fall 2021 – Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright

Summer 2021 –Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Spring 2021 –The Mixed-Up Truck by Stephen Savage

Winter 2020 (Downtown) –I’ve Got the Christmas Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison

Fall 2020 –Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins

Summer 2020 – Ivan the Terrier by Peter Catalanotto

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.