Mayor Don Walters and the City of Cuyahoga Falls Parks & Recreation Department, in partnership with the Cuyahoga Falls Library, are proud to present the addition of a StoryWalk® to Lions Park.
A StoryWalk® is an outdoor installation designed to hold the pages of a book. The story unfolds one page at a time, offering families and visitors of all ages the opportunity to read and walk together while enjoying scenic park views. To create the StoryWalk®, the Parks & Recreation Department installed new weather-resistant stands along the path from Lions Lodge to the playground. Cuyahoga Falls Library mounted picture book pages at each station.
"Our newest StoryWalk® is a wonderful addition to Lions Park and offers another way for families to enjoy reading and the outdoors together," stated Mayor Walters. "I would like to thank the Cuyahoga Falls Library and the Parks and Recreation Department for their ongoing commitment to bettering our community through unique and engaging programming."
The current StoryWalk® selection is "Leaves" by David Ezra Stein, a perfect autumn story for families of all ages. Library staff will update the book selection seasonally so the community can make reading a regular part of their park visit.
"We were ecstatic when Parks & Recreation presented us with the opportunity to curate selections for the Lions Park StoryWalk®. It's such a natural collaboration and a perfect intersection of the library's values of access and innovation and the mission of our city's beautiful parks. This opportunity is a new way for us to engage with our community through an activity that promotes early literacy, movement, and family time together in nature," said Library Director Andrew Harant.
Visit the Cuyahoga Falls StoryWalk® at Lions Park, located at 641 Silver Lake Ave.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier Vermont. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.
Pictured: Mayor Don Walters, Library Director Andrew Harant, Library Children’s Manager Amy Galluch perform a ribbon cutting on the new StoryWalk®.
Pictured: Mayor Don Walters and Library Director Andrew Harant at the Lions Park StoryWalk® in Cuyahoga Falls.