StoryWalk®


Welcome to the Dover Public Library StoryWalk®!

girls reading the storywalk(r) at Dover City Park

StoryWalk® is a fun and innovative way for people of all ages to exercise their bodies, as well as their minds. As you take your walk counter-clockwise around the pond, you will come to posts which contain 2-page spreads of a picture book. By the time you have come full-circle, you will have read a book in its entirety.

StoryWalk® was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and was developed with the help of Rachel Senechal of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalks® have been installed in 50 states and 11 countries including, Germany, Canada, England, Bermuda, Russia, Malaysia and Pakistan. Thanks to the City of Dover and our post sponsors, the Dover Public Library has been able to bring StoryWalk® to the Dover, Ohio community.

Please share your Dover Public Library StoryWalk® experience with us on social media using #doverlibraryoh and #DPLStoryWalk.

family reading storywalk(r) at dover city park

Learn More about the StoryWalk®

STORYWALK®, Sneeze, BIG BEAR, Sneeze! Dover, Ohio October 8th Video by Will Hillenbrand

Times Reporter Article “Dover Public Library to host StoryWalk® installation grand opening celebration” October 4, 2016

New StoryWalk® Opened at Dover City Park October 8 by Kyle Valentini (Adobe Spark Presentation)

StoryWalk® Ribbon Cutting Facebook Photo Album from the Bargain Hunter

Sponsor a Story

Story sponsorship is also available for $50. If you sponsor a story, you may choose a title (pending Library approval; must be family-friendly and no more than 32 pages long). You may also make the story more personal by adding a short bio or a write-up explaining what the story means to you. Contact Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123 for more information.

Community members, businesses, or organizations wishing to make a donation towards StoryWalk® may send a check to the Dover Public Library, c/o Jen Gardner. Checks should be made out to “Dover Public Library.”