Bristol – There’s a new adventure waiting in the Newfound watershed! “Read Around Newfound” is a collection of three StoryWalk® exhibits installed around Newfound and a printable passport to fill out as you visit each one. A StoryWalk is a book displayed page by page along a path, combining outdoor exercise with great children’s literature to inspire families to read, explore, and stay active.
At the top of Newfound Lake, located at Grey Rocks Conservation Area on North Shore Road in Hebron is a StoryWalk presented by the Newfound Lake Region Association. The story, “Water Is Water” by Miranda Paul explores the different states of water and the water cycle with beautiful illustrations of the four seasons. In Bristol, Slim Baker Foundation at the top of New Chester Mountain Road hosts another StoryWalk featuring the classic story, “Strega Nona” by Tomie dePaola. The StoryWalk takes readers along one of the several trails near Slim Baker Lodge, sharing the wonder of the story’s magic pasta pot with Strega Nona and Big Anthony. Also in Bristol, behind the Minot-Sleeper Library at 35 Pleasant Street, in the butterfly garden is a StoryWalk presented by both the library and the Pasquaney Garden Club. Readers will celebrate gardens of all kinds with the story “In A Garden” by Tim McCanna.
You can print out your StoryWalk Passport and get directions to each StoryWalk location at minotsleeperlibrary.org/storywalk.html. The StoryWalks will remain on display until October, giving families plenty of time to enjoy each one.
Read Around Newfound is a collaboration between Minot-Sleeper Library, Newfound Lake Region Association, Slim Baker Foundation, and Pasquaney Garden Club.