Warwick Public Library in partnership with the City of Warwick Parks and Recreation Department, and the Department of Public Works, has installed several StoryWalks® around Warwick.
What is a StoryWalk?
- A StoryWalk places an illustrated children’s book, displayed page by page, along a walking path or greenspace in the community. StoryWalk combines the healthy activities of walking and movement with the healthy activity of reading a book!
- A StoryWalk offers an opportunity for families to spend time reading and walking through a natural setting.
- The StoryWalk brings together essential elements for health and wellbeing, namely, family time, exercise for the body and brain, and time spent outside.
- This outdoor reading experience also includes movement prompts on each page of the story to encourage deeper involvement with the book, and conversation about the experience.
Current Stories
- Pontiac Village Playground: Martian Rock by Carol Diggory Shields (Author) and Scott Nash (Illustrator) . Installed June 2025
- City Park: If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas (Author) and Jaime Kim (Illustrator) . Installed June 2025
- Conimicut Point: Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie by James Dean (Author, Illustrator) and Kimberly Dean (Author) . Installed June 2025
- Central Library: Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer and Marcos Almada Rivero. Installed June 2025
Click the blue marker on the map to see the four StoryWalk locations
The Warwick StoryWalk projects were was made possible in part by grants from the Champlin Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation.
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.