This spring and summer, NCW Libraries is partnering with several organizations to offer storybook walks across the region.
In all of these walks, books are presented page by page along a trail as a unique way to promote reading, exercise and an appreciation of nature and the outdoors!
Here’s where you will find our walking-and-reading experiences in NCW:
Wenatchee
Where: Jacobsen Preserve Trail, off Skyline Drive.
Book: The current book is pictures and descriptions of native flowers you will find along your walk.
Partner: Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
Leavenworth
Where: Barn Beach Reserve. Map.
Book: Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring by Kenard Pak
Partners: Wenatchee River Institute, North Central Accountable Community of Health, and A Book for All Seasons.
Manson
Where: Chelan Valley Farms, 2393 Green Ave.
Book: It’s Spring! by Linda Glaser
Partners: Chelan Valley Farms and Manson High School
Tonasket
Where: Pipsissewa Trail, Bonaparte Recreation Area
Book: Will rotate monthly
Partner: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Republic
Where: Ferry County Rail Trail, across the tressle bridge (after Summer Library Program begins in mid June)
Book: One Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova
Partner: Ferry County Rail Trail Partners
Curlew
Where: Ferry County Rail Trail, starting at the Curlew Library (after Summer Library Program begins in mid June)
Book: Explorers of the Wild by Cale Atkinson
Partner: Ferry County Rail Trail Partners
Kettle Falls
Where: Canyon Creek Trail #93 (Log Flume Interpretive Area)
Book: Will rotate every few weeks
Partner: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Original source can be found here.
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