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Teaneck Library Awarded Grants for New StoryWalk™ Installation
Teaneck's first permanent StoryWalk™ will bring stories for children on themes of diversity and inclusion to Sagamore Park later this fall.
Teaneck, NJ – The Board of Trustees of the Teaneck Public Library are happy to announce the award of grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the Teaneck Rotary Club to develop and install a StoryWalk™ at Sagamore Park, located between Belle Avenue and Windsor Road in the Township of Teaneck.
The StoryWalk™ project, titled Together in Teaneck, will consist of 20 displays, each containing two pages of a picture book behind a plexiglass surface on the theme of diversity and inclusion.
Children and families will be encouraged to read the stories by walking through the park and stopping at each display sign. Librarians from Teaneck Public Library will select new stories on the theme of diversity and inclusion and rotate the stories on a regular basis.
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“The goal of this project,” says Library Director Allen McGinley, “is to celebrate diversity and inclusiveness in Teaneck, while also fulfilling the Library’s mission of promoting a love of reading, and encouraging everyone to spend time outdoors exploring Teaneck’s wonderful public parks.”
According to Amy Sears, Head of Youth Services, “StoryWalk installations are particularly valuable in helping young children develop literacy skills because they engage children in reading in a unique, active setting.”
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The inaugural story will be announced later this month, along with more information about the ribbon-cutting and launch event, tentatively scheduled for late Fall 2020.
Together in Teaneck is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this StoryWalk do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
This project is also made possible by a district grant from Rotary International through the Teaneck Rotary Club, and in partnership with the Township of Teaneck Recreation and Public Works Departments.
The StoryWalk™ Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.
For more information visit teanecklibrary.org/together-in-teaneck.
