StoryWalks® Win City Spirit Award
Patrons visit the Pondhawk Natural Area StoryWalk.®
Photo courtesy of the Boca Raton Public Library.
The Florida League of Cities (FLC) awarded Boca Raton the City Spirit Award in its Florida Municipal Achievement Awards program for the city’s public library StoryWalks.®
A StoryWalk® guides visitors page-by-page through a children’s book along an established path. At the end of the route, visitors have read the entire book. Boca Raton’s award-winning StoryWalks® are located at the Pondhawk Natural Area and Serenoa Glade Preserve.
The City Spirit Award recognizes “a specific citywide effort that successfully addresses a local need.” Boca Raton will receive a trophy and recognition in FLC’s magazine, Quality Cities.
FLC President Tony Ortiz explains, "Florida's local governments have demonstrated their ability to adapt, innovate, and create. Whether it is . . . providing services or engaging the community, our cities, towns and villages are constantly evolving to better serve their communities. And that's exactly what this awards program aims to recognize."
Workers set up the StoryWalk.®
Photo courtesy of the Boca Raton Public Library.
StoryWalk® through nature
Read about how the City of Boca Raton Public library launched its program and see more images from the project.
Community response
Read about how many patrons visit the StoryWalks® each month and see more images from the project.
StoryWalks® at other Florida public libraries
- Clay County Library System
- Clearwater Public Library System
- Jacksonville Public Library
- Safety Harbor Public Library
Workers set up the StoryWalk.®
Photo courtesy of the Boca Raton Public Library.
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.
