Smithton Story Walk®

Smithton StoryWalk image of people walking down a trail with dogs

Smithton StoryWalk® was dedicated on Saturday, December 9, 2023!

Located at the Smithton Community Park, this 25 panel StoryWalk® is along the trail by the lake.  It is paved and is 10′ wide, so it’s stroller and wagon friendly.  The signs from start to finish are approximately 1/3 of a mile. Smithton Community Park is located at 1 Memorial Drive, Smithton IL 62285. The best place to park is the Smithton Senior Center. When you enter the trail from the Smithton Senior Center parking lot, turn right and you will be at the start of the story.

Businesses and individuals can sponsor a book for a month. See the sponsorship PDF form, below. Sponsors will be able to have a sponsorship page displayed for the whole month. Sponsors can talk to Jenna Dauer to select a book. Questions can be directed to Jenna Dauer at smithtonpl (at) smithtonpl.org OR call 618-233-8057.

Sponsorship program: Click here to view the Smithton StoryWalk® Sponsorship Application

What is a StoryWalk®?

StoryWalks® are a way for children and adults to enjoy reading and nature at the same time. Pages of a children’s book are displayed on signs so that families can read the story together.

Visit

The Smithton StoryWalk® is installed at the Smithton Community Park, on a paved trail near the lake. The StoryWalk® is approximately a third of a mile long. The trail is 10 feet wide, so it is perfect for strollers, and wagons.

The Smithton Community Park is located at 1 Memorial Drive, Smithton, IL 62285.

The best place to park is the Smithton Senior Center. When you enter the trail from the Smithton Senior Center parking lot, turn right and you will be at the start of the story.

Special Thanks

Special thanks to the Smithton Village Board, the Smithton Public Library District Board, the Smithton Commercial Club, the Gladys Knewitz family, the Smithton Street Department, Dean Klein, and the Smithton Community for their support of this project. 

Note: 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.

Don’t forget to take pictures!

Share them online on Facebook! We’d LOVE to see you enjoying nature, our fantastic park, and of course a great book!

More StoryWalks® to explore

Check out these local StoryWalk® displays:

The best place to park is the Smithton Senior Center. When you enter the trail from the Smithton Senior Center parking lot, turn right and you will be at the start of the story.