Heads up that the survey will open Thursday, February 22^nd at 10:00AM. Only the first 30 applicants will be awarded the kit, so mark your calendars to sign-up!

The Braille and Talking Book Library and the Michigan Department of Education- Low Incidence Outreach, in collaboration with the Library of Michigan, are offering public libraries in Michigan the opportunity to host Braille Enhanced StoryWalkÒ at their libraries again in 2018!

This is a great opportunity for any public library that wants to do a StoryWalkÒ at their location or collaborate with a local park. Not only can you provide an exciting new program for your patrons, but by including the braille, your library is helping embrace accessibility and equal access to information. Our straight-forward, easy to use kit will provide step-by-step instructions for setting up your StoryWalkÒ and using the braille within the program. Register for a kit starting Thursday, February 22^nd - limited kits are available.

Books available to choose from:

Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler
Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson
This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt
Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo by John Lithgow

We’ll provide:

3 copies of the selected book to make your signs
StoryWalkÒ Instruction Guide that includes the how’s & why’s of hosting a StoryWalkÒ
Step-by-step instruction sheet
Braille overlay stickers that you will attach to the signs -OR- Select to have pages come individually laminated, however they will be pre-brailled so you will have to mount them directly to signs.
Evaluation Sheet

You’ll need to provide in-house:

Sign paper & Stakes (approx. $2-5 each)
Lamination of pages to signs (approx. $3/page or in-house) (or select individual laminated sheets above)

To apply to host a Braille Enhanced StoryWalkÒ at your library, please complete the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/mhijFuvzGukyrv0w2, limited kits are available.

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. This resource is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library of Michigan.

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915

LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan