Dear Librarians, I want to experiment with a story walk at our library. I don't want to invest in expensive sign holders. Does anyone have a suggestion where to buy the sign frames? Stephanie Daniels, Director Vanderlyn Community Center & Hartford Public Library 12 Church Street Hartford, MI 49057(269)588-5103http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/
We are working on a more permanent storywalk with outdoor exhibit quality permanent installations. Last fall and winter we put up the storywalk in the attached picture by purchasing the panel and holders from Amazon. The metal wire holders didn't do well with our location next to Lake Michigan with the almost continuous winds. Many of the frames broke at ground level after being bent back and forth by the wind 24/7. On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 2:59 PM EMAIL TEAM via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Dear Librarians,
I want to experiment with a story walk at our library. I don't want to invest in expensive sign holders. Does anyone have a suggestion where to buy the sign frames?
Stephanie Daniels, Director Vanderlyn Community Center & Hartford Public Library 12 Church Street Hartford, MI 49057 (269)588-5103 http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/ _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
-- *Mark Morton* Director Leland Township Public Library 203 E Cedar St PO Box 736 Leland, MI 49654 231-256-9152
Hi Stephanie, We did an experimental Storywalk using political yard signs. I asked for donations and got enough to make our Storywalk. We did “Stickman” during the holidays and the community enjoyed it. Kids from the school even walked over to see it too. We asked kids to create their own stick people and leave them along the storywalk. I laminated the pages onto a posterboard and then taped two laminated posterboards over each side of the political signs (but the story was just on one side.) It held up well for the month we had it. <https://fb.watch/77IP2XnN6D/> https://fb.watch/77IP2XnN6D/ Have a great week! Andrea Estelle, MLIS Brighten the Corner Where You Are! Library Director · Otsego District Public Library INNOVATE · INTERACT · INSPIRE 401 Dix Street, Otsego MI 49078 (269) 694-9690 <https://otsegolibrary.org/> https://otsegolibrary.org/ From: Michlib-l [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of EMAIL TEAM via Michlib-l Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 2:58 PM To: Michlib-l ListServ <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Story Walk Dear Librarians, I want to experiment with a story walk at our library. I don't want to invest in expensive sign holders. Does anyone have a suggestion where to buy the sign frames? Stephanie Daniels, Director Vanderlyn Community Center & Hartford Public Library 12 Church Street Hartford, MI 49057 (269)588-5103 <http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/> http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/
Just re-sharing some helpful links. The Boston site has some welcome & end templates that you can post, as well as a fantastic 37 page guide that talks about how to display a StoryWalk(r), and costs involved, on page 23: * Boston Children's Museum StoryWalk(r) Guide: https://bostonchildrensmuseum.org/storywalk * Kellogg-Hubbard Library StoryWalk(r): https://www.kellogghubbard.org/storywalk * ALSC Blog How to Get Permission for StoryWalks(r): https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2021/04/how-to-get-permission-for-storywalks/ * Let's Move in Libraries StoryWalk(r): https://letsmovelibraries.org/storywalk/ The StoryWalk(r) Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk(r) is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson. Thank you, Cathy Lancaster Youth Services Coordinator Library of Michigan 702 W. Kalamazoo St. Lansing, MI 48915 My Pronouns: She/Her/Hers - See www.mypronouns.org<http://www.mypronouns.org/> to learn more. LancasterC5@michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5@michigan.gov> | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan> Follow us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/libraryofmichigan/> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/libraryofmich> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/libraryofmichigan/> From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> On Behalf Of Andrea Estelle via Michlib-l Sent: Monday, August 2, 2021 9:56 AM To: michlib-l@mail.mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Story Walk CAUTION: This is an External email. Please send suspicious emails to abuse@michigan.gov<mailto:abuse@michigan.gov> Hi Stephanie, We did an experimental Storywalk using political yard signs. I asked for donations and got enough to make our Storywalk. We did "Stickman" during the holidays and the community enjoyed it. Kids from the school even walked over to see it too. We asked kids to create their own stick people and leave them along the storywalk. I laminated the pages onto a posterboard and then taped two laminated posterboards over each side of the political signs (but the story was just on one side.) It held up well for the month we had it. https://fb.watch/77IP2XnN6D/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffb.watch%2F77IP2XnN6D%2F&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cd50bc171607c483c866808d955be6c67%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637635100101748840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=L0pCmATXl%2B2Fzs9fqh09u1WJVQ3ClfnyG6J7c2a8Jqo%3D&reserved=0> Have a great week! Andrea Estelle, MLIS Brighten the Corner Where You Are! Library Director * Otsego District Public Library INNOVATE * INTERACT * INSPIRE 401 Dix Street, Otsego MI 49078 (269) 694-9690 https://otsegolibrary.org/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fotsegolibrary.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cd50bc171607c483c866808d955be6c67%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637635100101748840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=37IWuaJg8XDls2w8CxcXr1UvZ104batoa5yMsUr0XOU%3D&reserved=0> From: Michlib-l [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of EMAIL TEAM via Michlib-l Sent: Friday, July 30, 2021 2:58 PM To: Michlib-l ListServ <michlib-l@mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org>> Subject: [Michlib-l] Story Walk Dear Librarians, I want to experiment with a story walk at our library. I don't want to invest in expensive sign holders. Does anyone have a suggestion where to buy the sign frames? Stephanie Daniels, Director Vanderlyn Community Center & Hartford Public Library 12 Church Street Hartford, MI 49057 (269)588-5103 http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7Cd50bc171607c483c866808d955be6c67%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637635100101758790%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=IVgIlmWncBiYBt9TcY2LZe9fq25KEx%2FvFS6oDWFYfd8%3D&reserved=0>
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Andrea Estelle -
EMAIL TEAM -
Lancaster, Cathy (MDE) -
Lori Rinaldi -
Mark Morton