New StoryWalk® Books!

Middletown Library Service Center Collections

The Middletown Library Service Center (MLSC) has many, many collection items worth knowing about, exploring, and of course, borrowing! We lend resources to public, school and academic libraries throughout the state of Connecticut to help supplement collections or provide access to resources that otherwise might be out of reach. We lend Picture Books, Non-fiction, Book Discussion Sets, and more!

Recently we’ve added StoryWalks® to our collection! A StoryWalk® is a fun activity that engages families in literacy while being physically active through walking or hiking. Pages from a children’s book are placed along a walkable path. Families have fun reading aloud together and building children’s interest in reading while enjoying the physical and mental health benefits of the outdoors. While StoryWalks® are traditionally outdoor activities, we encourage you to use these materials wherever works for your library, including indoors.

Laminated pages can be mounted according to borrowing library's preference. Please do not puncture the laminated pages. Please remove tape, Velcro, and other adhesives before returning. The loan period for StoryWalks® is 45 days.

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.

Titles available as StoryWalks®:

• Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
• Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
• Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson
• Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
• ¡Gracias, Omu! by Oge Mora
• The Library Book by Tom Chapin
• The Nature Girls by Aki
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
• Un Día de Nieve by Ezra Jack Keats
• The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz
• Wave by Suzy Lee
• Winter Cats by Janet Lawler

View all available StoryWalks® here.

Not sure how to request items? Don’t worry, we made a video!

Do you work in a school? Have your MLSC items sent to the public library of your choice. That can the town your school is in or the town you live in - your choice!

• Deliver IT numbers can be found here

And remember you ca book items up to 365 days in advance and there are NO LATE FEES!

Happy Browsing!

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