The Believe in Books Literacy Foundation and the Lincoln, NH Public Library
have partnered to create a Storybook Trail along the bike path starting at the
Loon Mountain Picnic area on Rte 112 in Lincoln. The path is approximately 2.6
miles round trip and encourages both
the love of reading and the love of the outdoors by guiding families along
paths and trails with a storybook posted along the way. Each Wednesday the story will change to coincide with the North Country
Center for the Art Children's Theater production at the Papermill Theater. The Trail is open seven
days a week.
Photo above, Peter Joseph, Town of Lincoln Town Manager, Carol Riley, Lincoln Public Library Director, A.O. Lucy Executive Director of Believe in Books Literacy Foundation
“We want to include fitness and literacy,
and this project does both,” said Lincoln Public Library Director Carol
Riley. For more information visit
www.lincoln.lib.nh.us.
The
Believe in Books Literacy Foundation first developed a Storybook Trail on their
100 Acre Wood property in Intervale, NH. The popularly of the trail and the
Foundations’ involvement with literacy programs at preschools in the Lincoln/Woodstock
area prompted Foundation Director A.O. Lucy to develop another Storybook
Trail. “We are very happy to work with the Lincoln
Public Library and bring a Storybook Trail to Lincoln. We share their goals of
merging fitness and literacy,” said Lucy.
The
Believe in Books Literacy Foundation has a broadening mission to enhance the
quality of life through exposure, education, and the engagement of reading by
bringing stories to life. The Literacy Foundation is a Charitable 501(c)(3)
Non-Profit guided by the needs and involvement of the communities of which it
serves.
The
Believe in Books office and 100 Acre Wood property is located on Observatory
Way in Intervale, just two miles north of the Scenic Vista in Intervale,
directly across from Town Hall Road. The Foundation website is www.believeinbooks.org.
