StoryWalks inspire reading in a creative way – building youngsters’ literacy skills without them even knowing! The walk also encourages time with friends and whānau in a free outdoor space, where everyone is welcome.
Pages of a children’s book are displayed on boards, secured to posts along a path, usually through a park. 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.

UPDATE: April 2024

Matamata has now got a permanent StoryWalk® at Swap Park from the Rata St entrance.  Please enjoy The little yellow digger by Betty & Alan Gilderdale, published by Scholastic.  If you would like to recommend a new title to feature on our StoryWalk® in the future, please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Morrinsville The River Walk now has a permanent installation of the history panels that we have partnered with the Morrinsville Museum and Ngāti Hauā to create.  The StoryWalk® permanent installation is currently being developed for the Lockerbie Park walkway in conjunction with Morrinsville Intermediate school.

The two temporary StoryWalk® panels are availble for loan to schools or other educational centres.  These are Colour the Stars | Taea Ngā Whetū by Dawn McMillan and There are no moa, e hoa | Kua kore he moa, e hoa by Melinda Szymanik.

Matamata-Piako Libraries would like to acknowledge the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme for the grant money to fund the permanent installations.