Looking for a good socially distanced and educational activity to do with your kids?
Select libraries in Jackson and George counties are now offering the public an opportunity to take part in Storywalks.
- looking for a good socially - distanced and educational - activity to do with your kids?- select libraries in jackson and- george counties are now offerin- the public an - opportunity to take part in - storywalks.
- news 25's grace boyles has more- on what storywalks are- and where to find them from - gautier.- - story time is no longer - constrained to the four walls o- a building in jackson and - george counties.
Children and - their families are now welcome- to- take a stroll in nature at the- gautier, lucedale, ocean- springs, st.
Martin, and- vancleave libraries while - also reading.
- bethany carlisle, jackson-georg- regional library youth services- coordinator:- "we have done storywalks in our- library system in the past, but- when covid- started and as we were looking- at summer-- summer was a bit- hot.
It was - pretty warm outside.
I just kne- that this would be a great idea- for families."- while jackson and george county- libraries are still - operating on an appointment onl- system due to covid-19, the - storywalks give kids the- opportunity to visit the librar- and read new books again safely- donna holifield, youth services- librarian at gautier public - library: "it's outdoors and i - believe that that kind of - influences the reception of and- the feeling of happiness- during their learning process - and it's just motivation."- - - - laminated pages from children's- books are placed along an - outdoor path at each library an- kids can follow them from - beginning to end.
- grace boyles, news 25: "there - are different books at each of- the five- participating library locations- then, on mondays, all those - books are switched- out for new ones."- bethany carlisle, jackson-georg- regional library youth services- coordinator:- "i tried to pick a lot of topic- that had to do with science or- stem.
We have one book- over in ocean springs right now- about yoga.
You know, we have - - - - books about camping.
I just - tried to get a variety."- all the storywalks can be found- on library grounds- with the exception of ocean - springs ehich is held at- the little children's park on - washington avenue and - lucedale which is across the- street at city park.
In gautier- grace boyles, news
All branch libraries of the Jackson-George Regional Library System are open to the public as of yesterday.