The Storybook Trail, Lincoln NH

[Mohamed Ellozy]

The Lincoln Public Library has developed an imaginative program to combine reading with exercise -- The Storybook Trail:

Reading a book is often like taking an imaginary journey.
But what happens when you combine it with a real journey outside

That's the idea behind our Storybook Trail Program: to positively impact family health by combining a fun outdoor activity with the love of reading.

On the Lincoln Bike Path, starting near the bridge to the Loon ski area and ending just before the Common Man restaurant, they display a book on posters like this:

On July 30 the book was Thumbelina, on August 18 it was Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs.

I find the concept intriguing, but am not too sure of its practical value ... I saw no little children reading the posters on either of two walks along the bike path.

Some photos here.