A Story Walk combines the joy of reading and the benefits of walking together outdoors.   Story Walk is an educational activity that places the pages from a children’s story along a walking route.  Story Walks are an innovative and delightful way to promote reading and the outdoors at the same time.

Great Falls Public Library provides new stories for the community to enjoy each month.

The Gibson Park Story Walk starts and ends at the parking area near the bandshell. The stroller-friendly path begins at the statue of Paris Gibson, loops around the duck pond, and ends back at the parking area. It is less than a mile long.

Gibson Park Story Walk Martin Luther King Jr. Sign.

Until March 3, 2026 community members can  read Kadir Nelson’s beautifully illustrated picture book adaptation of Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech.

Bright Winter Night by Alli Brydon, a charming picture book about forest animals
searching for the Northern Lights, will also be featured.

Watch American Sign Language interpretation of the I Have a Dream Speech by
artist Takiyah Harris on our YouTube channel.

Listen to the I Have a Dream Speech read aloud by Great Falls community
members on our SoundCloud:

The Story Walk starts and ends at the parking area near the bandshell. The stroller-
friendly path loops behind the bandshell, around the playground and the duck
pond, and ends back at the parking area. It is less than a mile long and is available
whenever Gibson Park is open (dawn to dusk).

Gibson Park Storywalk story board map. Each star around the map indicates where a story board with a page of the storywalk story are on the map. Each one is roughly the same distance between each other around the oval walking path.

The Gibson Park Story Walk was made possible with funds from the Cross Charitable Foundation, Community Development Block Grant program and generous donations from individuals in the community.   Thanks to the Park and Recreation Department for partnering to allow us to provide stories in Gibson Park!