Berea Elks #1815 Dedicated New StoryWalk Trail at Berea Library

Berea Elks Lodge #1815, in partnership with the City of Berea dedicated a new StoryWalk outside the Berea branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library this month.

The lodge donated $5,000 to the project using funds from the lodge membership and from an Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant to purchase outdoor, commercial grade peestals to mount storybook pages for kids engage in reading activities while engaged in outdoor settings.

The City of Berea approved the public space for use and installed all of the pedestals along a lighted walking path that leads from the library entrance to Coe Lake.

Images above show installed StoryWalk along with dedication event with Richard Threadgill, PER (Berea Elks Grant Coordinator), Danielle Mahany (Berea Elks Exalted Ruler), Kalyn Kappelman (Berea Library Branch Manager, and Cyril Kleem (Mayor of Berea) dedicate new StoryWalk Trail at the Berea Branch of the Cuyahoga Public Library