BARTOW, Fla. — Bartow’s public library is partnering with the city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department to create the city’s first story trail, a half-mile outdoor space behind the library where visitors can read while spending time outside.
The trail is expected to be completed by November. Plans call for reading stations along the trail, climbing apparatuses, benches, tables, musical instruments and other features.
Christina Hielscher, the city librarian at the Bartow Public Library, said the project will help the library expand beyond its indoor space…