Welcome to the Tail Tale Trail Through Taylorsville and Rocky ’Possum’s Op’Awesome Adventure!
To experience Alexander County Library’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small & Rural Libraries grant project from community conversation to Tail Tale Trail dedication, please watch the video. The library is grateful to the American Library Association and our community for making this project possible.
The Tail Tale Trail has now ended in Taylorsville, but please visit the wonderful organizations and businesses that promoted the story throughout December. Simply click on the map below.
The Map:
With remaining funds from the Libraries Transforming Communities grant and a generous gift from Alexander Friends of the Library, Rocky ‘Possum now calls Alexander County Library home! Richard Sinclair’s whimsical metal sculpture – from which the painted rock tail extended during the 2021 summer learning program – resides in the children’s area of the library.
Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 22, 2022, 3 pm, when ROCKY ‘POSSUM’S OP’AWESOME ADVENTURE debuts at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area. The pages will display along the Tail Tale Trail at the park in special frames built by Mason James for his Eagle Scout rank. Join us for a hike, story, and celebration!
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Ranger Alisha Stamey and Scout Mason James photographed planning the Tail Tale Trail in the children’s area of Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area on Friday, February 11, 2022.
Boy Scout Troop 275 will install the metal frames Mason James is building for his Eagle rank in the coming weeks.
Click on the video below to see most of the creative rock painters from the 2021 Tails and Tales summer learning program.
Mason James with one of the metal stands he created that holds the title page of Rocky ‘Possum’s Op’Awesome Adventure at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area, May 22, 2022. Mason created and installed the frames for his Eagle project.
Grateful to Chip James, Mason James, Brian Heath, and Rob Duncan who headed up the Tail Tale Trail installation.
JT found his rock page on the Tail Tale Trail at the dedication on Sunday, May 22 at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area! If your child painted a rock for the opossum story, take a selfie on the trail and share with us.
Many thanks to all who joined the library at the dedication on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area. And for all who participated in the Tail Tale Trail project, made possible by the Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries grant from the American Library Association.