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Members' Preview for Cooking with Eric Carle Sept 19

The Carle is the international champion for picture book art. We collect, preserve, and present picture book art for audiences passionate about art and books.

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Illustration of girl reading book in tree to tropical birds.

Current Exhibition

The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place

June 14, 2025 - January 4, 2026

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Current Exhibition

Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers

April 19 - November 9, 2025

Photograph of two people reading a book together.

Current Exhibition

Artful Collaboration: Eric Carle & Ann Beneduce

September 7, 2024 - September 7, 2025

A large bin filled with a variety of cardboard and paper materials that have been previously used in art projects.

Event

Everyday Art Project: Dragon Tales

July 16 - August 24, 2025

Design your own flying creature!

Upcoming Events

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Close up of hands working with collage materials, papers, pencils, tape, and glue.

Back to Basics: Storytelling with Cut Loose Collage Workshops

Thursday, September 25 2025
6 - 8 pm

Join local collage artist Michael Sjostedt and rediscover the simple joy of artmaking.

A grandmother and granddaughter look and point at the moon.

Special Storytime: Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason

Saturday, August 30 2025
11 - 11:30 am

In Grandmother Moon, Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/HoChunk) introduces readers to an honored figure important in the traditions of many Eastern Woodlands tribes.

Special Storytime: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker

Saturday, September 13 2025
11 - 11:30 am

Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker will read their new picture book We Go Slow.

a fox and other animals in front of a fallen oak tree

Special Storytime: Britt Crow-Miller

Saturday, September 27 2025
11 - 11:30 am

After 400 years in the forest, it’s time for Old Oak to fall. With a pop, frenzy of snaps, and a flurry of movement, she leans to one side and falls heavily to rest on the forest floor. But the woodland creatures soon discover Old Oak’s life is actually just beginning, and her legacy will serve the forest for hundreds of years to come.