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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 baker making bread in stages.
Current Exhibition

Cooking with Eric Carle

September 20, 2025 - September 6, 2026
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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 - December 31, 2025
illustration of house on planet.
Current Exhibition

Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers

April 19 - November 9, 2025
two children dancing
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A Feast for the Senses: Kick Up Your Heels at Our Hoedown!

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Grab your dancing shoes for an evening of square dancing, pie and fun as part of The Carle After Dark First Thursdays!

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Halloween Circus at the Graveyard Lawn
For Families

Halloween BOO-k Bash


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Join us at The Carle for a spooktacular celebration of the autumn season!

a variety of animals playing jazz instruments
Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime: Astrid Sheckels


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Join beloved author-illustrator Astrid Sheckels for the launch of her new book Flora and the Jazzers! 

Dog with human clothing and swim mask chasing two kids with yellow glowing flowers.
Artists & Authors
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Special Storytime: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley


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It’s time to trick-or-treat! It’s Halloween, and Keyana can’t wait to have some fun!

a black girl and a white girl playing and having fun
Artists & Authors
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Special Storytime: Robin Preiss Glasser and Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman


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Join sister collaborators Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman and Robin Preiss Glasser for a storytime featuring Fancy Nancy: Besties for Eternity and Jacquie and Robin’s newest book Flower Girls. 

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Currently on our minds: books about moons & mooncakes

Cover image for A Big Mooncake for LIttle Star shows a young girl taking a bite out of a giant yellow mooncake against a dark starry backdrop.

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Two people wearing winter gear look up at a full moon at night.

Hello, Moon

Cover image for Thanking the Moon shows a young girl holding two colorful paper lanterns. A big moon glows in the sky behind her.

Thanking the Moon

A woman with long black hair walks across a red bridge in front of a giant full moon at night.

Beneath the Moon

Cover image for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon shows a girl riding on the back of a flying red dragon.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

A child in yellow striped pajamas runs by carrying a potted plant in front of a full moon.

When Moon Blooms