Events

Grab your dancing shoes and join us for the first of The Carle After Dark event series!

Join us for an evening celebrating the year’s best endpapers!

Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by picture books.

Missed the bus? Flubbed a test? Got overwhelmed in a crowd? When you’re feeling big feelings or having a bad day, it can be hard to calm your racing mind and stay present. The Marvelous Now gives kids the tools to see that this is the moment where you need to be!

Lin’s 2025 Ed Night presentation is an updated version of her TEDx talk, “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf.”

Move, sing, talk, and explore materials during this interactive storytime for early learners.

Take a morning tour exploring the Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL), a collection of scholarly resources and rare books. Space is limited.

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!

Be the first to see the new exhibition! Plus, enjoy special hors d’oeuvres, and live music!

As colors in nature start to change, animals begin gathering items—squirrels their acorns, crows their treasures, raccoons the bits and pieces needed to fortify their homes.

Join author and illustrator AJ Smith for a reading of his new book!

Step into the magic of the night and join us for The Carle After Dark event series!

 Learn how to select picture books that reflect the lives and identities of all readers, and discover tools for building a more inclusive book collection.

Join us for a full day of interactive bilingual storytelling and music!

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

Join Stefanie Foster Brown for a reading of her debut book, My Heart Speaks Kriolu. On Saturday walks with her grandfather, a young girl connects with her Cabo Verdean heritage while learning about the true meaning of home.

Please note that this event has been rescheduled. It will now be held on December 13. Join us for a reading a drawing demo featuring Audrey Helen Weber’s new book Year Round. 

Dress up in your pajamas for a fun slumber party with storytimes, an indoor “campfire,” a shadow puppet show, and more as part of The Carle After Dark event series!

Join Saki Tanaka for a special peek behind the curtains of how her book, Between Words: A Friendship Tale, and its magical pool-dwellers came to be.

Let your little ones discover the magic of the big screen with Little Kid Flicks. Whether searching for the perfect pancake or interviewing a crocodile, these shorts are sure to enchant and delight all audiences (but especially our youngest!)