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Sunset Thursdays
Enjoy an extra special evening at The Carle with music by The Wolf Pit Collective!
- For Families
Yoga for Kids!
Children ages 3-6 will explore movement and fun inspired by the beautiful nature found in Bobbie’s Meadow.
- For Families
- Performances
Sunset Thursdays
Enjoy a late evening at The Carle full of nature, art, and music!
- Artists & Authors
- For Families
Special Storytime: Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason
In Grandmother Moon, Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/HoChunk) introduces readers to an honored figure important in the traditions of many Eastern Woodlands tribes.
- For Families
Word Play with The Center Dance Studio
Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by picture books.
- For Families
Open Book, Open Play
Move, sing, talk, and explore materials during this interactive storytime for early learners.
- Artists & Authors
- For Families
Special Storytime: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker
Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker will read their new picture book We Go Slow.
- Workshops
Cornhusk Weaving: A Native American Art and Lifeways Practice
Join us for a tour of the Reading Library Book exhibition, Entwined Memory: Indigenous Stories of Creation, Place, and Continuity, followed by a hands-on workshop with Wampanoag artist Elizabeth James-Perry
- Artists & Authors
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- Talks & Tours
Reading Picture Books with Children: A 10th Anniversary Author Talk with Megan Dowd Lambert
Join former Carle educator Megan Dowd Lambert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her book about the Whole Book Approach storytime model.
- Talks & Tours
Explore the BERL
Take a morning tour exploring the Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL), a collection of scholarly resources and rare books. Space is limited.
- Artists & Authors
- Talks & Tours
Celebrating a Decade of Reading Picture Books with Children with Author Megan Dowd Lambert
Join former Carle educator Megan Dowd Lambert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her book about the Whole Book Approach storytime model.
- Artists & Authors
- For Families
A Whole Book Approach Storytime with Author Megan Dowd Lambert
See how words and pictures work together in the picture book form.
- Artists & Authors
- Workshops
Back to Basics: Storytelling with Cut Loose Collage Workshops
Join local collage artist Michael Sjostedt and rediscover the simple joy of artmaking.
- Artists & Authors
- For Families
Special Storytime: Britt Crow-Miller
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.
- Artists & Authors
- For Families
- Performances
MISTER G: Baby Ballena Book Release Concert
Join us for a concert with MISTER G celebrating his new book, Baby Ballena, illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero.
- For Families
Word Play with The Center Dance Studio
Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by picture books.