Events

Search the calendar for all upcoming events at The Carle. 

Daily Happenings

Individuals sitting in auditorium for a program.

Film Screenings

Watch a short film in our Auditorium during your visit. We feature animated versions of new and classic picture book stories and family-friendly documentaries about illustrators. Several different films are shown each day.
Group of children looking and pointing at book held by adult.

Storytime

Led by staff trained in the Whole Book Approach, visitors will share stories through movement, song, and play while looking closely and learning about the art and design of picture books.

An adult and child making a collage in the Art Studio

Art Studio

Visit the Art Studio to enjoy the Everyday Art Project. Art Studio team members welcome you to the space, share project ideas, and answer questions. Take your artwork home, or leave it for others to see.

Special Events

Child wearing pink Piggie ears and holding Elephant & Piggie book.
For Families

First Book Friendiversary

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Families visiting between February 1-5 will receive a FREE Elephant & Piggie book while supplies last! (Elephant & Piggie costume characters will not be in attendance.)

All Events

Format is double-digit day/double-digit month/four-digit-year
A child paints bright blue, green, and orange onto their sculpture of a face made from found natural materials, including sticks and rocks.
Mar
1
thru
12
All Day
For Families

Everyday Art Project: Awesome Assemblages

Create your own 3-D artwork using paint and found materials.
Paddington bear using a vacuum cleaner to try to put out a kitchen fire.
Mar
1
Wed
11:00 am
For Families

Paddington Storytime

Enjoy a cozy storytime celebrating Paddington Bear!
Young black girl stepping out of a cirle onto a colorful striped floor.
Mar
3
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Join us for creative movement inspired by Christian Robinson’s Another. Bring your imagination and your dancing feet! 

tray filled with multi-colored paper scraps
Mar
7
Tue
6:00 pm
Online
Workshops

Exploring Found Materials

Collage, sculpture, wearable art, and more! Celebrate the creative possibilities of paper.
Kids on rug smiling and moving as they look at book.
Mar
10
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Open Book, Open Play

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

A young guest writes on a piece of paper.
Mar
15
thru
Apr
23
All Day
For Families

Everyday Art Project: Letters to Friends

Celebrate your friends and communicate with them through letter writing, drawing, and stationery design.
Detail of braille book
Mar
17
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Happier Family players on stage in an assortment of colored T-shirts
Mar
18
Sat
3:00 pm
For Families
Performances

Happier Family Comedy Show

Geared for kids ages 5-12, you won’t want to miss this program packed full of high energy and family-friendly funnies!
A child gluing tissue paper onto a large watercolor paper.
Mar
24
Fri
10:30 am
For Families

Materials Play

Art-making for the early years!
Large tree, with left side showing no leaves at daytime and right side showing leaves at nighttime.
Apr
1
Sat
2:00 pm
Artists & Authors
For Families

Earth Month Bilingual Storytime: Lulu Delacre

Lulu Delacre reveals some cool facts about trees as she reads Cool Green: Amazing, Remarkable Trees/Verde fresco: Árboles asombrosos y extraordinarios.  
Children and instructor point up at the sky.
Apr
7
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Bring your imagination and your dancing feet!

Yoga instructor and families doing yoga in Bobbie's Meadow.
Apr
15
Sat
11:30 am
For Families

Yoga for Kids!

Children ages 3-6 will explore movement and fun inspired by the beautiful nature found in Bobbie’s Meadow.
Happier Family players on stage in an assortment of colored T-shirts
Apr
15
Sat
3:00 pm
For Families
Performances

Happier Family Comedy Show

Geared for kids ages 5-12, you won’t want to miss this program packed full of high energy and family-friendly funnies!
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Apr
22
Sat
2:00 pm
Artists & Authors
Talks

The Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) Lecture: Jonda C. McNair, Ph.D.

Jonda C. McNair, Ph.D. discusses endpapers as an aspect of picture book design that is worthy of careful attention.
A book with a drawn whale named Wyatt who is looking out into a night sky with stars.
Apr
26
thru
Jun
4
All Day
For Families

Everyday Art Project: Paper Portals

Explore creative book design and the many ways of traveling through a book!
A child gluing tissue paper onto a large watercolor paper.
Apr
28
Fri
10:30 am
For Families

Materials Play

Art-making for the early years!
Kids on rug smiling and moving as they look at book.
May
12
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Open Book, Open Play

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

Yoga instructor and families doing yoga in Bobbie's Meadow.
May
20
Sat
11:30 am
For Families

Yoga for Kids!

Children ages 3-6 will explore movement and fun inspired by the beautiful nature found in Bobbie’s Meadow.
Happier Family players on stage in an assortment of colored T-shirts
May
20
Sat
3:00 pm
For Families
Performances

Happier Family Comedy Show

Geared for kids ages 5-12, you won’t want to miss this program packed full of high energy and family-friendly funnies!
A child gluing tissue paper onto a large watercolor paper.
May
26
Fri
10:30 am
For Families

Materials Play

Art-making for the early years!