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

A father and child lie down on the back of a pickup truck, looking up at the stars.
Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime: Jessica Love


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In A Bed of Stars, award-winning creator Jessica Love shares a tender story that celebrates first-time camping, father-child bonding, and feeling at one with the universe.
Sonny Rollins playing the saxophone on a bridge as a car drives by.
Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime: Jerrard K. Polk


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A Child’s Introduction to Jazz with illustrator Jerrard K. Polk

All Events

Format is double-digit day/double-digit month/four-digit-year
Detail of braille book
Jul
21
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Children and instructor point up at the sky.
Aug
4
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by Patricia Intriago’s Dot.

Kids on rug smiling and moving as they look at book.
Aug
11
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Open Book, Open Play

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

Detail of braille book
Aug
18
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Children and instructor point up at the sky.
Sep
1
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by Patricia Intriago’s Dot.

Detail of braille book
Sep
15
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Books spread out on table.
Sep
18
Mon
6:30 pm
Online
Workshops

Wordless Picture Books (2 sessions)

(2 sessions) Explore how wordless picture books invite readers to look closely, think critically, and engage in collaborative storytelling.

cover illustration for Chinese Menu, by Grace Lin, showing a girl smiling and holding a bowl of food.
Sep
29
Fri
1:00 pm
Artists & Authors
Online
Talks

Virtual Classroom Visit: Celebrate the Moon Festival with Grace Lin

Elementary classrooms will enjoy a virtual author visit with Grace Lin as she shares the customs and traditions—and the stories!—of the Moon Festival (purchase of book required).