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Illustration of person and child below blue sky.
The Carle After Dark: First Thursdays 4–7pm
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Illustration of motorcycle on weaving rug.
Weaving Words: Fiber Arts and Picture Books opens November 21, 2026
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Painting of three elders with fox
The Precious Things We Share: The Past, Present, and Future of Indigenous Picture Book Art January 16–June 20, 2027
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Two Modernist abstract paintings: one black and white, the other colorful.
Current Exhibition

Eric Carle’s Modernist Inspirations

September 19, 2026 - September 5, 2027
Illustration of girls playing trumpets.
Current Exhibition

Soul, Sound & Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney

June 20, 2026 - January 3, 2027
Bull sitting under a tree.
Current Exhibition

Under the Cork Tree: The Story of Ferdinand

May 9 - November 8, 2026
Illustration of people in raspberry patch.
Current Exhibition

Entwined Memory: Indigenous Stories of Creation, Place, and Continuity

August 8, 2025 - March 7, 2027
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A grandmother and granddaughter look and point at the moon.
Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime with Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason: Family Ties


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Join author Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason (Schaghticoke/HoChunk) for a reading and discussion about the family ties, inspiration, and intergenerational collaboration behind her book Grandmother Moon.

A photo of many books with various titles by Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
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Educators' Night: Jarrett J. Krosoczka & Dr. Catherine A. Sanderson

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Join us for a captivating evening of art and literature that includes a special book signing and lecture.

Ink drawing of matadors with bull.
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“Moo” ment

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As part of The Carle After Dark series, come experiment with movement in art!

illustration of forest animals dressed for winter, gathered at night
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Special Storytime: Astrid Sheckels

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Join author/illustrator Astrid Sheckels as she reads her latest picture book, the long-awaited Hector Fox and the Snowy Surprise, answers questions, and does a drawing demonstration.

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Spooky reads for spooky season

A girl smiles and holds up a trowel, standing among a garden of peculiar plants with eyes.

Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

A toad hides behind a dark assortment of mushrooms, berries and flowers.

Leina and the Haunted Forest

A girl smiles deviously wearing a white witch hat.

This Year, a Witch!

A skeleton child wearing overalls talks to a smiling skeleton adult seated in a chair.

This Moment is Special

A girl wearing a black dress stands smiling in front of haunted house surrounded by ghosts.

Ghosts in the House!