Events

PlayDate is a fashion show that explores the radical power of play and joy throughout different life stages. 

Get ready for an interactive storytime and doodletime with Andy Chou Musser and Ben Clanton!

Would you let The Pigeon drive the bus? 

Collage, sculpture, wearable art, and more! Celebrate the creative possibilities of paper. 

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

Award-winning artist Barbara McClintock will present the 13th annual BERL Lecture.

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!

A joyful ode to moms, their babies, and all the other family members who love them.

Explore how to use picture books to help young people identify and manage emotions, navigate relationships, and cope with difficult situations.

Embark on a storytelling adventure across the museum.

Join youth of all ages to hear amazing works from Mozart to Shostakovich!

Members of the Indigenous community are invited for an evening of connection, sharing, and learning about The Carle’s 2027 exhibition celebrating Indigenous picture book artists.

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

Join Director of Education Courtney Waring for a tour of the galleries.

Discover the difference between reading with children and reading to children in this interactive workshop.

A special Members’ preview of The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place.

Join our special guest Stephanie Seales, author of My Daddy is a Cowboy, which recently won a Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.

Come to a live recording of the Book Friends Forever Podcast with Grace Lin and Alvina Ling. Don’t forget to bring your questions!

The Carle is closed in commemoration of Juneteenth.