Author Kwame Alexander
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Photo by Portia Wiggins Photography.

Educators' Night with Kwame Alexander

Artists & Authors
Talks
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Auditorium

Free. Reservations are required and begin September 12.

Register for In-Person Event
This program is full. The event will also be livestreamed through Facebook Live, but not recorded.

(2 PDPs) The Carle is pleased to announce its Annual Educators’ Night featuring a presentation and book signing with award-winning author Kwame Alexander. Alexander will read from his new book, The Door of No Return, talk about the journey of being called to write this story, and discuss his vision for building community and bringing more empathy through literature.

This event is free and open to all educators as space permits. Reservations are required and begin September 12.

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? Order books online by October 10 to reserve signed books.

We work to provide accessible programming. If you need accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Siobhán at programs@carlemuseum.org. We ask that requests are sent at least five business days in advance of the program so we can make arrangements. Thank you!

Schedule of events

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Guests will have time to browse the Museum and collect free materials for their classroom. Author Barbara Elleman will also be onsite signing copies of her book, The Worlds of Tomie dePaola.

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Writing Memory, Seeking Imagination: The Power of Our Story, with Kwame Alexander, followed by Q&A

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Book signing with Kwame Alexander

Limit one book from home/unlimited books from The Carle Bookshop. Can’t make the event? Order books online by October 10 to reserve signed books.

Who You'll Meet
Author Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander

Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times Bestselling author of over 30 books, including The Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor-winning picture book, The Undefeated, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and his Newbery medal-winning middle grade novel, The Crossover. A regular contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, Kwame is the recipient of numerous awards, including The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The Coretta Scott King Author Honor, Three NAACP Image Award Nominations, and the 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy Award. In 2018, he opened the Barbara E. Alexander Memorial Library and Health Clinic in Ghana, as a part of LEAP for Ghana, an international literacy program he co-founded.

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In the Bookshop

A white dove flies across a fiery red and orange sky.

The Door of No Return

Illustration of famous Black artists, authors, athletes, and activists.

The Undefeated

The silhouette of a basketball player against a white backdrop spinning a basketball made of words on one finger.

The Crossover

A black skinned person wearing a bright fiery colored top holds hands and tips their face up into the air.

Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

A silhouette of a soccer player against a white background kicking a soccer ball made of words.

Booked

A child holds a yellow book open in his hands reading while smiling.

How to Read a Book