Past Events

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

(Program cancelled). 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.

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

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

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

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

Join Dr. Lee Francis IV (Pueblo of Laguna) for a reading I Am A Pueblo Indian Girl (1939), one of the earliest Native children’s books authored by his great aunt, Louise Abeita.

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.

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

Embark on a storytelling adventure across the museum.

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

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

Take a morning tour exploring the Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL), a collection of scholarly resources and rare books. Space is limited.

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

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

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

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

Would you let The Pigeon drive the bus? 

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

Visita guiada en español de las exposiciones