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Past Events

Better late than never! Browse The Carle’s past events.
Fri
Jul
21
Detail of braille book
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Mon
Jul
17
books spread across table
Online, Workshops

Open Book, Open Play: Engaging Toddlers and Preschoolers in Storytime (2 sessions)

(Workshop is full.) Discover strategies for engaging very young children in book sharing and imaginative play.
Sat
Jul
15
Happier Family players on stage in an assortment of colored T-shirts
For Families, Performances

Happier Family Comedy Show

(CANCELLED) Geared for kids ages 5-12, you won’t want to miss this program packed full of high energy and family-friendly funnies!
Sat
Jul
15
Child and dog walking through trees, with mushrooms on the ground in front of them.
Artists & Authors, For Families

Special Storytime: Melany Kahn

This special storytime includes an interactive mushroom ID session to learn about the fascinating world of mushrooms!
Fri
Jul
14
Kids on rug smiling and moving as they look at book.
For Families

Open Book, Open Play

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

Tue
Jul
11
Chihiro Art Museum Azumino
Online, Talks & Tours

Museum Show & Tell with Chihiro Art Museum

Join us for a special virtual “show and tell” with Chihiro Art Museum Curators Michiko Matsukata (Tokyo) and Eriko Tanabe (Azumino).

Sat
Jul
8
Two people under gazebo playing singing and playing instruments to a crowd.
For Families, Performances

Family Fun Concert with BenAnna Band

Families will go bananas for this high energy musical duo that will have them singing, dancing, and playing along on live instruments!
Fri
Jul
7
Photo of children outside dancing alongside instructor.
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by Nina Crews’ I’m Not Small.

Sun
Jul
2
A girll with glass covers her ears with her hands while her three aunts smile and laugh in the background.
Artists & Authors, For Families

Special Storytime: Emma Otheguy

Join author Emma Otheguy to celebrate her new picture book Martina Has Too Many Tías, a fresh retelling of the classic folktale “La cucaracha Martina.”
Sun
Jun
25
A baby sits on the grass next to a rabbit, and is pointing up to a smiling moon.
Artists & Authors, For Families

Special Storytime: E.B. Goodale

Join author/illustrator E. B. Goodale as she presents her new book, The Moon Remembers, a lyrical look at how the moon is a guardian for us all.
Sat
Jun
17
A girl sits on a gray spotted horse, surrounded by ten other horses and colorful trees.
Artists & Authors, Talks & Tours

Members' Reception for Horse Tales: Galloping into Children's Books

Members: Please RSVP by June 14!
Sat
Jun
17
Happier Family players on stage in an assortment of colored T-shirts
For Families, Performances

Happier Family Comedy Show

Geared for kids ages 5-12, you won’t want to miss this program packed full of high energy and family-friendly funnies!
Sat
Jun
17
Yoga instructor and families doing yoga in Bobbie's Meadow.
For Families

Yoga for Kids!

Children ages 3-6 will explore movement and fun inspired by the beautiful nature found in Bobbie’s Meadow.
Sat
Jun
17
Horse wearing a birthday hat and pink tutu prances with young child in a living room, with parents and brother looking on.
Artists & Authors, For Families

Family Fun Day

Join us for day of stories, book signings, and drawing demonstrations as we celebrate the opening of Horse Tales: Galloping into Children’s Books.
Fri
Jun
16
Detail of braille book
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Sun
Jun
4
Sonny Rollins playing the saxophone on a bridge as a car drives by.
Artists & Authors, For Families

Special Storytime: Jerrard K. Polk

A Child’s Introduction to Jazz with illustrator Jerrard K. Polk
Sat
Jun
3
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

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.
Fri
Jun
2
A child in overalls runs holding a striped kite overhead in the blue sky.
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by Daniel’s Good Day, by Micha Archer.

Thu
May
25
Multiracial family wearing pajamas and reading a book in bed.
Artists & Authors, For Families, Online, Talks & Tours

Book Bonding: A Conversation with Author Megan Dowd Lambert and Friends

Hear author Megan Dowd Lambert discuss her new essay collection, Book Bonding: Building Connections Through Family Reading.
Mon
May
22
A pile of colorful picture books.
Online, Workshops

Whole Book Approach (2 sessions)

Note: Program is full. Discover the difference between reading with children and reading to children in this interactive workshop.