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Past Events

Better late than never! Browse The Carle’s past events.
Thumbprint drawings next to markers and stamp pads.
Dec
16
thru
Feb
20
All Day
For Families

Everyday Art Project: Shaping Creatures

Make creatures out of thumbprints and drawing tools!
A pile of colorful picture books.
Dec
7
Tue
6:30 pm
Online, Workshops

Whole Book Approach (2 sessions)

(Two sessions) Discover the difference between reading with children and reading to children in this interactive workshop.
Two people on stage in front of a black background with white confetti
Dec
4
Sat
6:00 pm
Performances

Partner Event at the UMass Fine Arts Center- Acrobuffos: Air Play

UMass - Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall
Bright, colorful trees and plants against yellow background.
Dec
4
Sat
2:00 pm
For Families

Picture Books from Brazil: Bilingual Storytime

Join us for a day of bilingual storytimes featuring Brazilian picture books in English and Portuguese!

Child wearing a pot on their head.
Dec
4
Sat
11:00 am
For Families

Picture Books from Brazil: Bilingual Storytime

Join us for a day of bilingual storytimes featuring Brazilian picture books in English and Portuguese!

Children and instructor point up at the sky.
Dec
3
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Join us for creative movement inspired by Molly Idle’s Flora and the Flamingo. Bring your imagination and your dancing feet! 

Illustration of child and wolf looking at each other.
Dec
2
Thu
7:00 pm
Artists & Authors, Online

Why Wordless?

Why would you create a book with no words? Join David Wiesner, guest curator of Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books and exhibition artists as they share their process in creating wordless picture books.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art entrance sign with Museum building in the background
Dec
1
Wed
5:00 pm
For Families

Pediatric Vaccine Clinic

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Cataldo Ambulance Service, is co-hosting an evening Pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic.
A variety of children's books, art supplies, tote bag and socks arranged on a table.
Nov
26
thru
28
All Day
Online

The Carle Bookshop's Holiday Sale

Up to 30% off store-wide!
Detail of braille book
Nov
19
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate

Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books!
Young black girl stepping out of a cirle onto a colorful striped floor.
Nov
19
Fri
9:30 am
Workshops

Wordless Picture Books

(Onsite at The Carle) Explore how wordless picture books invite readers to look closely, think critically, and engage in collaborative storytelling.
A boy standing next to an easel looking at a group of giraffes running by.
Nov
18
Thu
7:00 pm
Artists & Authors, Online

Why Wordless?

Why would you create a book with no words? Join David Wiesner, guest curator of Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books and exhibition artists as they share their process in creating wordless picture books.
Arthur the aardvark on the sidewalk picking up Halloween candy, looking back at a spooky house.
Nov
14
Sun
12:30 pm
Artists & Authors, For Families

Meet Marc Brown

Celebrate 45 years of Arthur the aardvark with author/illustrator Marc Brown!
Book cover of Tiny Bird, showing a hummingbird flying towards an orange flower.
Nov
6
Sat
2:00 pm
Artists & Authors, Talks

POSTPONED: The 10th Annual Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) Lecture: Wendell Minor

The BERL Lecture with Wendell Minor has been postponed to Saturday, April 23, 2022.
A brown-skinned boy with glasses holds a book in his hands.
Nov
6
Sat
11:00 am
Artists & Authors, For Families

Special Storytime: Angela DiTerlizzi and Tom Booth

Join us for a laugh-out-loud, interactive storytime with a book that breaks the fourth wall!
Children and instructor point up at the sky.
Nov
5
Fri
11:00 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Join us for creative movement inspired by Julie Flett’s We All Play. Bring your imagination and your dancing feet! 

A colorful collection of brightly colored and textured collage paper strips.
Nov
4
thru
Dec
12
All Day
For Families

Everyday Art Project: Paper Mobiles

Make a mobile inspired by Eric Carle’s artwork.
Two kids sit across from each other and look at fish bowl.
Oct
16
Sat
11:00 am
Artists & Authors, For Families

Special Storytime: Jenn Bailey

Join us for this storytime celebrating the everyday magic of friendship!
A boy standing next to an easel looking at a group of giraffes running by.
Oct
12
Tue
7:00 pm
Online, Workshops

Wordless Picture Books (2 sessions)

Registration is full. Join the waitlist. 

(Two sessions) Explore how wordless picture books invite readers to look closely, think critically, and engage in collaborative storytelling.

Children and instructor point up at the sky.
Oct
1
Fri
11:30 am
For Families

Word Play with The Center Dance Studio

Join us for creative movement inspired by Molly Idle’s Flora and the Flamingo. Bring your imagination and your dancing feet!