Events

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Daily Happenings

An adult and child making a collage in the Art Studio

Art Studio

Visit the Art Studio to enjoy the Everyday Art Project. Art Studio team members welcome you to the space, share project ideas, and answer questions. Take your artwork home, or leave it for others to see.
Individuals sitting in auditorium for a program.

Film Screenings

Short films are screened in our Auditorium, including animated versions of new and classic picture book stories and family-friendly documentaries about illustrators. Several different films are shown each day.
Group of children looking and pointing at book held by adult.

Storytime

Led by staff trained in the Whole Book Approach, visitors will share stories through movement, song, and play while looking closely and learning about the art and design of picture books.

Special Events

Native America girl dancing and smiling, with one hand on hip and the other raised above head holding a feather.
Artists & Authors
Talks

Educators' Night: Cynthia Leitich Smith


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Guest speaker Cynthia Leitich Smith presents the 2023 Educators’ Night talk: Celebrating Native Voices & Visions for Young Readers.
Firefighter animals on a firetruck hosing down an ice cream shop on fire.
Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime: R.W. Alley


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R.W. Alley will describe his path to creating Firefighters to the Rescue!, a new book set in the town of Breezy Valley, a community of anthropomorphic characters.

All Events

Format is double-digit day/double-digit month/four-digit-year
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Oct
24
Tue
6:00 pm
Online
Workshops

Exploring Materials: Paper

Explore the creative and sustainable art-making possibilities of paper!
A green crayon draws on a piece of paper with red and yellow marks on it.
Nov
14
Tue
6:00 pm
Online
Workshops

Exploring Materials: Mark-Making

In this hands-on workshop, we explore the accessible medium of drawing and how it fosters self-expression and motor skills in children.