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

A white bunny goes sailing in blue water, with a ship formed out of a tree's branches and leaves.
Artists & Authors
Talks

Wordless Storytelling with Balint Zsako


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Dive deep into wordless storytelling with artist Balint Zsako, the creator of Bunny & Tree.
Chapter divider for Grace Lin's book, Chinese Menu, showing two girls smiling and holding chopsticks.
Artists & Authors
For Families
Performances

Moon Festival Celebration with Grace Lin


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Join us for a day celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, with award-winning author/artist Grace Lin!

All Events

Format is double-digit day/double-digit month/four-digit-year
cover illustration for Chinese Menu, by Grace Lin, showing a girl smiling and holding a bowl of food.
Sep
29
Fri
1:00 pm
Artists & Authors
Online
Talks

Virtual Classroom Visit: Celebrate the Moon Festival with Grace Lin

Elementary classrooms will enjoy a virtual author visit with Grace Lin as she shares the customs and traditions—and the stories!—of the Moon Festival (purchase of book required).
Huge purple and orange cloud above a group of people arguing.
Oct
12
Thu
7:30 pm
Artists & Authors
For Families
Online
Talks

Let's Disagree: Book Share with Nani Brunini

Hear author Nani Brunini discuss her wordless picture book Disagreement.
A colorful pile of collage papers with different textures and patterns on them.
Oct
24
Tue
6:00 pm
Online
Workshops

Exploring Materials: Paper

Explore the creative and sustainable art-making possibilities of paper!
A puppet of a man in a hat walking, with the puppet's shadow cast on a wall.
Oct
26
Thu
7:00 pm
Artists & Authors
For Families
Online

Behind the Shadow Screen with David Hyde Costello

Watch the family-friendly shadow puppet re-interpretation of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, with creator David Hyde Costello!
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.