Join The Center Dance Studio for creative movement and narrative dance inspired by Julie Flett’s We All Play, currently featured in The Carle’s exhibition Boundless: Picture Books about Disabilities. Bring your imagination and your dancing feet! Recommended for children ages 3+. Caregiver participation welcome. Free with Museum admission

Join us for a laugh-out-loud, interactive storytime with a book that breaks the fourth wall! When a boy discovers that his favorite book is missing, he asks you if you’ve seen it. But with every description he gives and every page you turn, you realize that his missing book is in YOUR hands! So what do you do? […]

The 10th Annual Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) Lecture: Wendell Minor In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) Lecture, Wendell Minor reflects on his five decades in the publishing world. The Carle is pleased to welcome author/illustrator Wendell Minor as guest speaker for the 10th anniversary of the Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL) Lecture. […]

Meet Marc Brown Celebrate 45 years of Arthur the aardvark with author/illustrator Marc Brown! It’s been 45 years since Marc Brown created the most popular aardvark in the world – Arthur! In this family-friendly program, Brown will share his journey to becoming an award-winning author/illustrator and discuss his process in writing stories and developing characters, drawing […]

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. Why would you create a book with no words? And how do you read a wordless picture book to children? Join David […]

Wordless Picture Books Explore how wordless picture books invite readers to look closely, think critically, and engage in collaborative storytelling. How does one “read” a book without words? How do pictures tell a story? (3 PDPs) In this workshop, we’ll explore how wordless picture books invite readers of all ages and reading levels to look closely, think […]

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate Join us for this interactive storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books! Join Berkshire Hills Music Academy’s Mary Westgate for a fun, music-filled storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books. WHO YOU'LL MEET MARY WESTGATE Mary Westgate has been reading Braille books and singing with children for over 10 years. […]

Why would you create a book with no words? And how do you read a wordless picture book to children? Join David Wiesner, guest curator of Speechless: The Art of Wordless Picture Books and exhibition artists Matthew Cordell, Barbara Lehman, and Chris Raschka as they answer these questions, pose questions to one another, and share their process […]

March 2 is National Read Across America Day, a day to celebrate our favorite activity. The day was established by the National Education Association (NEA) in 1998 to help get kids excited about reading. On National Read Across America Day, students, teachers, parents, and community members around the nation come together to read books and […]