Final Weeks of the Exhibition -- ending Sunday, October 29 at 4:00 pm.

Free, self-guided tour of nearly 70 original McCloskey sketches, illustrations and paintings from his Caldecott Medal and Honor books Make Way for Ducklings (featured in the Children's Library on the first floor); and on the Mezzanine Landing and throughout the Second Floor of the library you'll find artwork from Time of Wonder, Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Burt Dow Deep-Water Man . . . as well as special surprises along the way.

These items are on loan from the May Massee Collection, Emporia State University's Special Collections and Archives in Emporia, Kansas. May Massee was McCloskey's longtime editor at Viking Press.

This exhibit is presented in collaboration with the Illustration Institute on Peaks Island, Maine, who run a summer residency program on the island bringing illustrators from around the world to create and share their art.  Year-round, its mission is to raise appreciation and awareness of illustration in its many forms, and provide people of all ages the opportunity to learn directly from master artists and working professionals through exhibitions and workshops provided at public libraries, museums, schools, and other community venues. 

Access the smartphone app below for a self-guided tour in the library, or before or after your visit. Narrated by Scott Nash of the Illustration Institute, who curated the exhibit.

https://curtislibrary.stqry.app/

This exhibit is free, and accessible anytime the library is open: Monday through Thursday – 9:30 am to 8:00 pm; Friday – 9:30 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday – 9:30 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday – Noon to 4:00 pm.

With thanks to our exhibit sponsors:  The Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation | Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops | L.L.Bean | Bath Savings Bank