Ashley Bryan Center

08/18/2026

LET IT SHINE!

Cuyahoga County Public Library unveiled a refreshed children’s area at its Warrensville Heights branch featuring artwork inspired by Ashley Bryan’s “Let It Shine” and honoring former CEO Tracy Strobel.

07/22/2026

07/20/2026

Ashley was really THE Correspondent!
Thus far, the Kislak Center at the University of Pennsylvania has
noted over 1300 distinct people Ashley corresponded with and they are not finished.

Find the child in you - and write a letter today!

07/17/2026

An Ashley day!
Nan Lincoln really got it right!!!!

CRABERRY ISLES — When I tried to come up with one word to describe artist, author, performer Ashley Bryan, what first popped into my head was exuberant. But the words

07/16/2026

FROM RICHARD KANE:

Dear Friends:

Richard Kane here with a note about our favorite film of all time! I KNOW A MAN ... ASHLEY BRYAN.

If there was ever a time when we all need a lift of hope, joy, and love, it is now. And Ashley Bryan is our messenger.

THURSDAY, July 16 at 9PM and repeated THIS SATURDAY, July 18 at 2pm.

For more information, see our website: https://www.kanelewis.com/about-ashleybryan
and Ashley's website: https://ashleybryancenter.org/

Welcome to the Ashley Bryan Center. View a timeline of Ashley Bryan's life and learn more about the artist and storyteller from Isleford, Maine.

07/13/2026

A favorite - DREAMDUST

07/13/2026

Ashley Bryan Day in Maine! Every day -

07/06/2026

A wonderfully poetic way to ease into July!
Thank you Dan Wriggins and Hannah Bonner and Emily Axelrod for your "Conversation at Ashley's Table". And Marigold is certainly a bit of a poem.

07/02/2026

Part of the Ashley Bryan Maine Trail:
(Don't forget to bring a child!)

Enter the world of the children’s book Beautiful Blackbird by Maine author Ashley Bryan.

06/23/2026

Mark your calendars. Join us in Bar Harbor at the Jesup on July 16 (or zoom at home)! As Ashley would say, "Meet my librarians!"

Why collect Ashley Bryan? Why are his papers important? For this lecture, the Ashley Bryan Papers at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries will serve as a case study for exploring the role that curators play in determining not just what gets collected and preserved, but also what gets studied, ex