Ashley Bryan Center

10/21/2026

Lynne Farrington, AKA Ashley's librarian, always brings good news - Look at these Ashley paintings from the Kislack -

Dear All,

I'm sharing the link to a Bloomberg Connects piece that I did with my colleague Lynn Dolby, the Director of the Penn Art Collection, who is a fan of Ashley's work and oversaw the installation of these paintings. The three Ashley Bryan paintings are on display in College Hall, the main administrative building for the College of Arts and Sciences, which is also home to the History Dept. It's lovely to have them in a location that people pass by every day. Three other paintings at Penn are elsewhere in the building, one in the Provost's Office and the other two in one of the meeting rooms, so Ashley's work is definitely getting seen.

Here's the link:
https://guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/pennArtCollection/exhibition/aa7a5c98-4b45-442f-9789-27d6663c57f7

Please feel free to share with others.

Best,
Lynne

Lynne Farrington (she, her)
Director of Programs/Senior Curator, Special Collections
Kislak Center for Special Collections,
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10/15/2026

Thanks for sharing this roadtrip, Dean!

From the September/October 2026 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

10/12/2026

BRAVO! Make this your next read - by Ashley Bryan Center board member Rick Benjamin.

6 x 9 / Trade Paperback / 120pp / Release: October 2026In A Green Shade is Rick Benjamin’s latest attempt to bring increased attention to connections between human and much-more-than-human worlds, in poem-snapshots that document both multi-cultural human and ecological realities, collapses of vari...

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 -