Welcome to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency.

News & Announcements

• A View from the Periscope / May 10, 2008 - August 3, 2008 - In celebration of Jimmy Carter’s becoming a submariner 60 years ago, this exhibition of paintings and drawings provides a look at the unique role of the U.S. Submarine Service.
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• ON-LINE MUSEUM STORE - NOW OPEN...Shop at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Museum Store for unique gifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Simply click on Museum Store and pick from gifts you won't find anywhere else.
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• ***Please see below for more information on the Upcoming Events***

Exhibits & Events

• Southern Order of Storytellers - "Flag-Flyin' Tales for the Fourth of July" - Friday, July 4, 2008 at 2:00pm - Carter Pres. Library & Museum Theater - Free with Paid Museum Admission
  
  Again this year, the Southern Order of Storytellers will perform patriotic tales that are fun for the whole family. Hear tales of "Me 'n the Redcoats", "Windy, Wormy Wiley, American Hero" "The Christmas Visit" and "America the Beautiful." more...
   
• Preschool Visitors Monday / Book Nook - Monday, July 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2008 at 10:00am - Free and Open to the Public
  
  Best for ages 3-7. more...
   
• Salman Rushdie "The Enchantress of Florence:..." - Monday, July 7, 2008 at 7:00pm - Carter Center's Ivan Allen Pavilion
  
  This is a vivid, gripping, irreverent, bawdy, profoundly moving, and completely absorbing book, full of wonders by one of the world’s most important living writers. Tickets to this lecture and book signing are available through A Cappella Books at (404) 681-5123. Attendees will receive a signed copy of "The Enchantress of Florence" with each ticket purchased. more...
   
• Stephen Carter - "Palace Council" - Monday, July 21, 2008 at 7:00pm - Carter Pres. Library & Museum Theater - Free and Open to the Public
  
  Spanning the years from 1954 to 1974, bestseller Carter's third novel, a subtle and intelligent page-turner, centers on the murder of a prominent white Wall Street attorney, Philmont Castle. After literally stumbling on Castle's garroted corpse in a Harlem park, Eddie Wesley, a young and ambitious African-American writer, is afraid to identify himself to the police. more...