The NCCIL exhibits, tours, collects, preserves and promotes original art from the finest children’s literature. Our vision is to inspire and empower children to read and be creative. Through our programming and outreach, the NCCIL actively promotes children’s literacy, both art and reading, in the Abilene community and beyond.
Learn more about how we welcomed our summer illustrator, Brian Lies, during the 2023 Children’s Art and Literacy Festival
The NCCIL operates with support from our generous donors
Kaye Price-Hawkins/Priceless Literacy
Jack and Becky Rentz
The Shelton Family Foundation
Claude and Mae Moss Charities/Dick Spalding
T&T Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts
United Way of Abilene
National Endowment for the Humanities
Abilene Cultural Affairs Council
Community Foundation of Abilene
Ms. Katie Deal And Family
Dian Graves Owen Foundation
Jan Elliott
Greathouse Foundation
Humanities Texas
Excelsior Foundation