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Art @ your library® Show

All Day 4/5 - 4/19
Second Floor Rotunda at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults, Families
Event Details:

Art @ your library® Show in the second floor rotunda from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring artists Kim Daykin, Rose Ann Derks, Donna Gibson, JoAnn Hackbarth, Ellen Henkels, Al...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Second Floor Rotunda
Age Group: Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Event Details:

Art @ your library® Show in the second floor rotunda from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring artists Kim Daykin, Rose Ann Derks, Donna Gibson, JoAnn Hackbarth, Ellen Henkels, Alda Kaufman, Sharon Krapfl, Sue Lemon, and Rita Persian.

Cover image of "What My Bones Know" by Stephanie Foo

Reading Roundtable Adult Book Discussion - What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Board Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion/ Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us monthly, February through November, for our book club "Reading Roundtable"; a book discussion for adult readers. Pick up a bookmark or flyer at the Recommendations Desk wit...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

Join us monthly, February through November, for our book club "Reading Roundtable"; a book discussion for adult readers. Pick up a bookmark or flyer at the Recommendations Desk with a list of books for upcoming discussions.

Photo shows Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming and the cover of "The Tree Book."

Virtual Author Talk: The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture/ Presentation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join the Virtual Author Talk from home, on a computer or smart phone. Internet access is required. Register and ask questions of the author here.Join us as Smithsonian Horticultura...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Join the Virtual Author Talk from home, on a computer or smart phone.

A photograph of Stephanie Foo on a pink background. At top left the Dubuque County Reads logo. At bottom left the cover of "What My Bones Know."

In-Person Author Event: Meet Stephanie Foo

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Lecture/ Presentation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Meet Stephanie Foo, author of the 2025 Dubuque County Reads book selection, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma, on Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. This fre...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Meet Stephanie Foo, author of the 2025 Dubuque County Reads book selection, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma, on Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m.

Dubuque Shakespeare Project

Dubuque Shakespeare Project

Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion/ Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Sunil Malapati as the Dubuque Shakespeare Project holds discussions regarding Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies.Henry IV – Part 2Both a sequel to Part 1 and a continuation ...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

Join Sunil Malapati as the Dubuque Shakespeare Project holds discussions regarding Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies.

Henry IV – Part 2

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Living on My Own: Self Defense for Younger Adults

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Nervous about venturing out into the wider world? Whether you’ve recently started college, are a high school senior, or you're just getting started on your own as an adult, this cl...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Nervous about venturing out into the wider world? Whether you’ve recently started college, are a high school senior, or you're just getting started on your own as an adult, this class will help you to be ready for whatever life throws at you.

Photo of two hands holding a cactus pincushion made out of green felt.

Cactus Pincushions

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Grab a friend and head to the library to make cool art, eat snacks, and learn how to make your own felt cactus pincushions. This program is for ages 10 and older—including adults! ...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Grab a friend and head to the library to make cool art, eat snacks, and learn how to make your own felt cactus pincushions. This program is for ages 10 and older—including adults!

Poster for Ukulele Time! features four photos, from one of the classes, of Ben instructing participants.

Ukulele Time! Adult Ukulele Lessons

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Music/ Dance/ Performance, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play the ukulele? Join librarian Ben every other Tuesday to work on chords, exercises, and songs all geared toward beginners. If you are brand new to the instr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/ Dance/ Performance, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play the ukulele? Join librarian Ben every other Tuesday to work on chords, exercises, and songs all geared toward beginners. If you are brand new to the instrument consider arriving early for help with tuning your uke.

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Introduction to Self Defense

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Boost your confidence and improve your self-defense skills at this hands-on, participant-lead class with instructor Eryka Cook of Empowermental. Eryka has decades of experience and...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Boost your confidence and improve your self-defense skills at this hands-on, participant-lead class with instructor Eryka Cook of Empowermental. Eryka has decades of experience and a black belt in Karate and she wants you to feel empowered!

Free Horror Movie: Are You Dead Yet?

Free Horror Movie: Are You Dead Yet?

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Movie/ Films
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Free horror movie, Are You Dead Yet? (2024). Written and directed by Jayme Schmitt. Filmed in Dubuque. 1 hour 40 minutes. Not rated, but intended for adult audiences. Contains bloo...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie/ Films
Event Details:

Free horror movie, Are You Dead Yet? (2024). Written and directed by Jayme Schmitt. Filmed in Dubuque. 1 hour 40 minutes. Not rated, but intended for adult audiences.

National Arbor Day with trees.

Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt

All Day 4/21 - 4/30
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Event Details:

Every year the last Friday in April is designated as Arbor Day. Learn about local native trees by completing the tree scavenger hunt in the children’s department of the library. No...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Every year the last Friday in April is designated as Arbor Day. Learn about local native trees by completing the tree scavenger hunt in the children’s department of the library. No registration required.

 

April May 2025 Art at your Library postcard

Art @ your library® Show

All Day 4/21 - 5/24
Second Floor Rotunda at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Age Group:
Adults, Families
Event Details:

Art @ your library® Show in the second floor rotunda from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring artists Kim Daykin, Rose Ann Derks, Donna Gibson, JoAnn Hackbarth, Ellen Henkels, Al...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Second Floor Rotunda
Age Group: Adults, Families
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Event Details:

Art @ your library® Show in the second floor rotunda from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. featuring artists Kim Daykin, Rose Ann Derks, Donna Gibson, JoAnn Hackbarth, Ellen Henkels, Alda Kaufman, Sharon Krapfl, Sue Lemon, and Rita Persian.

line dancing at Adam's Dance Connection studio

Line Dancing with Carnegie-Stout

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Offsite at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Music/ Dance/ Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get ready to kick up your heels with Carnegie-Stout and learn how to line dance! Adam Kieffer of Adam's Dance Connection will be your instructor, guiding adults ages 18+ through th...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/ Dance/ Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Get ready to kick up your heels with Carnegie-Stout and learn how to line dance! Adam Kieffer of Adam's Dance Connection will be your instructor, guiding adults ages 18+ through the basics of line dancing in four sessions held once a month.

Photo shows author Gregg Hurwitz alongside a cover of his book, titled "Nemesis: An Orphan X Novel."

Virtual Author Talk: The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual Event at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture/ Presentation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join the Virtual Author Talk from home, on a computer or smart phone. Internet access is required. Register and ask questions of the author here.Do you love action-packed adventure...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Join the Virtual Author Talk from home, on a computer or smart phone.

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Introduction to Self Defense for Individuals with Mobility Issues

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you have questions about what you could do to help keep yourself safe? Do you have limitations or struggles with your mobility, flexibility, or relationship with your body that ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Do you have questions about what you could do to help keep yourself safe? Do you have limitations or struggles with your mobility, flexibility, or relationship with your body that make you feel less confident?

April 4, 1968 by Michael Eric Dyson

2025 Black History and Reading Challenge

Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion/ Club
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

faces & voices Cultural Celebrations 2025 Black History and Reading ChallengeBook Discussions will take place on the following Sunday of each month at 3:00pm as follows:Fe...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

faces & voices Cultural Celebrations 

2025 Black History and Reading Challenge

Book Discussions will take place on the following Sunday of each month at 3:00pm as follows:

Poster for Ukulele Time! features four photos, from one of the classes, of Ben instructing participants.

Ukulele Time! Adult Ukulele Lessons

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Music/ Dance/ Performance, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play the ukulele? Join librarian Ben every other Tuesday to work on chords, exercises, and songs all geared toward beginners. If you are brand new to the instr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/ Dance/ Performance, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:

Want to learn how to play the ukulele? Join librarian Ben every other Tuesday to work on chords, exercises, and songs all geared toward beginners. If you are brand new to the instrument consider arriving early for help with tuning your uke.

Music @ your library: Ben Dunegan/Marzipan Mailbox (acoustic)

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

The May Music @ your library® concert will feature two local acts; Ben Dunegan and Marzipan Mailbox. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert goes from 6 to 7:30p.m. This event is f...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Event Details:

The May Music @ your library® concert will feature two local acts; Ben Dunegan and Marzipan Mailbox. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the concert goes from 6 to 7:30p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Book cover of "The Kamogawa Food Detectives" featuring an orange cat, bowls, and steam design.

Reading Roundtable Adult Book Discussion- The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Board Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion/ Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us monthly, February through November, for our book club "Reading Roundtable"; a book discussion for adult readers. Pick up a bookmark or flyer at the Recommendations Desk wit...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

Join us monthly, February through November, for our book club "Reading Roundtable"; a book discussion for adult readers. Pick up a bookmark or flyer at the Recommendations Desk with a list of books for upcoming discussions.

EMPOWERMENTAL logo. Orange, green and blue on a white background. Logo is a line drawing of an eye with a shape in the iris with EMPOWERMENTAL beneath.

Introduction to Self Defense for Individuals with Mobility Issues

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you have questions about what you could do to help keep yourself safe? Do you have limitations or struggles with your mobility, flexibility, or relationship with your body that ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Do you have questions about what you could do to help keep yourself safe? Do you have limitations or struggles with your mobility, flexibility, or relationship with your body that make you feel less confident?

Photo of author Dr. Rosmarin and the cover of his book "Thriving with Anxiety."

Virtual Author Visit: How to Use Anxiety to Thrive with Dr. David H. Rosmarin

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Lecture/ Presentation
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Join the Virtual Author Talk from home, on a computer or smart phone. Internet access is required. Register and ask questions of the author here.Let’s face it: Everyone has anxiety...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Join the Virtual Author Talk from home, on a computer or smart phone.

Movie Night @CarnegieStout

Movie Night @CarnegieStout

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Movie/ Films
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Details coming soon. Please visit Movie Night @CarnegieStout. 

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie/ Films
Event Details:

Details coming soon. Please visit Movie Night @CarnegieStout. 

Dubuque Shakespeare Project

Dubuque Shakespeare Project

Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion/ Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Sunil Malapati as the Dubuque Shakespeare Project holds discussions regarding Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies.Henry V Synopsis: Henry V is freshly crowned and has pu...

Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

Join Sunil Malapati as the Dubuque Shakespeare Project holds discussions regarding Shakespeare's tragedies and comedies.

Henry V 

Dubuque Bike Coop logo: Coop in large letters with the two "o's" forming the wheels of a bicycle. "Dubuque Bike" is set below the word "coop" in smaller letters. Black text and image on a white background.

Bike Maintenance with the Dubuque Bike Coop

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Program Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Kick-off Bike to Work Week with confidence! An expert from the Dubuque Bike Coop will bring a mobile bike repair station to the library to teach participants the basics of bicycle ...

Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Kick-off Bike to Work Week with confidence! An expert from the Dubuque Bike Coop will bring a mobile bike repair station to the library to teach participants the basics of bicycle repair and maintenance and answer any questions.