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Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt

All Day 4/1 - 4/19
Preschool, Children, Teens, Families
Exhibit
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Teens, Families
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.

 

Art @ your library® Show

All Day 4/5 - 4/19
Adults, Families
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
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.

Introduction to Self Defense

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Adults
Workshop
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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?

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Movie/ Films
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.

Donuts with Grownups

10:30am - 11:30am
Preschool
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Enjoy a delicious donut alongside your grownup and listen to a special donut-themed storytime. 

This program is for children ages 3 through 7 with a favorite adult. Registration is required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Permission for Youth

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, contact the department in the Library having this program.

Remake Your Ramen

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Teens
Workshop
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Ramen noodles are a quick and easy snack, but they can be even better by adding other food that makes them into a meal. Elevate your ramen with a variety of unique ingredients and create a new recipe. 

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission for Youth

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, contact the department in the Library having this program.

LEGO Challenge

10:00am - 11:00am
Preschool, Children, Families
Gaming/ Social Activity
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Families
Program Type: Gaming/ Social Activity
Event Details:

Calling all LEGO® fans! Come to the library to build, create, and have fun. The library provides the LEGOs®, and you provide the know-how! Donations of LEGOs® are appreciated. LEGO® creations will be exhibited in the library.

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission for Youth

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, contact the department in the Library having this program.

Family Book Bingo

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children, Families
Gaming/ Social Activity
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Gaming/ Social Activity
Event Details:

Ages 4 -16. Grab your family and head on down to try your luck at Book Bingo! We have great hardcover and paperback books for prizes. Registration is not required.

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Permission for Youth

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, contact the department in the Library having this program.

Library Closed due to Easter Holiday

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Description:

Library Closed in Observance of the Easter Holiday

Arbor Day Scavenger Hunt

All Day 4/21 - 4/30
Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Exhibit
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.

 

Art @ your library® Show

All Day 4/21 - 5/24
Adults, Families
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
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.

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Families
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

These 20-minute programs feature short stories, songs, and movement activities for children ages 18 to 35 months with a favorite adult. Adult participation is a must.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Families
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

These 20-minute programs feature short stories, songs, and movement activities for children ages 18 to 35 months with a favorite adult. Adult participation is a must.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Buttons and Bobbins

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Teens
Arts & Crafts
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Learn how to use a sewing machine and complete a simple sewing project to take home. Materials are provided. Registration is required.

Line Dancing with Carnegie-Stout

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
Music/ Dance/ Performance
Closed
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/ Dance/ Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.

Baby Rhyme Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Families
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children ages birth to 18 months and a favorite adult will hear stories, rhymes, and songs during this interactive program. This program gives your child the opportunity to hear diverse vocabulary while you get to know other families.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories, sing-alongs, movement activities, and lots of fun—recommended for children ages 3 through 6 with a favorite adult. Adult participation is a must.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photo Permission for Youth

Staff often take pictures during library programs. The library uses photos in its publicity, in social media, and on its website. If you do not want your photo used, contact the department in the Library having this program.

Dragon Eggs

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Workshop
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

What do dragon eggs look like? Answer this question by creating your own dragon egg. Will it be colorful? Encrusted with jewels? It's all up to your imagination! 

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Board Meeting
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Board Room
Program Type: Library Board Meeting
Event Details:

Library board meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month (except for November and December) at 4 p.m. in the Lacy Board Room, located on the third floor of the library.

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

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
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.

Introduction to Self Defense for Individuals with Mobility Issues

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration 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?

2025 Black History and Reading Challenge

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Book Discussion/ Club
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:

Toddler Time

9:30am - 10:00am
Families
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

These 20-minute programs feature short stories, songs, and movement activities for children ages 18 to 35 months with a favorite adult. Adult participation is a must.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Families
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

These 20-minute programs feature short stories, songs, and movement activities for children ages 18 to 35 months with a favorite adult. Adult participation is a must.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.