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Hoover on the Road Traveling Exhibit

All Day 2/9–2/26
All Ages
Exhibit
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Second Floor Gallery
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Come visit the traveling Herbert Hoover Exhibit on display at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library from February 9 to February 26. This exhibit is made possible by the Hoover Presidential Foundation and the Alliant Energy Foundation. 

This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Lollipops & Music for Our Preschoolers Concert

10:00am–10:30am
Preschool, Children, Families
Music/ Dance/ Performance
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Families
Program Type: Music/ Dance/ Performance
Event Details:

The L.&M.O.P. concert series is for preschool children and their families. Children will leave each concert with a greater appreciation of music and a lollipop to enjoy!

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.
This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Reading with Rover

10:30am–11:15am
Preschool, Children
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Dogs love stories but can’t read to themselves!  Children in kindergarten through third grade are welcome to read a short book to a dog in the Youth Services program room.  Please do not bring your own pet; we will provide kid-friendly d

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.
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Hobby Fair & Craft Supply Swap

1:00pm–3:00pm
All Ages
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate National Hobby Month with Carnegie-Stout!

Join us on Saturday, February 14th for our Hobby Fair & Craft Supply Swap, an inspiring, community-driven celebration of creativity!

This event is in the "Families" group

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.
This event is in the "Families" group

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.
This event is in the "Families" group

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.
This event is in the "Preschool" group

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.
This event is in the "Children" group

Creative Bean Art

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all artists (and those who would like to be an artist)! What do polar bears, skunks, chocolates, blackberries, black holes, shadows and sunglasses all have in common? We will recreate these images using black beans and our imaginations.

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.
This event is in the "Children" group

Beyond the Book Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Book Discussion/ Club
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

Read a new title each month and then meet up for discussion and a unique activity related to the book.

 

Please register and pick up books at the Children’s Help Desk.

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Hearth & Page Society: Cozy book talk and crafting

4:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion/ Club
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion/ Club
Event Details:

Hearth & Page Society - come craft, chat and talk books. Bring your own books to bling, or bring your reading journal supplies to work on reading-themed crafts with like-minded folks.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Take Your Child to the Library Day!

9:00am–3:00pm
Children, Families
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group: Children, Families
Event Details:

Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day by visiting the library and seeing all the fun things you can do here. There will be self-guided activities throughout the library for families to explore together. Stop by and have some fun!

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.
This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Family Storytime (Take Your Child to the Library Day!)

9:15am–9:45am
Preschool, Families
Storytime
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Preschool, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day by visiting the library and seeing all the fun things you can do here. There will be self-guided activities throughout the library for families to explore together. Stop by and have some fun!

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.
This event is in the "Preschool" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

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.
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

Family Movie Matinee (Take Your Child to the Library Day!)

11:30am–1:30pm
Children, Families
Movie/ Films
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Movie/ Films
Event Details:

Celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day by visiting the library and seeing all the fun things you can do here. There will be self-guided activities throughout the library for families to explore together. Stop by and have some fun!

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.
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Families" group

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.
This event is in the "Adults" group

Forces for Good: Abolitionists in the Old Lead Mine Region

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Historian Tracey Lee Roberts will present "Forces for Good: Abolitionists in the Old Lead Mine Region" in the 3rd Floor Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

2026 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 

2026 Black History and Reading Challenge

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

    This event is in the "Families" group

    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.
    This event is in the "Families" group

    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.
    This event is in the "Children" group

    Melty Bead Mania

    4:00pm–5:30pm
    Children
    Arts & Crafts
    Open
    Registration Required
    Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
    Room: Program Room
    Age Group: Children
    Program Type: Arts & Crafts
    Registration Required
    Event Details:

    Join us at the library to get creative with melty beads! Use patterns to create your favorite familiar characters or freehand any design using beads that melt into a solid piece of artwork.

    This event is in the "Families" group

    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.
    This event is in the "Adults" group

    Introduction to Self Defense

    12:00pm–1:30pm
    Adults
    Workshop
    Open
    Registration Required
    Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
    Room: Auditorium
    Age Group: Adults
    Program Type: Workshop
    Registration Required
    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!

    This event is in the "Teens" group
    This event is in the "Adults" group
    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.