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Art @ your library® Show

All Day 4/6 - 5/25
Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Second Floor Rotunda
Age Group: Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibit
Event Details:

Art @ your library® Show in the second floor rotunda featuring three talented local artists John Bly, Mary Lee Marting, and Robert Valentine.

Architecture Days Scavenger Hunt

All Day 5/1 - 5/25
Exhibit
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Arches, beams, and columns… Learn the ABCs of architecture as you find photos of Dubuque landmarks hidden around the children’s department. Registration is not required.

Kumihimo Braiding

05/01/2024 @ 9:00am - 05/25/2024 @ 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Teen Zone
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop in to the Teen Zone during the month of May to create a simple yet elegant braid. Kumihimo is a Japanese artform of making braids and cords out of threads. This activity is available during Teen Librarian hours.

Reading with Rover

10:30am - 11:15am
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.

Garfield the Cat Party

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Children, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Garfield is starring in a new movie! Help us celebrate the beloved star of almost 80 books at an epic bash featuring Garfield trivia, Garfield button-making, candy lasagna, and more. Registration is required.

Dubuque Shakespeare Project - The Comedy of Errors

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Book Discussion/ Club
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.

The Winter/Spring series of 2024 will feature "The Making of a Playwright". 

Ghibli Craft Studio

4:00pm - 5:15pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Do you love movies like “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Howl’s Moving Castle”? Come to the library to create your own soot sprites, No Face bookmarks, and other artsy creations at this Studio Ghibli-inspired event.

Reading Roundtable Adult Book Discussion - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Book Discussion/ Club
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 new book club "Reading Roundtable" a book discussion for adult readers. Pick up a bookmark at the Recommendations desk with a list of books for upcoming discussions.

The First Stories: Adventures in Cave Painting

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Have you ever wondered about how humans told stories in ancient times? Come learn about the art of storytelling before there was the written word. Kids will get to make their own stories through cave paintings to take home and share.

Teen Summer Volunteer Orientation

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lecture/ Presentation, Private School/Group Tour
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation, Private School/Group Tour
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

The library is seeking student volunteers to assist with the Children's Summer Reading Program.

Self Defense for New Grads

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Nervous about venturing out into the wider world?

LEGO Challenge

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

Ages 4 and up. 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.

Teen Summer Volunteer Orientation

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lecture/ Presentation, Private School/Group Tour
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation, Private School/Group Tour
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

The library is seeking student volunteers to assist with the Children's Summer Reading Program.

The Art of the Graphic Novel: Perspective Drawing 101

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

In this hands-on workshop, we will explore the iconic art styles of graphic novels and the artists’ use of perspective drawing. Teens will learn techniques in drawing in 2- and 3-point perspective in both pencil and illustration ink.

Ukulele Time! Adult Ukulele Lessons

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Music/ Dance/ Performance, Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music/ Dance/ Performance, Workshop
Registration 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.

Friends of the Library Books & More Sale - Members Only Day

12:00pm - 6:30pm
Book Sale
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Book Sale
Event Details:

The Friends of the Library presents its semi-annual Books and More Sale.  Huge sale with great prices.  Includes new fictions, history, biography, games, media, audio books, children's books, specialty items, collectab

Slip-Proof Felt Coasters

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

These slip-proof, felt coasters will grace your desk, keep it dry, and even make a great Father's Day gift! This craft will involve using a blanket stitch along the edges, so come prepared to hone your fine-motor skills.

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.

Friends Spring Books & More Public Sale

12:00pm - 6:30pm
Book Sale
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Book Sale
Event Details:

The public invited!

Library Board of Trustees Meeting

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

This meeting is being held in the first floor Program Room of the Library.

Last Day Friends Spring Books & More Public Sale

12:00pm - 4:30pm
Book Sale
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Families, All Ages
Program Type: Book Sale
Event Details:

Open to the public!

Architecture Days Scavenger Hunt

All Day 5/28 - 5/31
Exhibit
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Arches, beams, and columns… Learn the ABCs of architecture as you find photos of Dubuque landmarks hidden around the children’s department. Registration is not required.