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Dubuque Shakespeare Project

Dubuque Shakespeare Project

Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Program Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion/ Club

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
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.

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Dementia Simulation Experience

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture/ Presentation

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

More than six million Americans live with some form of dementia which impacts more than just their memory.

Photo shows author David Brooks with the cover of his book "How to Know a Person."

Virtual Author Visit: The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture/ Presentation

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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.

Lego Club

LEGO Challenge

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming/ Social Activity

Age Group:

Preschool, Children, Families
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.

Family Bingo

Family Book Bingo

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Gaming/ Social Activity

Age Group:

Children, Families
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.

Photo of author Julia Hotz, holding a pill bottle and showing a close-up of book titled "The Connection Cure."

Virtual Author Visit: Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture/ Presentation

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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.

Picture of flowers created in the style of stained glass in a frame.

Foiled Again!

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Program Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Teens
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to get foiled, on purpose! We will crinkle, color, outline, and turn plain aluminum into a bold, shiny design that pops.

photo shows the cover of the book Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, the cover has sparkly beads added to it.

Hearth & Page Society: More Book Blinging

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Auditorium at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion/ Club

Age Group:

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

Come, relax, work on puzzles, chat with friends or make progress on your own crafts. We will also be blinging our books - decorating book covers with tiny sequins or gems, similar to diamond painting drills.

Examples of previous positivity cards made by teen volunteers.

Sun SHINE Squad

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Program Room at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion/ Club, Gaming/ Social Activity

Age Group:

Children, Teens
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion/ Club, Gaming/ Social Activity
Registration Required
Event Details:

SHINE (Support Humans In Need of Encouragement) like the sun and make a difference at your library and in the community through art!

Photo of author Liz Moore and close-up of her book titled "The God of the Woods."

Virtual Author Visit: Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual Event at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Program Type:

Lecture/ Presentation

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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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Dementia Simulation Experience

9:30am–11:30am
Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

More than six million Americans live with some form of dementia which impacts more than just their memory.

Virtual Author Visit: The Creative and Compassionate Art of Seeing Others Deeply with David Brooks

1:00pm–2:00pm
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.

Virtual Author Visit: Nature, Art, and Service as Medicine with Journalist Julia Hotz

1:00pm–2:00pm
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.

Virtual Author Visit: Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

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.

Dementia Simulation Experience

9:30am–11:30am
Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

More than six million Americans live with some form of dementia which impacts more than just their memory.

Virtual Author Visit: Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

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.

*VIRTUAL* Pressed Flower Jars with Dubuque Glass Recycling

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Lecture/ Presentation
Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Zoë from Dubuque Glass Recycling from the comfort of your own home for a virtual class where you can learn how to create a pressed flower jar!

Virtual Author Visit: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart

1:00pm–2:00pm
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.

Virtual Author Visit: Smithson's Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World's Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch

1:00pm–2:00pm
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.

Indigenous Voices: Land, Water, and Justice

2:00pm–3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Join Carnegie-Stout at the Dubuque Museum of Art at 1000 Jackson St. Suite 105 on Saturday, February 28 at 2:00 p.m. for a special event starting the 2026 Dubuque County Reads program.

Dementia Simulation Experience

9:30am–11:30am
Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Details TBDMore than six million Americans live with some form of dementia which impacts more than just their memory.

Virtual Author Visit: Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry

1:00pm–2:00pm
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.

Virtual Author Visit: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

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.

Being with Bunnies

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Lecture/ Presentation
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us as we welcome cuniculturist Bobbi Jo Bellmann, from Bellmann Bunnies, who will tell us all about her rabbitry. You might even be able to pet some bunnies! 

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.

In-Person Author Event: Meet Diane Wilson

6:30pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
Book Discussion/ Club, Lecture/ Presentation
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion/ Club, Lecture/ Presentation
Event Details:

Meet Diane Wilson, author of the 2026 Dubuque County Reads book selection, "The Seed Keeper," on Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. This free event will be held at Steeple Square and is open to the public.

Time for Turtles!

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

Join us as we welcome a Dubuque County Conservation naturalist to tell us all about turtles. Our guests will include a box turtle, a painted turtle and a map turtle. 

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.

April Fool's Day Idea Session

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Arts & Crafts, Holiday/ Library Closure, Lecture/ Presentation
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Holiday/ Library Closure, Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to laugh! Kids will explore silly, kid-safe prank ideas and create a few playful tricks of their own—just in time for April Fool's Day. Join us for a fun, imaginative session full of giggles and good-natured mischief.

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.

Dementia Simulation Experience

9:30am–11:30am
Adults
Lecture/ Presentation
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture/ Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

More than six million Americans live with some form of dementia which impacts more than just their memory.