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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.
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. A 15-minute social time with toys and your friends will follow the sessions. Adult participation is a must.
Reading looks different for everyone—and that's what makes it fun! Do you curl up under a blanket with a good book? Read outside in the sunshine? Enjoy graphic novels on the couch? Listen to audiobooks in the car? However your family loves to read, we want to see it! Send us a photo of your favorite way to read, and you'll be entered to win a River Lights gift card and book-themed gift basket celebrating National Family Literacy Month. Photos submitted may be featured on the library's Facebook page. By entering, you grant permission for the library to use your photo for the purpose of inspiring other families to discover the joy of reading together. Whether you're reading in a fort, on a swing, or upside down on the couch, every reading moment counts! Send photos to: youth@carnegiestout.org
Free movie, Sorry, Baby (2025). Black comedy-drama. Written, directed by, and starring Eva Victor. 1 hour 43 minutes. Rated R for "sexual content and language." The first 100 attendees will enjoy free boxes of Dubuque’s tastiest popcorn! For more info, please visit Movie Night @CarnegieStout. https://sites.google.com/view/movie-night-at-carnegie-stout
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.
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. A 15-minute social time with toys and your friends will follow the sessions. Adult participation is a must.
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.
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. The program will be held in the Aigler Auditorium on the 3rd floor. Space is limited.
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.
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.
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. A 15-minute social time with toys and your friends will follow the sessions. Adult participation is a must.
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.
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.
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. A 15-minute social time with toys and your friends will follow the sessions. Adult participation is a must.
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.
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.
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. A 15-minute social time with toys and your friends will follow the sessions. Adult participation is a must.
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.
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.
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. A 15-minute social time with toys and your friends will follow the sessions. Adult participation is a must.
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.
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. The program will be held in the Aigler Auditorium on the 3rd floor. Space is limited.
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.
Create a treat-filled “Nikolo” (German Sankt Nikolaus) to give to a loved one or keep for yourself to brighten this holiday season.
The beloved Baby-sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin turned 40 this year! Celebrate four decades of friendship, fun, and creativity with an afternoon of activities inspired by the iconic BSC characters. This activity is best for ages 8 to 12; registration is required.
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. The program will be held in the Aigler Auditorium on the 3rd floor. Space is limited.
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.
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. The program will be held in the Aigler Auditorium on the 3rd floor. Space is limited.
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.
Dubuque is Iowa's oldest city, on the Mississippi beneath limestone bluffs, with the Fenelon Place Elevator, the world's shortest and steepest railway, climbing one of them. The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and the Mines of Spain are the family draws. Carnegie-Stout Public Library is one of the state's oldest.
Holiday events for kids in Dubuque, 2026: tree lightings, light displays, Santa visits and gingerbread workshops, day by day.
5 children’s events are on in Dubuque in the next seven days, read every night from the calendars of Carnegie-Stout Public Library (1 branches, 35 upcoming programmes). Library programmes are free. Museum and zoo events say “admission may apply”; check the venue for prices.
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Each library and venue calendar is re-read every night, so a cancelled storytime disappears within a day. Times are shown in Dubuque’s own time zone.
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