Carnegie-Stout Public Library

📚✨ Tomorrow’s the night! ✨📚

Join us for A Novel Night Out tomorrow from 5–8 PM at Dimensional Brewing Company - an evening of books, brews, and community fun benefiting the library foundation!

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
🎶 Live music from Joie Wails Music
🌮 Pulido's Tacos serving up yummy eats
🎟️ Raffle baskets packed with great prizes
🍻 Foundation board members stepping behind the bar for the night

Whether you stop by for one drink or stay the whole evening, every visit helps support the Carnegie-Stout Public Library Foundation and the programs our community loves.

Bring your friends, grab a pint, and help us make it a novel night to remember! 📖✨

Battery Recycling Leaving Soon!

Our battery recycling station from Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency will be removed as we prepare for our upcoming renovation.

If you have batteries to recycle, please plan to use another location - you can find the whole list at the link below.

https://www.dmaswa.org/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=26

🎧📚 Looking for your next wildly addictive audiobook?

Our latest staff review dives into the chaotic, hilarious, absolutely unhinged world of Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman — and yes, we also have the audiobook on CD available at the library.

Think aliens. Reality TV. Dungeon crawls. A very opinionated cat. And one narrator performance that readers can’t stop talking about.

Even better? Fans can join a virtual author talk with Matt Dinniman on June 11 — just one month away!

Read the full review on our blog, grab the audiobook, and get ready to descend into the dungeon before the author event arrives.

A Wild, Weird, Wonderful Read (or Listen): Dungeon Crawler Carl A wildly inventive sci-fi series with humor, chaos, and heart. Learn why Dungeon Crawler Carl is a must-read and join the upcoming author talk.

Check out these children's programs happening May 17 - May 23. Visit our online calendar for more details: https://bit.ly/4wpmSN0

🚨 Last call for teen volunteers! 🚨

Our final Teen Summer Volunteer Orientation & Skills Lab is tomorrow! Teens ages 13 - 18 interested in volunteering with the Children's Summer Reading Program this summer are encouraged to attend.

✔️ Registration required
✔️ Parent/guardian signature required on application
✔️ Attendance at one orientation is required to volunteer this summer

This is also a great first step toward eligibility for our $1500 Teen Success Scholarship. ☀️📚

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4ex1v5N

Two must-see movies coming up, and they're both free!

Details at https://zurl.co/XLcGI

Everyone deserves to feel safe! Sign up today for Self Defense for Anyone with Mobility Issues with Empowermental on Tuesday, May 12 at 9:30 a.m. In this hands-on 90-minute class Eryka will guide participants ages 18+ through a mix of basic and advanced moves and will demonstrate modifications to suit your needs and abilities. You'll leave feeling more confident in your own strength.

Sign up for learn more: https://carnegiestout.librarycalendar.com/events/list?keywords=empowermental%20mobility

🌸Maker Space Mother's Day Special 🌸

Create a one-of-a-kind cutting board or coffee mug for Mom for only $1! You bring the photos, our Maker Space staff will show you how to do the rest.

The Maker Space is open any time the library is open - just pop in and start creating!

The Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence and Dubuque Be SMART for Kids will host All the Empty Rooms: A Free Short Documentary Film Screening on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome!