Youth Programs / Ages 3 - 12

Library Youth Programs

Families & Ages 3 - 12

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Happy “Gnome” Year Scavenger Hunt

Ages: All Ages Registration Not Required Jan. 1 – 31

Kick off the new year by finding all of the gnomes hidden in the Children’s Department and earning a small prize.

Winter Reading Challenge

Ages: All Ages Registration Required Jan. 2 – 31

Experience all the feels this January with a bingostyle winter reading challenge! Learn about the history of emojis, explore the importance of emotions, and complete fun reading activities on your bingo card. Earn a free book when you complete your first bingo, each additional bingo will give you an entry into the grand prize drawing. Ages 0 - 17 can sign up and get bingo cards at the Children’s Help Desk.

Kid’s Writing Workshop: How to Write the Perfect Letter to Get What You Want

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Registration Required Sat, Jan. 7 10 a.m.

Want to convince your parents to let you stay up later, have a slumber party, or get a raise in your allowance? Then attend this workshop with local middle-grade novel author Christa Palm. She’ll help you write a letter that will knock the socks off your parents and maybe get you that yes to what

you want. Healthy, yummy snacks included. Sponsored by The Masterpiece Literary Center of Dubuque.

Wacky World of Indoor Sports

Ages: 4 – 8 yrs. Registration Required Sat, Jan. 7 2 p.m.

Join us in the library auditorium as we take outdoor sports and adapt them for indoor play. Tennis court snowed over? Grab a balloon and a flyswatter to volley safely where it is warm. Basketball, baseball, what other sports will we bring inside?

Canvas Library Bag Paint Party

Ages 8 – 12 yrs. Registration Required T, Jan. 10 4 p.m.

Follow along for a step-by-step paint party as you decorate a canvas library bag with a cute cartoon hot chocolate using fabric markers!

Quirky Origami Sumo Wrestlers

Ages: 6 – 11 yrs. Registration Required W, Jan. 11 4 p.m.

Konnichiwa! Learn how say some new phrases in Japanese while making an origami sumo wrestler.

Register for programs via the online events calendar at www.carnegiestout.org.

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Library Youth Programs

Snow Much Fun

Ages: 2 – 6 yrs. Registration Required Sat, Jan. 14 2 p.m.

Explore the magic (and science) of snow with stories, songs, and hands-on activities. Adult participation is a must.

Make Your Own Cootie Catcher Art

Ages: 8 – 12 yrs. Registration Required T, Jan. 24 4 p.m.

Discover how to make cootie catchers and create your own original design!

BEAM Me Up *Grand Opening*

Ages: 3 – 12 yrs. Registration Not Required Sat, Jan. 28 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

BEAM is an award-winning interactive floor gaming system that you can play with your whole body. The interactive floor projector provides endless educational, social, and physical games for learning and play. Come have fun at the library with BEAM. Limited number of players at a time. New game every half hour.

Spot the Difference (Mural)

Ages: All Ages Feb. 1 – 28 Registration Not Required

Can you spot the differences between a picture of the youth services mural and the real thing? Stop by the library during the month of February to try. Find all of the differences and win a prize!

Guided Painting: Valentine Cartoon Painting

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Registration Required F, Feb. 3 2 p.m.

Join friends for a fun afternoon of following step-by-step instructions to draw and paint a cartoon heart-shaped pizza on a canvas that you can hang on the wall. Because who doesn’t love pizza all year round?

Creative Kid’s Writing Workshop: Free-Write Your Ideas

Ages: 7 – 12 yrs. Registration Required Sat, Feb. 4 10 a.m.

Calling all writers! Join local middle-grade novel author Christa Palm in a fun free-writing workshop that helps you get past your writer’s block to create. Music, snacks, drawing, and general silliness help you get your creative juices flowing. Join us next month to take your ideas and start writing your own book. Healthy, yummy snacks included. Sponsored by The Masterpiece Literary Center of Dubuque.

The Solar System

Ages: 6 – 11 yrs. Registration Required W, Feb. 8 4 p.m.

We will use the book “Exploring the Solar System” by Jill McDonald to learn all about the solar system, and then make a model to take home.

Sew-a-Softie: Hand-Sewn Heart Plushies for Library Lovers’ Month

Ages: 8 – 12 yrs. Registration Required Th, Feb. 9 4 p.m.

Celebrate Library Lovers’ Month by learning how to hand-sew an adorable heart-shaped plushie.

Dino Romp

Ages: 2 – 6 yrs. Registration Required Sat, Feb. 25 10:30 a.m.

Celebrate your love for dinosaurs with a morning of stories, songs, and hands-on activities. Adult participation is a must.

Leprechaun Gold Hunt

Ages: All Ages Registration Not Required March 1 – 31

Can you follow the leprechaun’s path and solve each riddle to move on to the next clue? Stop by the Children’s Department during the month of March to try. Find the pot of gold at the end and win a prize!

Register for programs via the online events calendar at www.carnegiestout.org