Washington Middle School

LEGO Challenge

September 21 – December 21, 2024
Start Time 10 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street
Event For Ages 5-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
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.

Family Book Bingo

September 21 – December 21, 2024
Start Time 2:00 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street
Event For Families
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
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.

Sonic the Hedgehog Party

December 23, 2024
Start Time 1 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 6-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Emily Bartley
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
There’s a new Sonic movie coming out! Run down to the library to celebrate all things related to our favorite speedy hedgehog.

Loras Basketball Holiday Clinic

December 28 – December 28, 2024
Start Time 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
RSVP By December 27, 2024
Location 1450 Alta Vista, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For PRE-K - 8TH GRADERS
Cost $25
Organization Loras College Men's Basketball
Contact Chris Martin
Phone (309) 339-9772
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Additional Information
Camp Director: Chris Martin • 120 Minutes of Small Group Instruction • 8:1 Camper-to-Coach Ratio • College Coaches and Players • Games and Individual Instruction • Age Specific Contests • $25 per Camper • Free Entry to Duhawk MBB Game at 6 P.M.

Wall Decor Art

December 27, 2024
Start Time 2 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 9-16
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact AmeriCorps
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Just a little bit of scrapbook paper and Mod Podge makes for a colorful art piece perfect for a gift or to decorate your wall. Registration is required.

Bracelets, Keychains, & Zipper Pulls Oh My!

December 30, 2024
Start Time 10 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 10-17
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Emily Bartley
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Use alphabet beads to design and make bracelets, keychains, and or zipper pulls with your name or inspirational words. Registration is required.

Colorful Air-dry Clay

December 30, 2024
Start Time 2:30 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 8-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Bailey Keimig-Gehrke
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Learn how to make your own colorful air-dry clay and use it to create your own small sculpture, coil pot, or some other amazing clay creation. Registration is required.

Partner as a Local Coordinator

December 31, 2024
RSVP By December 31, 2024
Location Training will take place near Dubuque, Iowa
Event For Parents and School Staff
Organization World Link Inc
Contact Karen King-Fitzgerald
Phone (515) 491-1551
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Additional Information
Partner with World Link to place foreign exchange students at your local high school. Earn $5,700 for placing three students and promote global connections in your community!

Gnome Scavenger Hunt

December 1 – December 31, 2024
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For All Ages
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Emily Bartley
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Find the gnomes hidden all around the children’s area to crack the code and solve a riddle. Bring your completed paper to the Children’s Desk for a prize!

Rams Youth Wrestling

November 18 – February 26, 2025
Start Time 6:30-7:30pm
RSVP By January 1, 2025
Location Dubuque Senior Wrestling Room
Event For All middle school and grade school students
Cost $50
Organization Dubuque Senior Men's Wrestling
Contact Kenneth Cain
Phone (563) 580-3896
Additional Information
Youth wrestlers, K-8th grade, are invited to attend Rams Youth Wrestling clinics at DBQ Senior HS during the 2024-25 men's wrestling season. Sessions will be on Monday's and Wednesday's during the HS season. Clinics will be held in the Rams Wrestling room from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Spartan Softball Prospect Camp

January 18 – January 18, 2025
Start Time 9:00am
RSVP By January 16, 2025
Location Univeristy of Dubuque
Event For 8th grade - 12th grade students
Cost $90
Organization University of Dubuque Softball
Contact Kristen Duross
Phone (207) 590-1224
Additional Information
Players will receive hands-on instruction from UD coaches and UD softball players. 9:00am - 9:30am - Check in 9:30am -12:00pm - Introductions / Skills & Drills 12:00pm - 12:20pm - Lunch 12:20pm - 1:15pm - Admissions & Tour 1:30pm - 3:30pm - Scrimmage

Write Now: Flash Writing Contest

January 17 – January 19, 2025
Start Time 4:00 p.m.
Location Virtual
Event For Grade 3 through adult
Organization University of Iowa Center for Advancement
Contact Tegan Donahue
Phone (319) 467-3393
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Additional Information
The University of Iowa is hosting its annual Alumni and Friends Flash Writing Contest—a timed, online short story competition. We’ll provide you with a writing prompt that includes a genre, character, and a specific object to incorporate into your story. You’ll have 48 hours and up to 1,000 words to

Parent Night

January 30, 2025
Start Time 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Location Asbury Library 5290 Grand Meadow Dr, Asbury, IA 52002
Event For Dubuque County Parents
Cost Free
Organization Dubuque County Public Health
Contact Nicole Bertges
Phone (563) 557-7396
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Additional Information
We’re organizing a Parent Night that will provide parents with essential resources and information about some of the critical issues their children may be facing today. There will be representatives various to answer questions on tobacco, substance abuse, digital safety, mental health, and more.

DGIL 2025 Summer League Softball Registration

January 1 – February 28, 2025
Location www.dgilsoftball.com
Event For Girls in 4 Year preK-8th grades
Organization DGIL (Dubuque Girls Independent League)
Contact Jenni Ruffridge
Phone (555) 555-5555
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Additional Information
DGIL 2025 Summer League registration starts 1/1/25 and ends 2/28/25. To register, go to www.dgilsoftball.com.

Dubuque Youth Hockey Association

October 1 – March 28, 2025
Location ImOn Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Parents and Children
Organization Dubuque Youth Hockey Association
Contact Cody Lytle
Phone (563) 542-1080
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Additional Information
Dubuque Youth Hockey has a range of programs for all ages! We start as young as 4-year-old Little Saints, all the way up through high school.

Homework Help

September 9 – May 29, 2025
Start Time 3:00 p.m.
Location 1157 Central Ave
Event For 6th-12th grade
Cost Free
Organization Multicultural Family Center
Contact Caitlin Daniels
Phone (563) 580-6947
Website mfcdbq.org
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Additional Information
This homework program is designed to provide a space for teens to get needed help on homework and build their studying and organizational skills for free.

Free Teen Programming

September 9 – May 29, 2025
Location 1157 Central Ave
Event For Middle and High School
Cost Free
Organization Multicultural Family Center
Contact Caitlin Daniels
Phone (563) 580-6947
Website mfcdbq.org
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Additional Information
All of our teen programming is free. We offer homework help to grades 6-12 on Mondays-Thursdays. High school hangout is on Tues and Thurs, high school teen nights are on Thursdays with dinner provided. Middleschool hangout is on Mon and Wed, middle school teen nights are on Wednesdays with dinner

Book Club

September 23 – May 29, 2025
Location 1157 Central Ave Dubuque IA 52001
Event For Middle and High School
Cost Free
Organization Multicultural Family Center
Contact Caitlin Daniels
Phone (563) 580-6947
Website mfcdbq.org
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Additional Information
Scheduled reading club that meets to discuss books with other interested teens in a supportive environment

Ice Dinosaurs Discovery Middle School Overnight Camp

July 1 – July 2, 2025
Start Time 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. next day
RSVP By June 24, 2025
Location National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Event For 6th - 8th Grade
Cost Members: $150 Non-members: $180
Organization National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Contact Bri Budde
Phone (563) 557-9545
Additional Information
Travel back to the icy world of the Late Cretaceous & uncover secrets of dinosaurs that roamed the Arctic Circle. We'll explore how these ancient creatures adapted to survive the elements by visiting our Ice Dino exhibit, engaging in hands-on paleontological learning, & creating your own "fossils!"