Carver Elementary School

You're invited to a Fancy Nancy Girl Scout Party in the Carver Elementary, Commons, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19. Try new activities, go on an adventure with Nancy, and see what Girl Scouts is all about!

University of Dubuque Women's Soccer presents our Mini Kickers Camp for the 2019-2020 season. Each camp is led by UD Women's Soccer coaching staff and current team players. Our goal is to focus on fun while teaching the fundamentals of soccer.

All future builders come play and build at the library! We will have a variety of blocks for all developmental stages of play including LEGO® blocks, Mega Blocks, and cardboard blocks. Block play supports skills for future achievement in science and math. No registration required.

Become an Archaeologist! Featured Activities: Make a fossil rubbing to take home! Go on a fossil hunt! Learn what archaeologists do! Find out what our trash tells others about us! Learn about artifacts, ecofacts, and how things are preserved!

Grab your family and head on down to try your luck at Book Bingo! We have great hardcover and paperback books for prizes. Please register online or call the Children’s Help Desk at (563) 589-4225, ext. 2228 for more information.

Bring your children to learn the basics and fundamentals of the sport of wrestling. Every Kid Should Wrestle!

All K-12 students in the Dubuque community are invited to participate in this year’s MLK Tribute. With support from teacher(s), parent(s), staff members in community-based organizations, or on their own, students create an entry and submit it through Saturday, November 30. See attached theme flyer.

“For a Blessed Christmas” is a touching portrayal of the Christmas story through a traditional lessons and carols service.

“Ebenezer Duke" is a brand new mini-musical. This 45 minute re-telling of A Christmas Carol is told through original songs, storytelling/acting, dance, and audience participation. Registration required. Register online or call the Children’s Help Desk at 563-589-4225, ext. 2228.

The DSO is joined by the Dubuque Chorale Children's Choir and members of the Heartland ballet in an enchanting collection of holiday favorites! Saturday’s family concert features a shorter kid-friendly program & free photos with Santa after!

Perhaps the best loved holiday story of all time, our musical adaptation of Dickens’ classic is particularly suited to children. Watch Mr. Scrooge have a change of heart as he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas. All the joy, sentiment, and meaning are here, without being too scary.

In this club, participants will engage in enjoyable games and activities that relate to math. This club is great for children of all skill levels and abilities. Registration required. Register online or call the Children’s Help Desk at 563-589-4225, ext. 2228.

Enjoy a fun night playing games and hanging out with the Duhawk women's basketball players!

Why wait until midnight to ring in the new year? Celebrate with an early countdown at the museum! We’ll create masks and decorations for our New Year’s Eve Ball; clink our glasses of sparkling grape juice together for a toast; enjoy tasty kid-friendly hors d’oeuvres; and play fun interactive games!

Predators and their prey are in a constant game of hide-and-seek. Come see how they use their anatomy and environment to win the game! You’ll also get a chance to BE the PREY or BE the PREDATOR, as you interact with the food web and seek out our camouflage critters.

Ever wonder how people survived chilling winters of the past? Experience a Victorian’s winter at the Mathias Ham House. Join us for winter games, food and candy preparation, and other activities. Pending weather, snowshoeing and sledding will also be held at the historic campus.

Calling all dragonmasters, we need your HELP! Do you know what to do when your reptile, amphibian, or mammal is feeling under the weather? Our special animal caretakers are ready to train you on what protocols to take when your animal is feeling ill. You’ll explore the good and the ugly cells!

Create Christmas cards, bags, ornaments, bookmarks, and gift tags with recycled holiday cards. Registration required. Register online at www.dubuque.lib.ia.us or call the Children’s Help Desk at 563-589-4225, ext. 2228.

School's Out Day Camps are fun, educational camps. Throughout the day, the youth will engage in several hands on activities in small groups. Snacks will be provided.

First Monday Night of each month during the school year, Old Chicago will donate 10% of net sales to the Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools to support projects and programs in the Dubuque Community School District.

Bi-Weekly meetings include engaging speakers, crafts, mentorship and mostly a chance to connect with other moms. There are two meeting opportunities for MOPS (Tuesday nights or Wednesday mornings), and childcare is available during meetings through the Hope Church childcare program.

Junior Achievement Classroom Volunteers are needed! JA staff works with volunteers to select the ideal school and/or grade level opportunity that works with their schedule. Plus, JA makes it easy by providing volunteers with all the training and materials you'll need to be prepared!

This is a film against child trafficking, to raise awareness of issues surrounding the topic.

We all know that dogs are great companions, but some dogs go a bit farther – they save lives! Based on our newest film, Superpower Dogs, we’ll explore how dogs and other animals work with their surroundings to assist us in our daily lives. Make sure to sign up for the AM session to see the movie.

An original adaptation of Pinocchio featuring a cast of local youth. Geppetto fashioned the puppet in the image of a small boy but was not aware that the wood had come from an enchanted tree. Join Pinocchio as he learns there are no shortcuts on the road to becoming a real, live boy.

It’s cold outside and the water is frozen – where do all the fish go? Do fish freeze in the water? Can a shark live in Antarctica? We’ll explore what aquatic creatures do to survive the cold winters. Campers will get to experience our LIVE sharks in our Shark Touch Tank!

What does it take to be a princess? Bravery? Kindness? Or does figuring out your royal stature have a more legume kind of nature? Find out what happens when you put “princess-ness” to the test. We’ll give you a hint – being a princess isn’t about this or that, being YOU is where it's at!

Explore the STEM world of the Museum & Aquarium! Be prepared to get messy with experiments. The day will be full of crackling, sizzling, and bubbling fun! Younger kids will explore our newest children’s exhibit while the older kids will concoct advanced experiments.

The Museum & Aquarium is full of magic, and during this session, you’ll turn into a magician! You’ll learn some new magic tricks and experience how animals are magicians too. There will be live animal encounters and you’ll create a magic trick box to take home!