Jefferson Middle School

Winter Camp at Camp Bear Creek

December 20 – December 22, 2024
Start Time 5:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 8, 2024
Location Camp Bear Creek- 9106 42nd Ave. Wyoming, IA 52362
Event For 2nd-12th grade students
Cost $150 if registered by December 1, $175 if registered by December 8
Organization Camp Bear Creek
Contact Jake O'Connor
Phone (563) 488-3893
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Additional Information
All kids in 2nd-12th grade are invited to join us for 48 hours of fun for Winter Camp at Camp Bear Creek! Winter Camp is December 20-22 this year and registration is now open. Camp Bear Creek is a Christian summer camp located just an hour south of Dubuque.

Teen Ugly Sweater Party

December 11, 2024
Start Time 4 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 12-18
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Haidee Cardoso
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
You provide the sweater and we provide the ugly! Participants will use provided supplies to decorate their garment however they wish. Registration is required.

Beyond the Book Club

October 10 – December 12, 2024
Start Time 4 p.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Ages 9-12
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Emily Bartley
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Read a new title each month and then meet up for book discussion and a unique activity related to the book. Please register and pick up books at the Children’s Help Desk. Oct. 10 “A Perfect Mistake” Nov. 14 “Eagle Drums” Dec. 12 “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane"

Prescott Elementary Annual Soup Luncheon Fundraiser

December 13, 2024
Start Time 11:00 a.m.
Location Prescott Elementary School Gym
Event For Community Members, DCSD Employees, Parents
Cost $20
Organization Prescott Elementary Family Involvement Network (F.I.N.)
Contact Kristie Thein
Phone (563) 552-4206
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Additional Information
Join us for a delicious soup lunch and silent auction! Our students will be your table hosts, servers, and provide entertainment from the stage throughout the event. Soup donated by Q Casino and desserts donated by 2 Sisters Celebration and Bakery.

Reading With Rover

September 14 – December 14, 2024
Start Time 10:30 a.m.
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For All ages
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
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Additional Information
Read or listen to a story with some furry friends in the first-floor Program Room. Do not bring your own pet; we provide kid-friendly dogs each month. Registration is not required.

Spartan Softball Camp

January 19, 2025
Start Time 9:00 a.m.
RSVP By January 17, 2025
Location University of Dubuque
Event For 9-12 year olds
Cost $65
Organization University of Dubuque
Contact Kristen Duross
Phone (207) 590-1224
Additional Information
UD softball youth camp. The Spartan Softball Camp offers young players the opportunity to receive hands-on instruction from UD coaches and UD softball players.

Buttons & Bobbins

September 19 – December 19, 2024
Start Time 4:00 p.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
Come learn to sew on a sewing machine! You will create projects perfect for beginners; No previous sewing experience necessary. Registration is required.

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.

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!

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

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