Honoring Indigenous Peoples
By Bailey Keimig-Gehrke, Youth Services
Reading recommendations for every age group in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day.
Category: Parents & Caregivers
Free Help for Falling Grades
By Emily Bartley, Youth Services Worried about your child’s falling grades? Connect with a professional online tutor today to get them the help they need—it’s FREE with your Dubuque resident library card and Tutor.com. What is Tutor.com? Tutor.com is an online tutoring service for K-12th […]
Summer Success with AmeriCorps
This summer, the library youth services department was lucky enough to have not one, not two, but THREE AmeriCorps members to help with community outreach efforts! Meet Sarah Russo, Shaneen Upal, and Calasandra Spray. Sarah is from Albany, New York, and has a Library Science […]
Explore TumbleBooks
What is the TumbleBook Library? It is an online collection of children’s books with a wide range of subjects, styles, and reading levels that we provide free through our website; you don’t even need a library card! TumbleBooks offers animated, professionally narrated picture books and […]
Go for a StoryWalk®
The library recently opened a permanent StoryWalk® at the Bee Branch Creek Greenway in Downtown Dubuque.
Drop Everything and Read
By Bailey Keimig-Gehrke, Youth Services Drop Everything and Read Day is held every year on Beverly Cleary’s birthday, April 12, to celebrate the beloved author and encourage reading. The initiative encourages everyone to set aside all distractions for at least 30 minutes and read a […]
Award-winning Books for Children & Teens
Looking for award-winning books for children and teens? Check out these local and national lists.
Every Child Ready to Read
Parents are teachers and the home is where children receive their first education. Pre-reading (or early literacy) skills set your child up for future success in school and reading, so it’s important to help your child develop these skills at home. Get your child ready […]
Six Essential Early Literacy Skills
Young children need a variety of skills to become successful readers. A panel of reading experts has determined that the following six early literacy skills become the building blocks for later reading and writing. Research indicates that children who enter school with more of these […]
College Prep Resources
Are you planning to attend college? Check out these college prep resources to help you get started on the right foot: Tutor.com Test Prep Center Get help preparing for the ACT or SAT college admission tests. Preparation Checklists Are you a student? A parent? An […]
Kid-friendly Websites
Looking for some fun and educational online outlets for your children? Check out these kid-friendly websites: