Tax Forms and Free Tax Preparation in Dubuque in 2024

Updated: January 5, 2024

Tax Forms & Printing at Carnegie-Stout Public Library

The Iowa Department of Revenue is not distributing paper tax instruction booklets through Carnegie-Stout Public Library this year, and the selection from the IRS is very limited.

Library staff can help you find tax forms and instructions on the Internet and print them for 10 cents per side of a sheet. For more info call Carnegie-Stout Public Library at 563-589-4225 and ask for the Reference Desk.

Iowa Tax Forms

Iowa tax forms are available online at tax.iowa.gov/forms.

Help with Iowa forms and tax questions is available by calling 515-281-3114 or 800-367-3388.

Federal Tax Forms

Federal tax forms and instructions are available online at www.irs.gov/forms-instructions.

You can order free forms to be delivered to you by mail at www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/forms-and-publications-by-us-mail or by calling 800-829-3676.

Tax help is available by calling 800-829-1040. According to the IRS, live phone assistance is extremely limited at this time.

Free Tax Preparation in Dubuque

HACAP (Hawkeye Area Community Action Program) at hacap.org/taxes provides free and confidential tax preparation for individuals with low to moderate incomes. For details, please call HACAP in Dubuque at 563-556-5130 or send an email to taxes@hacap.org.

FY21 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last evening about the Library's Fiscal Year 2021 budget recommendations.

Here's a link to the video of Susan's presentation. For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2021 Budget page.

FY20 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last evening about the Library's Fiscal Year 2020 budget recommendations.

Here's a link to the video of Susan's presentation. For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2020 Budget page.

FY19 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last evening about the Library's Fiscal Year 2019 budget recommendations.

Here's a link to the video of Susan's presentation. For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget.

FY18 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last evening about the Library's Fiscal Year 2018 budget recommendations. Here's the video:


For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2018 Budget.

FY17 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last evening about the Library's Fiscal Year 2017 budget recommendations. Here's the video:


For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget.

Colorful, pocket-sized copies of Carnegie-Stout Public Library's Annual Report are available for free at the library.

FY16 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council this week about the Library's Fiscal Year 2016 budget recommendations. Here's the video:

For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget.

Copies of Carnegie-Stout Public Library's Annual Report are available for free at the library. This year's report is in the form of an attractive calendar with historical photos, facts and figures, and upcoming library events.

April Magazines of the Month: Kiplinger's and Consumer Reports Money Adviser

April is not just tax season, it's also Money Smart Week! An annual opportunity to take a look at your personal finances and budget to see if there's anything you could be doing better.

If you need a tax form, we have some of the federal forms available in the library, and can help you print others from the state and federal websites for 10 cents a page. We're also partnering with other local organizations for Money Smart Week. Don't miss Community Shred Day from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday April 12th or the Money Smart Kids READ event from 4-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10th.

In honor of fiscal responsibility, we've selected Consumer Reports Money Adviser and Kinglinger's Personal Finance Magazine as our April magazines of the month! Be sure to check them out, along with the other titles on our Money Smart display on the second floor.

You can also check out Kiplinger's Personal Finance on your tablet or computer through our Zinio app.

FY15 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last night about the Library's fiscal year 2015 budget recommendations. Here's the video:


For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget.

You can pick up a copy of the Annual Report for Carnegie-Stout Public Library by stopping in, or on our website.

FY14 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last night about the Library's fiscal year 2014 budget recommendations. Here's the video:


For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget.

Poorcraft by C. Spike Trotman & Diana Nock

Around the age of seven, I decided that books with pictures were for little kids who couldn't read real books yet, or boys who liked robot trucks and superheroes so much that cartoons weren't enough. The only exceptions to this rule were Garfield, The Far Side, and Calvin and Hobbes.

Luckily, by the time I got to college, dorm rooms came equipped with internet and in between working on papers I discovered webcomics. Almost always free, often created by newer, less established, or more experimental artists and writers, these were my one-page-at-a-time introduction to the world of graphic novels.

I'm still an avid reader of webcomics, which is how I came to hear of Poorcraft: funnybook fundamentals of living well on less (640 TRO). The writer, Spike Trotman, is responsible for one of my favorites, Templar, AZ (sometimes NSFW), and I've been waiting to read this graphic novel guide to living within your means since she raised the possibility.

In fact, I wish I'd had this book before I finished college, and entered the world of entry level positions, job hunting in a lukewarm economy, and graduate school. Poorcraft has everything from tips on how to make your own cleaning supplies to how to navigate the complexity of the health care system. Some of the advice my parents gave me (always keep a budget, don't buy things on credit), and some I've learned through experience (how to find a good apartment), but many elements were new for me (how to care for an iron skillet).

The art is done by Diana Nock who, among other projects, does the webcomic The Intrepid Girlbot (family friendly). The style she uses for Poorcraft reminds me of cartoons from the 1930s, very expressive and loose limbed. A callback to the Great Depression makes sense for the topic! I love the humor of the visual style (there are some very amusing background elements), and how the book is organized around Millie's navigation of the concepts of frugality with Penny's help. By having the humor and a narrative, it turns Poorcraft from a list of Dos and Don'ts into a story you'll want to read cover to cover!

I highly recommend this title for anyone looking to save a little money in their budget, whether you're just starting out, or you've been navigating adulthood for years. Poorcraft will give you a good starting point!

You can see more of Spike's work on her website: www.ironcircus.com
And more of Diana Nock's work on her website: www.jinxville.com
Both sites may include material that is NSFW.

~Sarah, Adult Services

FY13 Library Budget Presentation Video

Carnegie-Stout Public Library Director Susan Henricks gave a presentation to the Dubuque City Council last night about the Library's fiscal year 2013 budget recommendations. Here's the video:



For more information, see the City of Dubuque's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget.

April's Magazine of the Month is "Money"

Carnegie-Stout Public Library will be celebrating Money Smart week April 2nd-9th. In addition to the events being held at the library, our magazine of the month is "Money".

"Money offers a wide range of investment and money-management advice through articles, interviews, and regular columns. Issues include practical information on increasing the value of your home, financing vacation, planning for retirement, paying taxes, protecting finances, investment strategies for building wealth, remodeling and refinancing homes, life insurance, and tips on getting the best life at the best price. The magazine also covers family matters regarding money, including how to teach children good money-management habits and how to blend finances after marriage. Money has the highest circulation of any financial publication in the U.S." ~ Amazon

Money magazine also has a companion website http://money.cnn.com/ In addition to Money magazine, Carnegie-Stout also offers the following personal finance and money management magazines:

Barron's
Dollars & Sense
Entrepreneur
Forbes
Fortune
Consumer Reports Money Adviser
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
Kiplinger's Retirement Report
The Kiplinger Letter: forecasting for management and decision making
Smart Money

C-SPL also has a wide variety of current books on the topic of money management and personal finance. Stop by the Reference desk for a list of books or to check out one of the magazines mentioned above.