Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Public Library

The program that employs people who’ve experienced homelessness to patrol Greene Square and key downtown areas is starting again for the summer months.

Residents can visit the Community Room at the Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd. SW, from 4 to 6 p.m. May 1 for an update on the project. There are likely to be schematic drawings available to look at from architects.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library was honored with the Jerry Kline Community Impact Prize to recognize the library’s influence on the community. The prize is awarded to one library in North America each year.

Also, Marion and MEDCO publish a developer’s guide

The Westdale area is growing rapidly, and residents celebrate it for its diversity and mix of amenities. But what infrastructure and services are needed to support its growth? A new plan from Cedar Rapids will guide future improvements to this part of the southwest quadrant.

Using previously allocated ARPA funds, Cedar Rapids awarded $900,000 toward transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness, accessibility improvements, a dog park and the westside public library park.

Large traveling exhibits and smaller pop-ups help take Black history, culture across Iowa and beyond

The award carries with it a $250,000 check from the Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation.

A $6 million ARPA contribution from the city of Cedar Rapids gets the library closer to its goal of raising $25 million to build a permanent facility off 20th Avenue and Wiley Boulevard SW.

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Library will be closed Wednesday through Friday to allow for a final cleaning after a fire at the library in July

They stopped in neighborhoods from 1952 to 1983

The downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library will reopen Thursday after most cleaning has wrapped up following a fire that broke out last month.

The Cedar Rapids Downtown Library has opened part of the lobby for returns and hold pickup after a small fire on July 27 caused the library to close.

Books are being transferred to other area libraries while the Cedar Rapids Public Library undergoes repairs following a fire in July.

The Downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library doesn’t yet have an estimate of how long it will take to reopen after a small fire closed the building on Wednesday.