Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Public Library

Initiative aims to make the library experience positive and accommodating for patrons with sensory needs.

She’s no Slytherin. Paloma Bribriesco simply loves reading — so much so that the 6-year-old read 519 books in 2021. Harry Potter, graphic novels about refugees and nonfiction books about the environment were all part of her reading list.

As the Cedar Rapids Public Library celebrates 125 years, patrons can see the library’s history and evolution on display starting Jan. 15.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library will celebrate its 125th anniversary next month with exhibits and displays of history at the downtown and Ladd locations.

To ensure all Cedar Rapidians have a “mirror” reflecting themselves in library books, staff began auditing the collection in 2018 for representation and have successfully increased diversity, starting with young adult fiction.

New dates are May 13-15, 2022, at The Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids’ New Bo District; smaller sale scheduled for this Saturday with Farmers Market

A gun battle in the Cedar Rapids Carnegie library ends in death for an officer.

Both the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City public libraries have lifted the restrictions on browsing and capacity brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding will go toward social services, workforce development, flood protection and lost city revenue

Opening its third location, Roasters Coffeehouse has replaced Greyhound Cafe & Deli.

Masks requested at Cedar Rapids Public Library until June 21

The Cedar Rapids Public Library now has laptop kits available for patrons to borrow and take home from the downtown …