The Cedar Rapids Public Library will increase hours in both locations beginning Sunday, July 1, 2018. The Downtown Library will open from 1 pm to 5 pm on Sundays. The Ladd Library will open an hour earlier, at 8 am, on Monday-Thursday. “We are very happy to be able to increase hours at both locations… View more
Two-Way Conversions Update 6-26-18 Progress continues around the Downtown Library as we near July. The intersection at 5th Avenue and 5th Street should open by the end of this week, however traffic can’t cross the railroad tracks until new signals and lights are up. Once 5th Avenue partially opens, 5th Street will close through the… View more
Two-Way Conversions Update from the City of Cedar Rapids 6-20-18 The Union Pacific Railroad continues to work on the installation of safety gates and crossing arms downtown. Gates and crossing arms on both sides of the roadway are necessary for two-way traffic flow. Below is a summary of the work currently taking place: 2nd Avenue… View more
Construction continues on the two-way conversion project in downtown Cedar Rapids. Beginning Monday, June 11, the Downtown Library will not be accessible via 5th Avenue. Patrons can access the parking lot through the entrance on 5th Street, but we ask you to be mindful of the traffic and construction. Access is limited to one car… View more
Union Pacific Railroad is scheduled to begin work on the installation of the 2nd Avenue railroad safety gates and crossing arms on Wednesday, May 30. 2nd Avenue will remain open at this time. Intermittent closures may occur as the project progresses on 2nd Avenue SE at the 4th Street railroad tracks. Residents can sign up… View more
The Cedar Rapids Public Library is daring YOU to connect with the community and keep learning all summer long. The 2018 Summer Dare is not your average summer reading program. It is an inter-generational summer learning program that challenges the entire community to get out, explore, learn, connect, and, of course, read. “Participating in a… View more
UPDATE May 18, 2018 TRAFFIC IMPACTS – WORK CONTINUES DOWNTOWN Starting on May 7, the new traffic pattern on 2nd Avenue includes: New two-way lane markings between 1st Street SE and 3rd Street SE Temporary westbound only between 3rd Street SE and 4th Street SE (at the railroad tracks) New two-way lane markings between 4th… View more
April 6, 2018– The Cedar Rapids Public Library Board of Trustees voted on Thursday evening to approve additional hours for library access beginning July 1, 2018. The Downtown Library will be open on Sundays from 1 pm – 5 pm. The Ladd Library will be open an hour early on Monday-Thursday from 8 am –… View more
March 7, 2018 – Cedar Rapids children can now begin to build their personal library thanks to the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL). DPIL mails more than 1 million books each month to children around the world. The free program provides one book each month mailed directly to the… View more
The Cedar Rapids Public Library invites the community to engage in discussions and dialogues about complex topics through a new series called “Reality Bites”. This participatory series involves learning, discussing, and sharing. “The program was designed to address salient issues in our community; like race, immigration, mental health and politics,” said Victoria Fernandez, Patron Services… View more