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Celebrate National Library Week
April 7-13, the Cedar Rapids Public Library joins libraries nationwide in celebrating the many ways libraries lead their communities ...
Text Message Notifications are Here!
The Metro Library Network is excited to offer a new notification service: text messaging. Patrons are invited to update their contact ...
12th Annual Out Loud! Author Series to Feature Three Nationally Recognized Authors
Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series brings another solid set of authors to the metro area this summer for the 12th consecutive ...
Spring Programs 2019
Our spring issue of OPEN has hit shelves and it is full of programs and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
LIBRARY LOCATION & HOURS
Downtown
450 Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319.261.READ
Hours
M-Th 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 1pm-5pm
Ladd Library
3750 Williams Blvd. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319.261.READ
Hours
M-Th 8am-8pm
Fri 9am-5pm
Sat CLOSED
Sun 1pm – 5pm
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name
CRPL-Public
Password
MyLibrary
LIBRARY LOCATION & HOURS
Downtown
450 Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319.261.READ
Hours
M-Th 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 1pm-5pm
Ladd Library
3750 Williams Blvd. SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
319.261.READ
Hours
M-Th 8am-8pm
Fri 9am-5pm
Sat CLOSED
Sun 1pm – 5pm
WHAT TO READ
Mission Creek Festival
Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City is April 2-7th at various venues around town. The festival is mixture of literature, music and film. ...
The Binti trilogy made me fall in love with sci-fi all over again.
I appreciate sci-fi that takes me into a fantastical place and simultaneously reminds me of the wonders of the real world. From the beginning ...
Greg Pak’s Hulk is a SMASH of good story telling.
I’ve been a comic book fan for quite a while. I’ll read a whole series of trade paper backs by one writer on one character at a ...
Staff Picks of 2018
As we wrap up another wonderful year at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, we would like to express our gratitude to our patrons, our volunteers, ...
For All Families
Families come in all shapes and sizes and can experience so many changes from divorce to a new baby. This fall even the Library welcomed a new ...
Freegal Mixtapes
Mixtapes are an effervescent, emotionally-illusive, and joyful instrument of expression. Created by yourself they are a reflection of a ...
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name:
CRPL-Public
Password:
MyLibrary
WHAT TO READ
Mission Creek Festival
Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City is April 2-7th at various venues around town. The festival is mixture of literature, music and film. ...
The Binti trilogy made me fall in love with sci-fi all over again.
I appreciate sci-fi that takes me into a fantastical place and simultaneously reminds me of the wonders of the real world. From the beginning ...
Greg Pak’s Hulk is a SMASH of good story telling.
I’ve been a comic book fan for quite a while. I’ll read a whole series of trade paper backs by one writer on one character at a ...
Staff Picks of 2018
As we wrap up another wonderful year at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, we would like to express our gratitude to our patrons, our volunteers, ...
For All Families
Families come in all shapes and sizes and can experience so many changes from divorce to a new baby. This fall even the Library welcomed a new ...
Freegal Mixtapes
Mixtapes are an effervescent, emotionally-illusive, and joyful instrument of expression. Created by yourself they are a reflection of a ...