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Additional Services Now Available
Both locations of the Cedar Rapids Public Library are excited to welcome the public for additional Library services beginning today, June ...
Our New System
The Metro Library Network is pleased to announce the successful launch of our new Integrated Library System or ILS. This system manages our ...
Library publishes student book for Reed Park Story Walk
Cedar Rapids fifth grader Reese Olalde is a published author, and she’s loving it. “I’ve always wanted to write a book,” she said. ...
Bringing books and conversation to the Juvenile Detention Center
When Carl Rush gathered in a room with teens at the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center to discuss books recently, he was encouraged by what ...
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 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun-CLOSED
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 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun CLOSED
WHAT TO READ
New and notable LGBTQ+ titles, from novels to memoirs to photography
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke EmeziPublished June 8, 2021. Biography. The New York Times-bestselling author of “The ...
Proudly Bisexual Young Adult Books for June and Beyond
The month of June is marked by the end of the school year for most students, the beginning of summer, and Pride Month. While often associated ...
Asian and Asian American Young Adult Books to Binge
Asian and Asian American authors and characters represent a wide variety of stories and cultures. Asia is, of course, an enormous continent ...
New and notable recommendations for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and Librarian Kim Martens-Tyo gathered this list of recommended titles that are currently part of the ...
Read Woke: In conversation with Monsoon Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
Lata D’Mello, Co-Director of Programs at Monsoon Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, spoke with Librarian Meredith Crawford for ...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating women’s lives through literature
March is Women’s History Month, and Librarian Heather Meyer-Boothby has curated a list of recommended reads. Narrowing down a short list ...
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name:
CRPL-Public
Password:
MyLibrary
WHAT TO READ
New and notable LGBTQ+ titles, from novels to memoirs to photography
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke EmeziPublished June 8, 2021. Biography. The New York Times-bestselling author of “The ...
Proudly Bisexual Young Adult Books for June and Beyond
The month of June is marked by the end of the school year for most students, the beginning of summer, and Pride Month. While often associated ...
Asian and Asian American Young Adult Books to Binge
Asian and Asian American authors and characters represent a wide variety of stories and cultures. Asia is, of course, an enormous continent ...
New and notable recommendations for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and Librarian Kim Martens-Tyo gathered this list of recommended titles that are currently part of the ...
Read Woke: In conversation with Monsoon Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
Lata D’Mello, Co-Director of Programs at Monsoon Asian and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, spoke with Librarian Meredith Crawford for ...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating women’s lives through literature
March is Women’s History Month, and Librarian Heather Meyer-Boothby has curated a list of recommended reads. Narrowing down a short list ...