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Stay Healthy This Winter at the Library
The Cedar Rapids Public Library invites everyone to stay healthy and engaged with their community this winter, despite falling temperatures. ...
Food for Fines 2019
The Metro Library Network announced today that the three libraries in the network will again accept non-perishable food items in lieu of fines ...
Celebrate Banned Books Week 2019
Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2019) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, ...
5,000 Children Enrolled in Local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation announced that more than 5,000 children are actively enrolled in Dolly Parton’s Imagination ...
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-Sat 9am-5pm
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-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 1pm – 5pm
WHAT TO READ
Winter Goals
Ladies, gentleman, and non binary friends- I have news. Winter is here. We can deny it all we want, but we know it is just around the corner. ...
Holiday Book Selections
With the holidays fast approaching, there are a number of great new book selections to get you in the spirit. The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper ...
I’m Not Really A Waitress: How One Woman Took Over the Beauty Industry One Color At a Time
If you’re a manicure aficionado, you’ve probably heard of a nail polish company called OPI. (In fact, you’re probably ...
Dystopian Days
Dystopian fiction has had a great deal of readership in the past few years and recently released titles such as Margaret Atwood’s ...
Picture Book Biographies
Picture book biographies are a growing trend in publishing. They are narrative nonfiction books which are written like a story making them ...
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer is the latest release by best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, Between ...
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name:
CRPL-Public
Password:
MyLibrary
WHAT TO READ
Winter Goals
Ladies, gentleman, and non binary friends- I have news. Winter is here. We can deny it all we want, but we know it is just around the corner. ...
Holiday Book Selections
With the holidays fast approaching, there are a number of great new book selections to get you in the spirit. The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper ...
I’m Not Really A Waitress: How One Woman Took Over the Beauty Industry One Color At a Time
If you’re a manicure aficionado, you’ve probably heard of a nail polish company called OPI. (In fact, you’re probably ...
Dystopian Days
Dystopian fiction has had a great deal of readership in the past few years and recently released titles such as Margaret Atwood’s ...
Picture Book Biographies
Picture book biographies are a growing trend in publishing. They are narrative nonfiction books which are written like a story making them ...
The Water Dancer
The Water Dancer is the latest release by best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Beautiful Struggle, We Were Eight Years in Power, Between ...