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Library Partners with Waypoint to Offer Temporary Cooling and Computer Center
With the Downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library closed temporarily after a fire on July 27, library staff have partnered with Waypoint to open a ...
Downtown Library Closed Until Further Notice
UPDATE July 29: The book drop at the Downtown Library is closed. Please return books to Ladd, Hiawatha or Marion Libraries or one of the book ...
Reading into Success, Library Hosting Children’s Health Fair
Reading Into Success and the Cedar Rapids Public Library are partnering with Urban Dreams to host a Children’s Health Fair. The event will ...
Masks Required in Library, Other City Buildings
To maximize protection from COVID-19, all visitors to City-owned buildings, including the library, will be required to wear a mask while inside ...
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 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 9am-8pm
Fri-Sat 9am-5pm
Sun 1pm-5pm
WHAT TO READ
Book Review: ‘Blood, Sweat & Chrome : the Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road’
By Librarian Kristine Olsen Pick it up at the library or put it on hold in our catalog. I, along with many others, I’m sure, dismissed the ...
Top Checkouts for February 2022
The Last Thing He Told Me…was that this book was going to be incredibly popular with patrons at the Downtown branch. It’s Better ...
Top Checkouts for January 2022
Continuing it’s hold at the top of the popular adult fiction checkouts for patrons at the Downtown library is The Last Thing He Told Me ...
Top Checkouts for November 2021
With such popularity, it’s unsurprising that the top adult fiction checkout for the Downtown Library is The Last Thing He Told Me by ...
Top Checkouts for October 2021
The top adult fiction checkout for the Downtown Library was The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave while 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James ...
YA fantasy, sci-fi and magical realism recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, it was later ...
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name:
CRPL-Public
Password:
MyLibrary
WHAT TO READ
Book Review: ‘Blood, Sweat & Chrome : the Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road’
By Librarian Kristine Olsen Pick it up at the library or put it on hold in our catalog. I, along with many others, I’m sure, dismissed the ...
Top Checkouts for February 2022
The Last Thing He Told Me…was that this book was going to be incredibly popular with patrons at the Downtown branch. It’s Better ...
Top Checkouts for January 2022
Continuing it’s hold at the top of the popular adult fiction checkouts for patrons at the Downtown library is The Last Thing He Told Me ...
Top Checkouts for November 2021
With such popularity, it’s unsurprising that the top adult fiction checkout for the Downtown Library is The Last Thing He Told Me by ...
Top Checkouts for October 2021
The top adult fiction checkout for the Downtown Library was The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave while 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James ...
YA fantasy, sci-fi and magical realism recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, it was later ...