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Karla McMurrin has worked at every Library building in more than 40 years on staff
Meet the Cedar Rapids Public Library staff This week in our ongoing series introducing Library staff, meet Patron Services Specialist Karla ...
Children reading to dogs is one of Patron Services Specialist Melia Tatman’s favorite Library memories
Meet the Cedar Rapids Public Library staff This week in our ongoing series introducing Library staff, meet Patron Services Specialist Melia ...
For Patron Services Specialist Sampurna Ghosh, Library is ‘a temple of positivity’
Meet the Cedar Rapids Public Library staff This week we’re introducing Patron Services Specialist Sampurna Ghosh, as part of our series on ...
Dive into summer reading with these July new book releases
People often perceive library summer reading programs as aimed at children, but the staff of the Cedar Rapids Public Library want patrons of ...
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Downtown
450 Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319.261.READ
Hours
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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
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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
Dive into summer reading with these July new book releases
People often perceive library summer reading programs as aimed at children, but the staff of the Cedar Rapids Public Library want patrons of ...
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 ...
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name:
CRPL-Public
Password:
MyLibrary
WHAT TO READ
Dive into summer reading with these July new book releases
People often perceive library summer reading programs as aimed at children, but the staff of the Cedar Rapids Public Library want patrons of ...
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 ...