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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 ...
Summer Circus Party July 27
The Cedar Rapids Public Library invites you to celebrate the end of the Summer Dare with our Summer Dare Circus Party on Saturday, July 27, ...
New Service Alert!
The Cedar Rapids Public Library is now offering a new digital service called Hoopla, offering Cedar Rapids citizens access to downloadable ...
Ladd Library Adds Saturday Hours
The Ladd Library will open on Saturdays from 9 am to 5 pm beginning July 1. The additional open hours come two years after budget cuts forced a ...
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
Cuz I Love You
Summer finally arrived! I had doubts for the entirety of June when it seemed we were stuck in a November-like rain and cold schedule. Now ...
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 ...
WIFI PASS
Wireless Name:
CRPL-Public
Password:
MyLibrary
WHAT TO READ
Cuz I Love You
Summer finally arrived! I had doubts for the entirety of June when it seemed we were stuck in a November-like rain and cold schedule. Now ...
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 ...