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Access thousands of free online training videos and courses, on topics like Photoshop, Excel, financial literacy, writing, and more.

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This independent, nonprofit organization provides more than 8,000 trusted reviews along with investigative reporting, championing product safety and fairness for all.

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Search the archives of hundreds of historic newspapers for obituaries, marriage announcements, birth announcements, social pages, national and local news articles, sports, advertisements, entertainment, fashion and lifestyle pages, comics, and more.
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Check These Out: Books for Storytellers

Sept. 29, 2025 - The inaugural Cedar Rapids Storytelling Festival, a new event put on by local nonprofit TellersBridge and the Cedar Rapids Public Library, is coming to the Downtown Library Oct. 1-4.