Cedar Rapids Public Library - Cedar Rapids Public Library

Enter your keyword

Author: Alison Gowans

  • Home
  • Archives by: Alison Gowans

How Library volunteers are using YouTube to make programming more accessible

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Library’s YouTube channel didn’t get much use. There were only 20 videos uploaded in its first five years.  Then, the pandemic hit, the Library doors temporarily closed, and in-person programming ground to a sudden halt.  “Our programming team did an amazing job of pivoting to online programs,” said Library volunteer… View more

Read Woke: Books about protest and social justice

Throughout the Library’s Read Woke program, our librarians have been interviewing community members and collecting book recommendations designed to challenge people to educate themselves about others through deliberate, thoughtful reading.  For the “Read Woke: Policing and Protest” program, African American Museum of Iowa Executive Director LaNisha Cassell discussed the museum, how the museum’s “Unwavering: 21st… View more

  • 1
  • …
  • 5
  • 6