The Cedar Rapids Public Library holds equity as one of our guiding principles and inclusion as a strategy for growth. We stand with our staff, patrons, trustees, and community in the refusal to accept racism in our country, and are committed to educating ourselves and providing resources for all who would like to learn to be better… View more
The Cedar Rapids Public Library holds equity as one of our guiding principles and inclusion as a strategy for growth. Throughout history, institutions like public libraries have striven to be open for all, while at the same time continuing long-standing modes of institutional racism. The Cedar Rapids Public Library has made steps forward in the… View more
Materials can now be returned to Metro Library book drops, including those at the Downtown Library and Ladd Library, as well as the book drops at metro area HyVee stores. Items returned to the Library will be quarantined for 72 hours as a safety precaution after being returned to the Cedar Rapids Public Library. There… View more
The Metro Library Network, comprised of the Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, and Marion Public Libraries, will begin offering low or no-contact curbside hold pickup of library materials beginning Friday, May 22. All metro libraries are currently closed to the public to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. All library programs and events, both… View more
To Our Community, We have missed seeing you in person over the past several weeks. We hope you are staying safe and healthy and have been able to use our Library-at-Home resources including our ebooks, audiobooks, and virtual programs. As the state begins a reopening process, your library staff is working hard on a… View more
Our staff is taking time right now to share reviews of some of the books, movies, and music they’re enjoying during their time at home. The views are uniquely their own. Be sure to tell us what you think! Never Let Me Go by Kazua Ishiguro Do you ever get in a reading funk? I… View more
The staff of the Cedar Rapids Public Library are working to serve the community and provide great programs, resources, and connections from home. We celebrate them today as a part of National Library Workers Day and National Library Week.
Our staff is taking time right now to share reviews of some of the books, movies, and music they’re enjoying during their time at home. The views are uniquely their own. Be sure to tell us what you think! Practical Centering by Larkin Barnett is a book that teaches different breathing techniques, visualization, and movements… View more
National Library Week (April 19 – 25, 2020) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. This year, the Cedar Rapids Public Library wants to celebrate the Library at Your Place. We are excited to share a special message just for you from award-winning author… View more
Our staff is taking time right now to share reviews of some of the books, movies, and music they’re enjoying during their time at home. The views are uniquely their own. Be sure to tell us what you think! Growing up, I read and greatly enjoyed the imaginative book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg. A… View more
