By Librarian Kristine Olsen Pick it up at the library or put it on hold in our catalog. I, along with many others, I’m sure, dismissed the idea of yet another Mad Max film when I first learned another movie was in production. I didn’t know how they were going to continue the story, especially… View more
The Last Thing He Told Me…was that this book was going to be incredibly popular with patrons at the Downtown branch. It’s Better This Way by Debbie Macomber was the second most popular adult fiction Downtown. John Grisham’s The Judge’s List was the most popular fiction title for patrons at the Ladd branch. The memoir… View more
Continuing it’s hold at the top of the popular adult fiction checkouts for patrons at the Downtown library is The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave. This book has remained the most popular adult fiction checkout since October 2021. For patrons at Ladd, Debbie Macomber’s It’s Better This Way was the most popular… View more
With such popularity, it’s unsurprising that the top adult fiction checkout for the Downtown Library is The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave for a second month in a row. Adult fiction checkouts were more varied at Ladd with a ten-way tie for the top spot including last months favorite 2 Sisters Detective… View more
The top adult fiction checkout for the Downtown Library was The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave while 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox was Ladd Library’s main attraction. Patrons Downtown made Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover their top nonfiction checkout, keeping the title, which spent 132 consecutive… View more
September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson, it was later expanded to a full month under President Ronald Reagan in 1988. The period also coincides with independence anniversary celebrations in several Latin American countries. We wanted to take the opportunity to draw… View more
By Programming Librarian Meredith Crawford Don’t every let anyone tell you graphic novels don’t count as reading, or that they’re only for younger readers. Whether you’re a graphic novel enthusiast or newcomer to these illustrated stories, here are five great titles published in the last year. These recommendations are from a virtual program in our Read Woke series. Full… View more
Read the book before the film hits your screens! These children and young adult stories were recently acquired for film or television adaptation. Check them out before everyone else does and stay off the holds list. Written by Stephanie Perkins for a young adult, horror-loving audience, There’s Someone Inside Your House was purchased by Netflix… View more
It seems impossible it is already August, but before we know it, it will be back to school time. Community Engagement Librarian Sarah Voels created this list of books for people looking for good reads for children as they get ready for a new semester. Picture Books Time for School, Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle… View more
People often perceive library summer reading programs as aimed at children, but the staff of the Cedar Rapids Public Library want patrons of all ages to get excited about reading, not just in the summer but year round. So we wanted to share some July new book releases for adults that we hope will get… View more