Event List

Featured Events

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Cedar Rapids Resource Fair & Expungement Clinic

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Library Commons at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adult
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Spring Craft Bonanza

Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies, Family Programs

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
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Corridor Games on Demand: Community Game Day

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Conference Room at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Games and Activities

Age Group:

Adult
art supplies and words create art

Experimenting with Blackout Poetry

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
Small fossils are embedded in rock at the Devonian Fossil Gorge.

Devonian Fossils: Ocean Life in Iowa

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Beems Auditorium B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
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Explore ChatGPT & Conversational AI

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Opportunity Center Classroom at Ladd Library

Program Type:

Job Skills Training, Opportunity Center

Age Group:

Adult
A circle has a painting of a woman in a red headscarf with the words "Czech Village: 48th Houby Days."

Learn About Houby Days with the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
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Your Library at Twin Pines Park

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us for this 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime.

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Early Learning Story Time

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5. This high-energy story time features stories, songs, and bubbles!

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Your Library at Cleveland Park

Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Friday, July 24, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

A 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime. 

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Your Library at Daniels Park

Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
Tom Pease and children dance at the Downtown Library.

Children's Musician Tom Pease

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Family Programs, Special Performances
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Singer, songwriter, and recording artist Tom Pease entertains with great music and audience participation that will have you rockin' and rollin' like no other performance.  

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Your Library at Bever Park

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
Tom Pease plays the guitar as children watch.

Children's Musician Tom Pease

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Family Programs, Special Performances
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Singer, songwriter, and recording artist Tom Pease entertains with great music and audience participation that will have you rockin' and rollin' like no other performance.  

Tom Pease and children dance at the Downtown Library.

Children's Musician Tom Pease

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library
Program Type:
Special Performances
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Singer, songwriter, and recording artist Tom Pease entertains with great music and audience participation that will have you rockin' and rollin' like no other performance.  

image of a fairy and the words early learning storytime

Early Learning Story Time

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5. This high-energy story time features stories, songs, and bubbles!

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Your Library at Twin Pines Park

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us for this 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime.

image of a fairy and the words early learning storytime

Early Learning Story Time

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5. This high-energy story time features stories, songs, and bubbles!

A man reads a book to watching children sitting with some adults on a blue blanket in Cleveland Park.

Your Library at Cleveland Park

Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

A 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime. 

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Expressive Arts With Tanager

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Children's Program Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Crafts & Hobbies, Family Programs
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age

Arts, movement, and music for youth and their caregivers at the Downtown Library. This program is geared to pre-K to second graders. 

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Your Library at Daniels Park

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
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Friends of the Library Farmers Market Book Sale

Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 7:30am - 12:00pm
Urban Plaza at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Book Sale
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Purchase new and gently used books from the Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library during Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Markets. Browse the books in front of the Downtown Library while shopping the market.

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Toadally Awesome Party

Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Family Programs
Age Group:
Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Toadally Awesome Pets will bring a variety of live frogs, toads, axolotls, and more — each safely displayed in their enclosures.

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Your Library at Bever Park

Monday, August 3, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
image of a fairy and the words early learning storytime

Early Learning Story Time

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5. This high-energy story time features stories, songs, and bubbles!

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Your Library at Twin Pines Park

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Family Programs, Games and Activities
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Find us at parks around the city from Monday, June 8 to Friday, Aug. 7 for books, games, fun, and a few surprises, too.

Offsite Event
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Baby & Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Downtown Library
Program Type:
Books and Reading, Early Learning
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers

Join us for this 15-minute story and song program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 45-minute playtime.