Event List

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5, featuring stories, songs, and interactive activities. 

Local reptile enthusiast Lindsay McDermott has a passion for sharing reptiles and invertebrates with children and families. Get up close and personal with her lizards, snakes, arachnids, and more at this interactive presentation!

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

Local reptile enthusiast Lindsay McDermott has a passion for sharing reptiles and invertebrates with children and families. Get up close and personal with her lizards, snakes, arachnids, and more at this interactive presentation!

Local reptile enthusiast Lindsay McDermott has a passion for sharing reptiles and invertebrates with children and families. Get up close and personal with her lizards, snakes, arachnids, and more at this interactive presentation!

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

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

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

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

Children and caregivers are invited to a story time that is designed for attendees with multi-sensory needs including low lights, reduced sounds, and opportunities for social interaction and play.

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

Tee up to explore the library and enjoy some book-themed mini-golf holes. Drop-in anytime between 5:30-7 pm to the Children's Programming Room to pick up a map and score card. Balls and putters will be located with each hole.

Trained, certified therapy dogs provide companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone is welcome to read to the dogs. Stay for a performance at 7 p.m.! 

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

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

Purchase new and gently used books from the Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library during Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Markets. Browse the books on the Urban Plaza in front of the Fourth Avenue doors of the Downtown Library.

Join us for a fun-filled story time for children ages 2-5, featuring stories, songs, and interactive activities. 

In this show, we expose you to chemical reactions. We walk you through how heat can create sound, get to play with HIGHLY FLAMMABLE powder (Don’t worry, we are always safe!), and get messy with ink.

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile. 

In this show, we expose you to chemical reactions. We walk you through how heat can create sound, get to play with HIGHLY FLAMMABLE powder (Don’t worry, we are always safe!), and get messy with ink.

In this show, we expose you to chemical reactions. We walk you through how heat can create sound, get to play with HIGHLY FLAMMABLE powder (Don’t worry, we are always safe!), and get messy with ink.

Enjoy a story time for all ages in the park! Then stick around for library activities and giveaways with the Mobile Technology Lab, sign up for the Summer Reading Program, and hang out with our friends at the Rollin' Recmobile.