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Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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Library Closed Jan. 18-19

Both locations of the Cedar Rapids Public Library will be closed on Sunday, January 18 and Monday, January 19, in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.

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Dolly Parton's Birthday Party written with an illustration of red and green balloons.

Community Crafting for Dolly

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Library Commons at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

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Dolly Parton's Birthday Party written with an illustration of red and green balloons.

Dolly Parton’s Birthday Party

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Beems Auditorium A/B, Whipple Auditorium at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Books and Reading, Early Learning, Family Programs

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Adult

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

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A woman reads a picture book to a room of children and parents.

Parent Café in Partnership with YPN

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Offsite

Program Type:

Early Learning, Family Programs

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Adult

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

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Illustration of animal puppets with the words "Story Time."

Saturday Story Time: PJs & Hot Cocoa

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library

Program Type:

Books and Reading, Early Learning, Family Programs

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

This event is in the "Adult" group

book club words over pic of a book

Steeped in Books

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

UnConference Room at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Books and Reading

Age Group:

Adult

This event is in the "School Age" group

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This event is in the "Adult" group

NASA Voyager Film Showing with the Cedar Amateur Astronomers

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm

Whipple Auditorium at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies, Special Performances

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

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Family Fun written over a green circle.

Family Karaoke

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Family Programs, Games and Activities

Age Group:

Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

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Jan 12 2026 Mon

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Ladd Library

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This event is in the "Preschool" group

Jan 13 2026 Tue

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

This event is in the "Teen" group

Jan 13 2026 Tue

Family Art Night

5:30pm–6:30pm

Preschool, School Age, Teen

Ladd Library

Register

Registration Required

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Jan 14 2026 Wed

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers

Downtown Library

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This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 15 2026 Thu

Sensory Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Downtown Library

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This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 15 2026 Thu

CANCELLED - Read to Dogs

6:30pm–7:15pm

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Ladd Library

Cancelled

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Jan 16 2026 Fri

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers

Ladd Library

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 16 2026 Fri

Expressive Arts with Tanager

10:00am–11:00am

Preschool, School Age

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

This event is in the "Teen" group

This event is in the "Adult" group

Jan 16 2026 Fri

Community Crafting for Dolly

11:00am–12:00pm

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

This event is in the "Adult" group

Jan 17 2026 Sat

Dolly Parton’s Birthday Party

10:00am–12:00pm

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Adult

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

Jan 20 2026 Tue

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

This event is in the "Adult" group

Jan 20 2026 Tue

Parent Café in Partnership with YPN

5:30pm–7:30pm

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Adult

Offsite

Offsite Event

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Jan 21 2026 Wed

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

This event is in the "Teen" group

Jan 21 2026 Wed

Family Art Night

5:30pm–6:30pm

Preschool, School Age, Teen

Downtown Library

Register

Registration Required

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 22 2026 Thu

Sensory Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 22 2026 Thu

Expressive Arts With Tanager

10:00am–11:00am

Preschool, School Age

Ladd Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Jan 23 2026 Fri

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers

Ladd Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 24 2026 Sat

Saturday Story Time: PJs & Hot Cocoa

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Ladd Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

Jan 26 2026 Mon

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Ladd Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

Jan 27 2026 Tue

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

This event is in the "Teen" group

Jan 27 2026 Tue

Family Art Night

5:30pm–6:30pm

Preschool, School Age, Teen

Ladd Library

Register

Registration Required

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Jan 28 2026 Wed

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

This event is in the "Preschool" group

This event is in the "School Age" group

Jan 29 2026 Thu

Sensory Story Time

10:00am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Downtown Library

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group

Jan 30 2026 Fri

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am

Babies & Toddlers

Ladd Library

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