Upcoming Events

Featured Events

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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
Black and white geometric graphic with words On Their Own And OK in the center

On Their Own & OK with Iowa State Extension and Outreach

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:30am - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Family Programs, Other

Age Group:

School Age
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
gardening tools

Plant Swap

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

Adult
Cartoon animals are tangled up in a snake in the Zootopia 2 poster.

"Zootopia 2" Showing & Activity

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Beems Auditorium A/B, Whipple Auditorium at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Family Programs, Movies and TV

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
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K-Pop Party

1:00pm–3:00pm
Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Meet Reptiles with the Cold-Blooded Redhead

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Your Library at Bever Park

11:30am–1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Offsite
Offsite Event

Meet Reptiles with the Cold-Blooded Redhead

1:00pm–2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Meet Reptiles with the Cold-Blooded Redhead

3:30pm–4:30pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Ladd Library

Your Library at Twin Pines Park

11:30am–1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Offsite
Offsite Event

Dungeons & Dragons

4:30pm–6:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Cedar Rapids Chess Club

5:30pm–7:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Your Library at Cleveland Park

11:30am–1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Offsite
Offsite Event

Read to Dogs

6:30pm–7:15pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Ladd Library

Paper Plane Exploration

6:30pm–7:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Expressive Arts With Tanager

10:00am–11:00am
Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Your Library at Daniels Park

11:30am–1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Offsite
Offsite Event

A Very Muppet Summer: "The Dark Crystal"

2:30pm–4:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Friday Afternoon Magic

2:30pm–4:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Friends of the Library Farmers Market Book Sale

7:30am–12:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Button Making

10:00am–12:00pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Dragon Training Academy

10:00am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Your Library at Bever Park

11:30am–1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Offsite
Offsite Event

Dragon Training Academy

1:00pm–2:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Dragon Training Academy

3:30pm–4:30pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Ladd Library

Your Library at Twin Pines Park

11:30am–1:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Offsite
Offsite Event

Dungeons & Dragons

4:30pm–6:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Cedar Rapids Chess Club

5:30pm–7:30pm
School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library