News & Updates

Cedar Rapids City Manager Pomeranz presented the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (for Fiscal Year (FY) ending June 30, 2026) to the Mayor and City Council in February.

Feb. 28, 2025 – The 2025 Oscars are Sunday, March 2, and the library has many of the nominees for you to borrow as DVDs or Blu-Rays. Want to dive deeper into some of these stories? Borrow the books behind them!

Feb. 24, 2025 – As Black History Month draws to a close, browse this collection of books that celebrate Black joy, all year round, from romantic fiction to celebratory cookbooks to collections focused on art, poetry, and the great outdoors.

The Cedar Rapids Public Library is undergoing a transition in software for our meeting rooms and event calendar as of March 4, 2025. The look and feel of the system will be new, but the process and policies will stay exactly the same.

Feb. 17, 2025 – February is Black History Month, so we have collected a list of recently published books for young adults that honor Black history and Black lives. From fiction that imagines the life of real-life legendary Black journalist Ida B.

Feb. 10, 2025 – With Valentine's Day around the corner, what better time to read about love, true love? Materials Librarian Allison Zordell curated a collection of books that lean into fairy tales and their classic depictions of true love.

Feb. 3, 2025 – The Cedar Rapids Public Library is made possible by our incredible staff. And we are staffed by book lovers. To celebrate the people who keep our library running, we're highlighting different staff members and books they love.

Jan. 27, 2025 – As we near the end of January, there is at least one month of winter left to go. Why not lean into the season with some wintery fiction?

Jan. 21, 2025 – The holidays are long over, and several weeks of winter still stretch ahead. What better time to embrace some coziness?

Jan. 9, 2025 – Construction continues on the Westside Library as we enter 2025, and winter weather is fully upon us. Weather plays a critical role this time of year, and the project team is monitoring and adjusting work accordingly. 

Jan. 6, 2025 – The Cedar Rapids Public Library is made possible by our incredible staff. And we are staffed by book lovers. To celebrate the people who keep our library running, we're highlighting different staff members and books they love.

Jan. 6, 2025 – Iowa author Katie Hopkins writes about Iowa history - and loves diving into the spooky and mysterious side of the state. She wrote "Iowa: Haunted Corridor" with her husband, Josh Hopkins, and on Thursday, Jan.

Dec. 30, 2024 – "Wicked" fever is everywhere, with the success of the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, which is, of course, itself an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Gregory Maguire.

Dec. 23, 2024 – We're counting down the most popular books of the year. We've compiled lists of the most borrowed titles by Cedar Rapids Public Library patrons in several different genres. 

Dec. 19, 2024 – We're counting down the most popular books of the year. We've compiled lists of the most borrowed titles by Cedar Rapids Public Library patrons in several different genres.