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. 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.
Dec. 9, 2024 – 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.
Dec. 4, 2024 – 'Tis the season for romance. If Hallmark movies are your jam during the holiday season, or you're looking for a cozy winter read, we have the books for you.
Nov. 25, 2024 – The holiday season is here, and that means cooking with family and friends.
Nov. 21, 2024 – 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.
Nov. 14, 2024 – November is Native American Heritage Month, and Materials Librarian Allison Zordell has curated a list of books by Indigenous authors to read this month and all year.
Nov. 7, 2024 – November is NaNoWriMo, aka National Novel Writing Month. An idea that began in 1999, NaNoWriMo participants aim to write the 50,000 words for a first draft of a novel in just 30 days.