Both locations will be closed on Sunday, January 19, and Monday, January 20, in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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.
Oct. 28, 2024 – Horror abounds as Halloween approaches, and the library has plenty of books to send tingles down your spine.
Oct. 23, 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.
Oct. 17, 2024 – Spooky season is upon us, so here is a collection of creepy YA thrillers just in time for Halloween. In these novels, sometimes the monsters are ghosts and ghouls ... and sometimes they're the people living next door.
Oct. 7, 2024 – September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month, and Cedar Rapids Public Library Materials librarian Kim Martens-Tyo selected 20 children's books to celebrate.