Holiday Hours

Both locations of the library will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. 

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Cedar Rapids Public Library Digital Archives

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Learn more about Cedar Rapids history by accessing local historical newspapers and telephone books.

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Ebscohost

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Start your research here, with access to hundreds of journals, magazines, newspapers, reference books, and primary documents.

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Newspapers.com

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Search the archives of hundreds of historic newspapers for obituaries, marriage announcements, birth announcements, social pages, national and local news articles, sports, advertisements, entertainment, fashion and lifestyle pages, comics, and more.
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PressReader

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Access more than 7,000 of the world’s newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves.

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The Gazette

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The Gazette and area public libraries have partnered to provide library patrons with free, unlimited access to local news coverage from thegazette.com on library computers.

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US Major Dailies

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Access the The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal. With print and online editions, the titles offer researchers thorough and timely coverage of local, regional, and global events.

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