Check These Out: True Stories of the Music Industry
Public Service Associate Curtis Kraetsch is a big music fan. He also loves nonfiction, especially biographies.
News & Updates
YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi with Asian Protagonists for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, dive into a story featuring an Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander protagonist.
Check These Out: Books About Grief for Children
Talking to children about grief is not easy. Patron Service Specialist Abby Cornelison put together this list of books about grief for children after a patron asked her for help finding books to share with her children who had recently lost someone they loved.
Changes to hoopla and cloudLibrary
As of May 1, 2023, hoopla and cloudLibrary borrows will be limited to 10 per month. Patrons will be able to borrow up to 10 titles each month from either service.
Celebrating Our Commitment to Your Right to Read
Today is National Right to Read Day, the first day of National Library Week. Throughout the week we’ll be celebrating the ways our staff serve our community, but there is a reason we are celebrating the right to read first and foremost.
Check These Out: Poetry for Children
In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, the library will host a Poetry Power Workshop for third through sixth graders at the Downtown Library on April 29 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Libby Replacing OverDrive App
Attention, OverDrive app users! OverDrive is discontinuing the legacy OverDrive app on May 1 and transitioning users to the Libby app. Libby is OverDrive’s newer app for browsing and enjoying digital content from our library.
Check These Out: Fascinating True Stories
Patron Services Specialist Alyssa Telecky put together a list of books she's recently enjoyed.
Check These Out: New Poetry Picks for National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and we wanted to showcase some new poetry for adults in the library's collection.
New Nonfiction for Women's History Month
Women's History Month is a chance to highlight new nonfiction in the library's collection. Explore titles like "Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All" by Martha S.
Adventures in Wonderland
The library celebrates all things Alice in Wonderland with a Mad Hatter tea party on March 15. In honor of this classic tale, here are a few books that take you down a reimagined rabbit hole - different twists on the traditional story of Alice.
Oscars Nominees You Can Borrow from the Library
You don't need a million streaming services to watch this year's Oscar nominees and winners - you just need your library card! The library has a robust selection of new DVDs available.
Serving Beyond Barriers: Partnership Brings Library To Women In Recovery
When she was a child, Morgan Miller remembers her local library as the place she would run to when she needed to escape an abusive home.
“That was my safe space. It always has been,” she said. “The library is a safe place for anyone to be.”
Notice of Property Tax Dollars
Per the Iowa Code section 384.15A, documents for the City of Cedar Rapids total maximum property tax dollars: https://www.cedar-rapids.org/local_government/departments_a_-_f/finance/b
Library Welcomes Iowa Poet Laureate for Free Public Event
CEDAR RAPIDS – The Cedar Rapids Public Library invites the public to a free morning of poetry, storytelling, and songs with Iowa Poet Laureate Debra Marquart.