Cedar Rapids library receives major donation, new westside park named Allsop Park

The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation has announced a major gift from the Robert & Elizabeth Allsop Charitable Trust in ...
The Gazette

Park near new Cedar Rapids library to honor Allsop family

The Robert and Elizabeth Allsop Charitable Trust recently announced a "significant" investment in the westside Cedar Rapids ...
The Gazette

Cedar Rapids Public Library celebrates 10 years in new downtown and Ladd locations

CEDAR RAPIDS — Director Dara Schmidt can define the Cedar Rapids Public Library’s last decade in two words: resilient and flexible. As the library celebrates 10 years in the west side’s Ladd Library ...
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Groundbreaking today: Westside Library in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Friday morning ground is being broken on the new Westside Library in Cedar Rapids, marking the start of construction for the new facility. The ceremony will be at 10 a.m.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library teams up with local brewery to celebrate Westside Library project

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids Public Library teamed up with Lion Bridge Brewing Company to release a limited-edition beer in celebration of the Westside Library project. The beer, Library ...
KWWL

Cedar Rapids Downtown Library temporarily closed after fire

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - A light fixture fire at roughly 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday leaves the Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library to be closed through July 28. The Library was safely evacuated with ...
KWWL

Cedar Rapids Public Library to close for final scheduled restoration

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- The Cedar Rapids Public Library has scheduled its final closure for restoration in the wake of a July fire that damaged the building. The scheduled closure dates will take ...
Quad-City Times

Cedar Rapids library wants collection to reflect community

The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that each audit has shown a boost in diversity, prompting library staff to expand the practice across the whole collection in the coming years to help guide the ...
Sioux City Journal

FEMA supports Cedar Rapids' library plans

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Federal disaster officials are on board with Cedar Rapids' plans to replace its flood-ruined library with a new library away from the Cedar River. The downtown library, which ...
Sioux City Journal

Cedar Rapids library faces uncertain return

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- The Cedar Rapids Public Library that was flooded out in June faces a long climb back, with a preliminary estimate of about three years. Despite a Federal Emergency ...
Globe Gazette

Customers scarce at Cedar Rapids library

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Public Library opened a satellite branch in downtown months ago. But administrators and employees say it has been a challenge attracting customers. Managing director ...