Not only will there be a new library, but there is also be a new public park coming along with it. “It feels like we’ve been working on it forever,” Cedar Rapids Public Library Director Dara ...

this lot will finally be the home of a new branch of the Cedar Rapids Public Library on the west side of the city, complete with a public park surrounding it. According to Publishers Weekly ...

It is anticipated to open in late fall 2026. Monica Challenger, president of the Cedar Rapids Public Library board of trustees, said the library will be a “cornerstone in our community.” ...

The topic of banning books isn’t something library staff are usually excited to talk about, but for banned books week, the ...

Wichtendahl defeated Republican opponent John Thompson in the open-seat race to represent northern parts of Cedar Rapids, ...

Cedar Park cut the ribbon on its brand new library Friday morning. The new Cedar Park Public Library is a two-story, 47,000-square-foot facility designed to “deliver a reimagined library ...

In the early 1900s, Cedar Rapids was connected to Marion, Iowa City, Waterloo and Mount Vernon via an electric streetcar system.

Also, The Eastern Iowa Airport receives $3.6M in federal funds for construction of a new baggage handling control system ...

Construction has begun in Cedar Park on a new training site for police, fire and emergency staffers, and the city has also ...

The city of Cedar Rapids is home to more people of Czech and Slovak heritage than any other city in the world outside of the Czech Republic or Slovakia. Cedar Rapids is also home to the National ...