A relaxed, casual session playing this great universal game!
Join the All-Ages meeting of the Cedar Rapids Chess Club from 5:30 to 7:30 pm weekly on Wednesdays at the Downtown Library for a relaxed, casual session playing this great universal game! Whether you are interested in learning chess, advancing your knowledge of the game, or teaching others, you are invited to attend. For more information, connect with us on Facebook or visit www.chessiniowa.org/crchess.
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Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Grow your child’s love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.
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“Mother Goose on the Loose” is a 20-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds, followed by a 30-minute playtime. This program helps strengthen babies’ and toddlers’ foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story and movement.
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Join us for a session of parachute games and songs at Ladd!
Parachute play can help children learn fine motor skills and how to play cooperatively with their peers.
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Help us fill a tree with poems! We’re creating a Poetree in honor of National Poetry Month.
Stop in the Commons of the downtown library to write a poem for our Poetree. This program is part of our School’s Out series, for children grades K-5.
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Help us fill a tree with poems! We’re creating a Poetree in honor of National Poetry Month.
Stop in the Community Room at Ladd Library to write a poem for our Poetree. This program is part of our School’s Out series, for children grades K-5.
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Come experience virtual reality at the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
Come experience virtual reality at the Cedar Rapids Public Library as we travel to strange and incredible places. Explore new worlds, solve puzzles, and outrun the occasional stray dinosaur.
This program is sponsored by the Giacoletto Foundation.
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In celebration of Money Smart week and Fair Housing Month, this event aims to provide critical financial well-being and housing resources to community members.
In celebration of Money Smart Week and Fair Housing Month, co-collaborators Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, Cedar Rapids Public Library and Horizons, A Family Service Alliance will hold the first annual “Housing Resource Fair” on Saturday, April 11th, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M at the Downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library. Various organizations, workshops, and resources focusing on financial well-being and housing will be available throughout the event. More details will be posted on the Cedar Rapids Public Library’s website, www.crlibrary.org. This resource fair seeks to provide information and education to all, regardless of your current housing situation.
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Get creative making springtime crafts at the library!
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Saturday mornings are for investigation! Elementary aged children and parents/guardians/ care-givers are invited to participate in a STEAM project that they will work on individually or with others.
Participants will be encouraged to share their findings or work with the group. We will also celebrate the scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and artists who inspired today’s project.
Saturday, March 7 – Coding: Computer Logic with LEGOS
Saturday, March 14 – Art: Mobius Strips
Saturday, March 28 – Circuitry: Light Up Cards
Saturday, April 11 – Forensics: Techniques for Solving a Case
Saturday, April 18 – Chemistry: Bath Bomb Science
Saturday, April 25 – Botany: Plant Life
Saturday, May 9 – Film: Stop Motion with Lego*
Saturday, May 16 – Aerodynamics: Paper Airplane Physics
Saturday, May 23 – Acoustics: Building Sound Waves
* The library has some tablets for individuals without a smartphone or tablet, but participants who own these devices are encouraged to bring them for use. The FREE app used is Stop Motion Studio. Consider downloading this on your own device before the program. Thank you!
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