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.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
“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.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
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.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
Each week will feature a new type of craft like pottery. Try the featured craft via an introductory project using the necessary tools. This program is geared to tweens and teens.
Featured Topics:
Paper Cutting – Friday, December 6
Fairy Gardens – Friday, December 13
Graphic Design – Friday, December 20
Knitting – Friday, January 3
Block Prints – Friday, January 10
Zines – Friday, January 17*
Clay Monster – Friday, January 24*
Wire and Wood Mobiles – Friday, January 31
Paper Making – Friday, February 7*
Needle Felting – Friday, February 14
Watercolor on Wood – Friday, February 21
Photography – Friday, February 28
*Dates marked feature a special guest who will talk about and teach the craft going on that day. Registration for those events are required as supplies are limited.
Please register by calling the library or online at www.crlibrary.org on the events page.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
Join us for stories, songs and movin’ and groovin’ at the library. Families with children of all ages welcome, there will be a little something for everyone to enjoy.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
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, December 14 – Engineering: Building Challenge
Saturday, December 21- Math: Calculating Distance, Rate and Time
Saturday, December 28 – Making Snow and Slime
Saturday, January 4 – Computer Science: Making a Cardboard Guitar Play
Saturday, January 11- Art: Poured Canvas Art
Saturday, January 18 – Physics: Bubbles and Balloons
Saturday, January 25 – Ecology: Biomes vs Habitats
Saturday, February 1 – Biology: Building our Own Cell
Saturday, February 8 – Robotics: Make Your Own Robot
Saturday, February 15 – Acoustics: Seeing Sound
Saturday, February 22 – Art: Creating Optical Illusion Art
Saturday, February 29 – Optics: Explore Light with Prisms
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
Cellissimo is the senior performing cello ensemble from the joint schools of the Western Springs School of Talent Education and the Naperville Suzuki School. The group is co-directed by Sally Gross and Alex Revoal and is accompanied by Crystal Forbes. Formed in 2009, the group’s first out of state performance was at the 2010 SAA Conference. Since then, the group has performed extensively in the northern Illinois area as well as on tour to southwestern Ontario, Ottawa, Montreal and more locally to St. Louis and Madison/Milwaukee. Cellissimo performs a mixture of classical and pop repertoire in unison and ensemble formats, varying from original compositions to arrangements and ranging from two to eight parts.
Come hear a concert of diverse works performed by these premiere groups!
Group lessons, organized chess activities, friendly tournaments, and free time to just play chess.
Join the Scholastic Chess Club the first and third Sundays of the month (Sept-May) from 2-5 pm at Downtown Library. Students grades K-12 are welcome to come and learn how to play this great universal game! Take part in group lessons, organized chess activities, friendly tournaments, and free time to just play chess. For more information, connect with the Cedar Rapids Chess Club on Facebook or visit www.chessiniowa.org/crchess.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
Join us for a session of parachute games and songs downtown!
Parachute play can help children learn fine motor skills and how to play cooperatively with their peers.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
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.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
