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(319) 393-05471800 42nd St NE , Cedar Rapids(319) 373-85407085 C Ave NE, Suite A-4, Cedar Rapids
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Storybook Lady Reads
<p>Walk, drive, or snowshoe, if need be, with the kids to our second Storybook Lady Reads event on Saturday, December 14 at 10:30am. December’s featured book is Max Attacks by Kathi Appett and illustrated by Penelope Dullaghan. Our picture book readings will be held the second Saturday of each month and are appropriate for children ages three to eight.</p> 2019-11-19 11:30:00 -0600
12/14/1910:30 a.m.Next Page BooksCedar Rapids -
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Reading to Dogs
<p>Make new furry friends as you improve your reading skills! Trained, certified therapy dogs provide comfortable companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone welcome to read to the dogs.Then stay as the pups perform at 7 p.m.! Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-12-19 19:15:00 -0600
12/19/196:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<p>aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club<br><br>Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</p> 2019-11-28 19:00:00 -0600
12/19/196:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Baby & Me Storytime!
<p>Join us every Sunday for our Baby & Me Storytime, as we read a book and participate in activities featuring sensory growth for your little ones. This week we're reading <em>Colors Pop-up Peekaboo!</em> For caregivers and children ages 0-2. Plus, get a coupon for a free tall, hot or iced Starbucks coffee.</p> 2019-11-20 12:00:00 -0600
12/15/1911:00 a.m.Barnes and NobleCedar Rapids -
Preschool Story Time
<p>Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.</p><p>Grow your child's love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-12-19 10:30:00 -0600
12/19/1910:00 a.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Reading to Dogs
<p>Make new furry friends as you improve your reading skills! Trained, certified therapy dogs provide comfortable companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone welcome to read to the dogs.Then stay as the pups perform at 7 p.m.! Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-01-16 19:15:00 -0600
1/16/206:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Reading to Dogs
<p>Make new furry friends as you improve your reading skills! Trained, certified therapy dogs provide comfortable companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone welcome to read to the dogs.Then stay as the pups perform at 7 p.m.! Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-02-20 19:15:00 -0600
2/20/206:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Reading to Dogs
<p>Make new furry friends as you improve your reading skills! Trained, certified therapy dogs provide comfortable companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone welcome to read to the dogs.Then stay as the pups perform at 7 p.m.! Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-03-19 19:15:00 -0500
3/19/206:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Reading to Dogs
<p>Make new furry friends as you improve your reading skills! Trained, certified therapy dogs provide comfortable companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone welcome to read to the dogs.Then stay as the pups perform at 7 p.m.! Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-04-16 19:15:00 -0500
4/16/206:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Reading to Dogs
<p>Make new furry friends as you improve your reading skills! Trained, certified therapy dogs provide comfortable companionship to emerging readers as they earn a free library book and bookmark. Everyone welcome to read to the dogs.Then stay as the pups perform at 7 p.m.! Presented in partnership with Therapy Dogs International.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-05-21 19:15:00 -0500
5/21/206:30 p.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
Paws to Read
<p>Learning to read is fun when you share your story with a dog! Join our canine crew from Therapy Dogs International and make a few tails wag. Come to Hiawatha Public Library on the following Mondays in 2020 to read with a canine buddy!</p><p>January 20, February 10, March 16, April 20 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.</p> 2019-11-11 19:30:00 -0600
1/20/206:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
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Paws to Read
<p>Learning to read is fun when you share your story with a dog! Join our canine crew from Therapy Dogs International and make a few tails wag. Come to Hiawatha Public Library on the following Mondays in 2020 to read with a canine buddy!</p><p>January 20, February 10, March 16, April 20 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.</p> 2019-11-11 19:00:00 -0600
2/10/206:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Paws to Read
<p>Learning to read is fun when you share your story with a dog! Join our canine crew from Therapy Dogs International and make a few tails wag. Come to Hiawatha Public Library on the following Mondays in 2020 to read with a canine buddy!</p><p>January 20, February 10, March 16, April 20 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.</p> 2019-11-11 19:00:00 -0600
3/16/206:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Paws to Read
<p>Learning to read is fun when you share your story with a dog! Join our canine crew from Therapy Dogs International and make a few tails wag. Come to Hiawatha Public Library on the following Mondays in 2020 to read with a canine buddy!</p><p>January 20, February 10, March 16, April 20 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.</p> 2019-11-11 19:00:00 -0600
4/20/206:30 p.m.Hiawatha Public LibraryHiawatha -
Lucas Hunt - Poetry reading from his book IOWA (Thane & Prose)
<h5>LUCAS HUNT grew up in a Grant Wood Iowa landscape of baseball parks, barnyard barbecues, and Lutheran Sunday school. The son of an oil well driller, Hunt dropped out of college and wandered the United States, Mexico, and Europe. In Paris, he lived in an apartment above Shakespeare & Company Bookstore. In Wales, he studied at The University of Swansea. Along his journey, he worked on a pig farm, washed semi-trailer trucks, bartended at an American Legion Hall, and served as a park ranger.</h5><h5>Hunt was selected to attend the undergraduate Iowa Poetry Writer’s Workshop. While there, he worked as a police beat reporter for The Daily Iowan newspaper. He studied in the MFA program at Southampton College on Long Island. His debut collection of poetry, Lives, was published to critical acclaim in 2006 by Vagabond Press. The Midwest Book Review praised his "spot-on accurate cross-section of insights into the uniqueness of not only individual life, but also the seemingly commonplace phenomena that affect it." The Southampton Press called Hunt's poetry "a kind of Keatsean ardor underlying Elliotesque grapplings with the existential void."</h5><h5>His work has been published in The New York Times, East Hampton Star, Red Branch, Catapult, The Southampton Review, Clarion, Slice, Denimskin, Fiction Writers Review, among others, and received The John Steinbeck Award for Poetry. His second book of poetry, Light on the Concrete, was published in 2011 by The North Sea Press. The Literate Man Review said "Light on the Concrete has received accolades for its treatment of everyday subjects, which Hunt's precise and beautiful language infuses with feeling that we all recognize and share."</h5><h5>In 2016, Thane & Prose published IOWA, the first in a five-book series that traces the poet’s progress through places of inspiration in an epic fashion. N. Thane Boulton said “It is my sure view that Mr. Hunt's body of work will elevate the form of poetry—while ushering in an American voice as vivid, vast and confident as America itself.” The next volume is HAMPTONS (2019). Further collections are NEW YORK, PARIS and ROME.</h5><h5>Lucas Hunt is the president of HUNT Auctioneers. He has helped raise millions of dollars and awareness for non-profit organizations. He graduated from World Wide College of Auctioneering, holds the coveted Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation, and is an outstanding member of the National Auctioneer’s Association. He serves on the board for The Poetry Society of New York.</h5><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>Find complete information & reviews of Lucas Hunt at website: </em></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.lucashunt.com/&source=gmail&ust=1576100458622000&usg=AFQjCNGJf1hMZYm9tAlf9NvUWwDuLFAD-w" href="http://www.lucashunt.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>www.lucashunt.com</em></span></a></p> 2019-12-10 20:30:00 -0600
12/21/197:00 p.m.Half Price BooksMarion -
Comic Aficionados - Graphic Novel and Comic Book Club
<p>Graphic novel and comic book club for ages 8-12 years! Read, learn, and connect with fellow enthusiasts your age.</p><p>Our new graphic novel club for ages 8-12 years will be taking a critical look at popular graphic novels by favorite authors. Read, learn, and connect with fellow enthusiasts your age.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-12-16 17:00:00 -0600
12/16/194:00 p.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Totally Tweens: Comics & Cookies: Hilda and the Troll
<p>Join us for a new book club just for Tweens (grades 3-6 only)! Totally Tweens are welcome to join us for a monthly meet-up to read and discuss graphic novels. We'll be talking about old favorites, reading new titles, and doing occasional activities around them. Plus, cookies will be served!</p><p>This month we're reading Hilda and the Troll, the story of an artistic Scandinavian girl as she explores the unknown wilderness around her house, encountering a blue fox with antlers, the mysterious 'wood man,' and (you guessed it!) a troll. Grab a copy at the library today!</p> 2019-12-09 16:30:00 -0600
12/19/193:30 p.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Meet the Author: Erin Casey
<p>The second book in The Purple Door District is coming LIVE to M and M Bookstore on December 14. Help us launch Erin's book into the world!<br><br>About Erin Casey<br>Erin graduated from Cornell College in 2009 with degrees in English and Secondary Education. She decided to expand upon her teaching knowledge by leading writing sessions at first for the Iowa Writers' House and now for The Writers' Rooms. <br><br>She attended the Denver Publishing Institute in 2009 and has been a recruiter ever since. She is the Communications and Student Relationships Manager at The Iowa Writers' House and one of two Directors of The Writers' Rooms. She writes children's poetry and stories for Whimsical Whiskers and volunteers at RARE, a raptor rescue center. <br><br>She's also a devoted bird mom. <br><br>When not volunteering and working, she's writing her LGBT YA fantasy story, posting urban and regular fantasy on Wattpad, and sharing her literary journey on Instagram. <br><br>She released her first book, The Purple Door District, in December 2018. Her next book, Wolf Pit, is set to come out December 2019. </p> 2019-11-28 13:00:00 -0600
12/14/1911:00 a.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Doodlebugs at the Marion Public Library: Moonlight Masterpiece
<p>Today we’ll read a super-cool story about the moon, and then create a lunar work of art that will add some sparkle to your night. </p> 2019-08-26 11:45:00 -0500
12/17/1910:45 a.m.Marion Public LibraryMarion -
Doodlebugs at the North Liberty Community Library: Moonlight Masterpiece
<p>Today we’ll read a super-cool story about the moon, and then create a lunar work of art that will add some sparkle to your night. </p> 2019-08-26 11:30:00 -0500
12/18/1910:30 a.m.North Liberty Community LibraryNorth Liberty -
Preschool Story Time
<p>Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.</p><p>Grow your child's love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2019-12-17 10:30:00 -0600
12/17/1910:00 a.m.Downtown Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Pied Piper
<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances. This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Percussion Ensemble.</p> 2019-10-30 10:00:00 -0500
2/14/209:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Pied Piper
<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances. This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Percussion Ensemble.</p> 2019-10-30 11:00:00 -0500
2/14/2010:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Pied Piper
<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances. This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 10:00:00 -0600
4/17/209:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Pied Piper
<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances. This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Woodwind Quintet.</p> 2019-11-12 11:00:00 -0600
4/17/2010:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
Pied Piper
<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances. This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet.</p> 2019-11-15 10:00:00 -06005/08/209:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public Library (Whipple Auditorium)Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
Pied Piper
<p>Orchestra Iowa School presents the next in its Pied Piper series of free educational, kid friendly and fun musical performances. This performance features the Orchestra Iowa Brass Quintet.</p> 2019-11-15 11:00:00 -06005/08/2010:30 a.m.Cedar Rapids Public Library (Whipple Auditorium)Cedar Rapids, Iowa -
Pajama Storytime / The Night Before…
<p>You may know the classic poem, “The Night Before Christmas,” but the books we’re reading tonight will put a new twist on it! These silly stories feature characters like pirates and dinosaurs! Don’t miss these goofy bedtime stories and a take-home art project perfect for this time of year. Pajama Storytimes are free for kids and their adult companions. Wear your PJ's and bring a stuffed friend to cuddle with. </p><p> </p> 2019-08-26 19:30:00 -0500
12/19/196:30 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
The Poinsettia Project: Grades K-2
<p>In many Latin American cultures, the poinsettia is given as a traditional gift and acts as a symbol of the Christmas season. This afternoon, kids in grades K-2 are invited to come learn about the significance of the poinsettia as we read Tomie dePaola's "The Legend of the Poinsettia" and create unique handmade poinsettia art prints. </p>12/23/1912:00 a.m.Iowa City Public LibraryIowa City -
Preschool Story Time
<p>Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.</p><p>Grow your child's love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-01-09 10:30:00 -0600
1/09/2010:00 a.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids