Step inside Cedar Rapids’ new Busse Branch library Grace Nieland, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sep 16, 2026 Sep 16, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Public Library is starting its next chapter with the opening of a new westside library.kAm%96 r652C #2A:5D !F3=:4 {:3C2CJ\qFDD6 qC2?49 @A6?D $2EFC52J 2E `gcd $2?36C8 {2?6] p 8C2?5 @A6?:?8 :D D6E 7@C `_ 2]>] H:E9 E@FCD 2?5 C67C6D9>6?ED E@ 7@==@H] #68F=2C =:3C2CJ 9@FCD H:== 368:? $F?52J]k^AmkAm%96 qFDD6 qC2?49 — ?2>65 :? 9@?@C @7 2 Sb]d >:==:@? 5@?2E:@? 7C@> E96 qFDD6 u@F?52E:@? — C6A=246D E96 7@C>6C {255 {:3C2CJ @? (:==:2>D q@F=6G2C5 $(] xE C6AC6D6?ED 2 C@F89=J Sad >:==:@? :?G6DE>6?E[ 7F?565 E9C@F89 2 >:I @7 AC:G2E6 5@?2E:@?D 2?5 AF3=:4 5@==2CD]k^Am kAm%96 ?6H 724:=:EJ DA2?D C@F89=J c_[___ 766E 2?5 H:== C@F89=J 5@F3=6 E96 2G2:=23=6 4@==64E:@? 2?5 >66E:?8 C@@> DA246 H96? 4@>A2C65 E@ E96 =62D65 {255 =@42E:@?[ H9:49 4=@D65 =2DE >@?E9 E@ 244@>>@52E6 E96 >@G6]k^Am People are also reading… 7th annual Pack the Pantry hosts 42 teams gathering $15,000 in donations Lost track of an old 401(k)? Your savings may be slipping away Katie Zacharia blames 'Hannity' appearance, the media for firing Why Iowa brought exciting freshman quarterback on Minnesota trip SEC is a mess, Big Ten offenses are broken lead Week 8 college football overreactions Meet the Waterloo native helping Iowa women's basketball's stars get better Why Jan Jensen called early timeout in fourth quarter of Iowa's 57-point exhibition win What is the 'AI bubble' and what happens if it pops? NFL power rankings Week 7: Bills won again but was it enough to impress? Fake polls: Should America be worried about survey integrity? Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to murder of Utah police chief's 17-year-old daughter Heisman power rankings: Can Darian Mensah catch Jeremiah Smith? NHL: Fans and players revel on frozen pond of ice hockey nostalgia Jay-Z will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in 2027 After generations, New York’s horse-drawn carriages face ban Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts kAm“%96J 5:5 2 8C62E ;@3 H:E9 {255[ 3FE :E DE:== H2D 2 C6FD65 C6E2:= DA246 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 52J[” {:3C2CJ s:C64E@C s2C2 $49>:5E D2:5] “%9:D W?6H =@42E:@?X :D 2 ECF6 =:3C2CJ 7C@> E96 3@EE@> E@ E96 E@A]”k^AmkAm%96 ?6H qFDD6 =@42E:@? H2D 4@?DECF4E65 FD:?8 2 3:@A9:=:4 56D:8? >62?E E@ 7@DE6C 2? “:?5@@C\@FE5@@C” 766= 3J :?E68C2E:?8 ?2EFC2= 6=6>6?ED :?E@ E96 3F:=E 6?G:C@?>6?E[ 2?5 2 ?6H 4:EJ A2C< :D A=2??65 25;246?E E@ E96 =:3C2CJ]k^Am kAmp=C625J[ EH@ >:?:2EFC6 8C66?DA246D ;FE :?E@ E96 C625:?8 2C62 369:?5 =2C86 8=2DD H:?5@HD[ 2?5 >@C6 E92? e[___ ?2E:G6 A=2?ED 92G6 366? A=2?E65 :? E96 q=@@>92== 5:D4@G6CJ 82C56? @FED:56 E96 >2:? 6?EC2?46]k^Am kAmp55:E:@?2= 762EFC6D :?4=F56 2 5C:G6\FA 3@@< C6EFC?[ 565:42E65 J@F?8 25F=E =:3C2CJ[ @FE5@@C 4=2DDC@@> 2?5 6IA2?565 E649?@=@8J 2?5 >66E:?8 C@@> DA246] %96 724:=:EJ 2=D@ 92D 2? 6IA2?565 49:=5C6?’D 2C62 H:E9 :ED @H? AC@8C2>>:?8 DA246 E92E 7246D E96 @FE5@@C 82C56?]k^AmkAm{62C? >@C6 23@FE E96 ?6H 724:=:EJ FD:?8 E96 :?E6C24E:G6 8C2A9:4 36=@H]k^Am 0 Comments Related to this story Most Popular Salix City Council approves Google proposal for data center review, Google provides update SALIX, Iowa — The Salix City Council approved a proposal from Google to pay for all costs incurred by the city to review a possible data cente… From the Journal archives | 1876: Man shot while driving wagon home from Sioux City 150 years ago: 1876 Attempted Murder: Last Friday evening about 8 o'clock, as Joseph Hamilton was on his way home from Sioux City to Sioux Poi… After a series of drug thefts in four states, nurse wins back Iowa license (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Nursing) Mason City's sanitation trucks to be equipped with camera systems The city of Mason City is getting camera systems for the sanitation department's trucks in order to monitor contamination of curbside recyclin… Manure spills found in Crawford, Davis counties; no dead fish reported Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure spill into Buffalo Creek, pictured here as it flows under Iowa Highway 39 in Cr… Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Google value plummets by $500 billion as artificial intelligence searches impact ad revenue. Pope Leo Requests Illinois Ballot To Vote In US Midterms. Pope Leo Requests Illinois Ballot To Vote In US Midterms. Binance Freezes $3 Billion in Crypto Assets Amid Suspected Hack Binance Freezes $3 Billion in Crypto Assets Amid Suspected Hack Binance Freezes $3 Billion in Crypto Assets Amid Suspected Hack. Binance Freezes $3 Billion in Crypto Assets Amid Suspected Hack.
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