March: Sew and Spin, April: Local History Pop-up, May: Customizable Leather Patches
March 19th
Have you heard of our SPARK Kits? Come and use a sewing maching and check it out and take it home! Rather spin yarns with a librarian? Use our spinning kit and take home a spindle and wool to make your own yarn.
April 9th
Dig into local history with the library! We'll have digital archives to peruse and ancestry data bases to explore... who knows what we'll find?
May 14th
We'll bring some laser-cut lether icons of Iowa, you bring your imagination. We'll have tools for giving them your own flare and color... sew them on before you leave or save them for something or someone special.
The Downtown Library is located at 450 5th Avenue SE, in the heart of Downtown Cedar Rapids. It is a 94,000 square foot building with a variety of civic spaces and a vibrant collection of library materials. Special features of this location are the Whipple Auditorium, a 200 seat auditorium overlooking Greene Square; and the LivingLearning Roof, a green roof with public seating and space to hold special events. Roasters Café is located in the Downtown Library, providing a full service coffee shop for visitors, as well as catering for meetings and special events.