The Downtown Cedar Rapids Library will be open Sunday for the first time since 2016.

Starting July 1, the downtown location will be open Sundays from 1-5 pm. The Ladd library will also expand to open an hour earlier Monday-Thursday. All other hours will remain the same, making this the new schedule:

Downtown Library

Monday – Thursday: 9 am – 8 pm

Friday – Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm

Sunday: 1 – 5 pm

Ladd Library:

Monday – Thursday: 8 am – 8 pm

Friday: 9 am – 5 pm

Saturday: CLOSED

Sunday: 1 pm – 5 pm

The downtown library started closing on Sundays in 2016 after voters rejected a levy increase. The Ladd Library location near Westdale Mall also started closing on Saturdays at that time.

In February, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved spending $100,000 to help the library expand its hours.