CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Cedar Rapids, IA, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
23-7292786
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Single Organization Support
Cedar Rapids, IA, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
23-7292786
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Single Organization Support
Programs
Program 1 [2021]
THE CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION SUPPORTED OUR LIBRARY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ACCESS, LITERACY, AND INCLUSION FOR ALL AGES. DOLLY PARTON'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY ENTERED ITS FOURTH YEAR OF SENDING FREE, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS TO CHILDREN UNDER 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, WE HAVE MAILED MORE THAN 194,000 BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN CEDAR RAPIDS, AND ENROLLMENT IS OVER 5,500 CHILDREN UNDER FIVE. OUR LIBRARY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH CARGILL ENTERED ITS 30TH YEAR AND CONTINUES TO FUND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOLS SERVING AT-RISK CHILDREN. WHILE THE COVID PROTOCOLS HAMPERED IN-PERSON INTERACTIONS, OUR LIBRARY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BY PROVIDING 12 VIDEO STORY TIMES AND 1,170 BOOKS FOR 130 PRESCHOOLERS DURING THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$172.1KProgram 2 [2021]
THE CEDAR RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ROBUST MATERIALS THROUGH THEIR PRINT AND ONLINE COLLECTIONS. TWO YEARS AGO, THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION BEGAN FUNDING AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR DIGITAL MATERIALS CALLED HOOPLA. THIS PLATFORM INCREASED OUR DIGITAL COLLECTION OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE COMIC BOOKS, POPULAR MOVIES, SOUNDTRACKS, AND MORE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOOPLA ALLOWS IMMEDIATE STREAMING OF (OR INSTANT ACCESS TO) THE DESIRED CONTENT, RATHER THAN REQUIRING A HOLDS LIST FOR POPULAR TITLES. WHEN THE PANDEMIC CLOSED LIBRARY DOORS, ITS ONLINE COLLECTIONS SAW A GREAT JUMP IN USE. IN ITS THIRD YEAR, HOOPLA USAGE INCREASED TO 2,000 CHECKOUTS A MONTH TOTALING 24,111 CHECKED OUT IN FY21. A NEW AND INNOVATIVE ADDITION TO THE LIBRARY'S COLLECTION IS A MOBILE TECHNOLOGY LAB OFFERING TECH TO GO PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. INTRODUCED IN MAY 2021, THE VAN VISITED FOUR CEDAR RAPIDS PARKS EVERY WEEK AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY IMPACT SITES FROM JUNE INTO EARLY AUGUST. THE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY LAB OFFERED 102 PROGRAMS AT 15 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITH 4,738 ATTENDEES. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY LAB SERVED 70 ADULTS AT THE IOWA WORKS JOB FAIR AND CONDUCTED RESUME AND COVER LETTER WORKSHOPS VIRTUALLY AND ONE-ON-ONE. THE VIDEO TUTORIALS HAVE 67 UNIQUE VIEWS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$104.4KProgram 3 [2021]
OUR LIBRARY'S INTERGENERATIONAL READING PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE SUMMER DARE CONTINUED ITS VIRTUAL PROGRAM PATH FOR A SECOND YEAR. THERE WERE 1,747 READERS REGISTERED AND COLLECTIVELY, THEY READ 552,938 MINUTES IN JUNE AND JULY. THE LIBRARY STAFF CONDUCTED 38 VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WITH ATTENDANCE OF 1,685. THE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY LAB TECH TO GO PROGRAMS, WHICH FEATURED 102 PROGRAMS WITH 4,738 ATTENDEES REFERENCED ABOVE, WERE ALSO PART OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER DARE. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL 2020 IMPLEMENTATION, THE LIBRARY CONTINUED OFFERING PROGRAM KITS FOR FAMILIES AND TEENS, SERVING 160 FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$24.7K
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