A flood destroyed the Cedar Rapids (IA) Library in June. But there’s a plan to rebuild, and reader Eudora Seyfer is looking forward to the prospect of returning to a place that’s she always loved.
She writes, “My hometown, suffered a devastating flood. Much of our downtown remains vacant, most of our city buildings and museums are empty shells, and many streets are still lined with condemned homes awaiting demolition. My condo home, high on a hill on the outskirts of town, escaped the raging water, but actually no one in Cedar Rapids escaped the flood. In myriad heartbreaking ways, all of us grieve for some missing part of our lives. For me, it’s life without the library.
If you rarely use your library, you won’t understand how I feel. You would probably tell me to buck up and concentrate on our many “people problems.” But for me, it’s not that easy. The library is a gentle haven, a quiet shelter from life’s busyness. All my life, it has been where I go when I’m looking for inspiration and wisdom and energy and joy – and I always find what I need. ” Lovely personal story from CS Monitor.
Ready for my armload of books By Eudora Seyfer
I love your article “Ready for my armload of books” It brought back memories of my childhood when my Mother would take us to the same CRPL ! I have not lived in CR for almost 19 years.
However I always stopped in when I was in town. Thank you for reminding me of all the good times I had in both libraries! Cindy