Check It Out! The Coralville Public Library Photograph Collection
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The Coralville Public Library Photograph Collection includes images of the different buildings, programs, events, and types of resources the library has used to serve the local community over the years. The collection also shows the library staff members, board members, community supporters and volunteers who made these resources and services possible.
Descriptions for each image were written by Rachel Black and Wendy Stevenson using information from the donors, past and current library staff members and volunteers, and the primary sources listed below. If users of this database have additional information about the images or notice discrepancies, they are encouraged to reach out to the Coralvillle Digital History Library.
A special thank you to Allison Ames Galstad, Ellen Hampe Alexander, and all of our donors.
Donations for this collection are on-going. If you have photographs and documents of the Coralville Public Library you would like included in this collection, please contact the Coralville Digital History Library.
coralvilledigitalhistory@coralville.org
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The Iowa City Press-Citizen is a local newspaper to Iowa City, Iowa; generations of citizens living in Coralville, Iowa has subscribed to this paper, as well. It was formed in 1920 when two newspapers merged: the Democratic Iowa State Press, which began printing in 1860, and the Republican Iowa City Citizen, which was founded in 1891. A digital collection of articles dated from the 1890s to current day exists on the Iowa City Press-Citizen website; users can access these for a subscription fee. A second collection of articles that range from November 2002 to current day can be accessed through the Iowa City Public Library.
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TIFF versions of some photographs are available for researchers and students upon request.
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Bill Hansen, a longtime patron of the Coralville Pubic Library, participating in Putt Fore the Library in 2016.
William "Bill" Alan Hansen,…
Acquisitions librarian Karen Hegland works the raffle table at Putt Fore the Library on April 3, 2016. A woman and young girls are distributing their…
Participants in Putt Fore the Library pose at a photo booth with Dr. Seuss hat and feathered mask props.
Snail figurine at the Putt Fore the Library event in 2014.
Children line up to play miniature golf at the Putt Fore the Library fundraiser in 2014.
Coralville Public Library Assistant Director Ellen Alexander and her family attempt the Teletubbies hole during the Putt fore the Library Fundraiser…
A girl putts at the first hole at the Putt Fore the Library fundraiser. This hole is sponsored by Hills Bank and Trust, a longtime supporter and…
Two boys putt through a hole sponsored and decorated by King's Materials at the 2013 Putt Fore the Library fundraising event.
A family, a father and 3 children, putt through a hole at the Putt Fore Library fundraiser, an annual event to raise money for the library that began…
Mike Jorgensen, Coralville Public Library Adult Services Librarian, makes popcorn for the Putt Fore the Library fundraiser in 2013.
During the Putt Fore the Library fundraiser at Coralville Public Library, a young child attempts to putt through a hole in an apple in the Children's…
Sierra Keeney putts through a hole set up in the Children's area of the library for the annual Putt Fore the Library fundraiser. Her mother Erin…
New Pioneer Co-op's second sponsored hole at Putt Fore the Library is lined with fresh produce and includes a sand trap made of beans and a bag of…
Children's Services created a Duplo Lego obstacle for the Putt for the Library event at Coralville Public Library. The hole advertised the 2010 summer…
Coralville Public Library Assistant Director Ellen Alexander and her sons putt through a hole at the first annual Putt Fore the Library fundraiser.
Logan Creach and his dad Eric Creach pose together at the first annual Putt Fore the Library fundraiser. The hole was sponsored and decorated by New…
Eric Mott, a Circulation Assistant at Coralville Public Library, makes a funny face in front of a photo booth green screen at the Putt Fore the…
Children from the Bartlett family putt through the Putt Fore the Library hole sponsored by Build to Suit in 2015.
First picture: Sam Bartlett;…
Bear and Frog read while wearing cloth masks to promote the Busy Bears winter reading program at Coralville Public Library.
Erika Binegar and Sara Glenn, children's librarians at Coralville Public Library, try out the snowman decorating kits that were part of a program…
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