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Congratulations Miria! Miria Burns is the winner of the 2020 Teen Service Award. Friends of the Coralville Public Library board members, Bill and Pat Benson and Coralville Public Library Teen Librarian Karen Stierler presented Miria with her check in…

Sara Pitcher describes meeting her family outdoors to go for a hike at Wildcat Den State Park. Following the outing they visit a brewery that does not accept cash due to heightened concern about hygiene during the pandemic.

Iowa Department of Human Services advertised a service to help people find and schedule COVID-19 vaccinations and the Coralville Public Library shared this information on their Facebook page.
text reads: Iowans with barriers to scheduling a vaccine…

A flagpole bent over during a strong wind storm called a Derecho on August 10, 2020. In the front yard of a house on Ozark Ridge in Coralville, IA.

A Black Lives Matter sign placed in a front yard of a Coralville residence on Waterford Drive.

An insert in City of Coralville water bill describing services offered while city buildings are closed and best practices for social distancing as well as ways to support local organizations and businesses.

The entrance to the library added guides and signage to help patrons to receive help and continued services from library staff in the library. Though the doors remained closed, the library offered access to browsing and computers by appointment and…

Tree in Pitcher Family's back yard that was broken apart by storm. This was taken after down branches had been moved to wall of debris ready for pick up and removal to landfill.

A yard sign urging citizens to vote in the upcoming elections November 3, 2020.
Text reads: "don't hope. vote. forchange" "see you at the polls" "tuesday November 3, 2020"

Women work on individual projects while physically distanced with masks. The Coralville Parks and Recreation Department sponsored group at the Pavilion, called EngAge Coffee and Crafts. EngAge is programming for older adults to promote activity,…

A large evergreen tree is uprooted during the August 10, 2020 Derecho storm. It is laying in front of an intact tree. The trees were located in the court yard of Parkside Manor Apartments.

The Coralville Public Library Teen Advisory Board requested submissions for art work for the 2021 summer reading program. Lienah Ali was selected as winner for the bookmark design.
Text form post: Congratulations Lienah on winning our Teen Art…

A short poem reflecting on masks and how they are normalized as part of our daily routine.

Text:Masks are like…

Masks are like a shirt. There is the one that fits best. There is the one with the company logo and the one with the…

15 new wireless hot spots being added to the Library collection. These will make it more than 60 available for the public to check out. Before the pandemic the Library had 10 hot spots available. The Coralville Public Library received several…

A picture of a pineapple whip ice cream cone, taken in the West Music parking lot in Coralville, Iowa. The City of Coralville promoted the importance of filling out the 2020 Census and provided iPads to people to help them fill it out online. After…

People wait in line to order Pineapple whip ice cream from an ice cream truck on Corridor Way in Coralville, Iowa.

Pitcher family members watch Sunday Easter mass together in the living room. Jim Pitcher and Shirley Pitcher sit side by side in rocking chairs; Alan Pitcher sits behind them. According to Sara Pitcher, the photographer, usually the family has a…

Pitcher family members watch Sunday Easter mass together in the living room. Jim Pitcher and Shirley Pitcher sit side by side in rocking chairs and the computer is set in front of them.

According to Sara Pitcher, the photographer, the Easter mass…

The Pitchers live on a corner lot with multiple damaged trees. The wall of debris covered both sides of the lot. More debris piles can be seen across the street on the corner of Oak Lake Park Road and Holiday Rd.

Librarians and City of Coralville staff hanging a white tarp to project a movie on in the Coralville Library parking lot. While the library was closed to the public and offering limited services, librarians innovated ways to provide service and…