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Some selections from a journal written and kept during the spring of 2020, when concerns about the spread of COVID-19 led to the shut down of many businesses and the mandate that all but essential workers remain at home.

Through these selections,…

Five homemade cloth Fu masks, made with varying patterns.

Wendy Stevenson, an Iowa City local and a staff member at the Coralville Public Library, made masks for her family members and fellow librarians to wear while at work and other public…

A homemade sign protesting the Governor Kim Reynolds order that schools open despite the pandemic. Sign reads "Save our kids! Local control fro schools. Sign the Facebook petition"

Mass mailed postcard sent to United States residents regarding best practices to stop the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 at the beginning of the beginning of the pandemic.

The Falduto girls on the their back porch in April 2020.
Pictured: Piper, in a t-shirt promoting a play; Samantha, in a t-shirt from a Camila Cabello concert that was held in a football stadium, and Rachel, who likes that shirt.

A mother, Sharon Falduto reflects on the the ordinary and extraordinary experiences of her family during the spring of the Covid-19 pandemic in a diary entry.

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

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"

Two yard signs from the Iowa City Community School District (City High School and West High School in Iowa City and Northwest Junior High School in Coralville.) supporting teachers and students.
Red sign reads: "City High School" " We love our…

A yard sign on Holiday Road in Coralville. Iowa. The sign reads "We stand together #inthistogether, University of Iowa Healthcare"

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.

A detailed description of how one Coralville local spent her day on Mother's Day, 2020.

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…

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…

Library staff members Eric Mott, Karen Stierler, and Lily Smith-Jensen work at the Circulation Desk. All three have a phone to their ear and appear to be in conversation. Karen looks at a DVD, possibly calling a patron who had that item on hold,…

A video of library staff members Lily Smith-Jensen and Tina Bailey-Murray ride scooters around the empty Coralville Public Library.

Sara Pitcher, the creator of this video and the Web Resources Assistant at the Coralville Public Library, gave…

Yard signs on Holiday Road in Coralville, Iowa. First sign reads " Black Lives Matter, We Stand Together, We are City High Little Hawks, The school that leads" The second sign reads " City High School, We love our Teachers" The third sign reads "…

A Coralville local recounts finding an unexpected handmade gift created for her entire apartment complex.

A photograph taken from the kitchen window of a third floor apartment. While the apartment's covered deck remains clear, the houses, trees, and yards of neighbors are covered in snow. This view faces towards 10th street; the apartment building is at…

A Coralville city sign at the North Ridge Park that reads, "Playground closed by order of the governor, state of Iowa."

Behind the sign, an empty playground is surrounded by yellow caution tape that states "Caution" and "Cuidado."