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A copy of the Coralville Public Library's monthly newsletter for May 2020. While the Library building closed, the newsletter was stuffed into curbside pick up bags and remained available at its usual location online.

This newsletter includes a…

Every other Saturday or so I pick my son up from an afternoon visit to his dad outside the Subway at the Tanger Outlet Mall at 5:30 pm. Usually the parking lot is packed with cars and the storefront sidewalks still full of shoppers. At 5:28 pm on…

Laura Crossett is wearing a homemade cloth mask decorated by her son with a drawing of a rainbow and the words “rainbow” and “XOX” on it.

The Johnson County Auditor mailed absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters ahead of the June 2, 2020 primary election in order to encourage voters to stay at home and vote absentee. Voter turnout was 32%, part of a statewide record…

A view of the Coralville Public Library from the Circulation Desk in the rotunda, past the Reference Services area to the fireplace at the end of the corridor.

The following statement is from Laura Crossett, the creator of this image and the…

Peaceful protestors at the Blacks Lives Matter rally in Iowa City, on Clinton And Iowa Avenue in front of the Old Capital, following the murder of George Floyd. This is just one of a series of rallies and marches that took place during the summer of…

Peaceful protesters in masks at the Blacks Lives Matter rally in Iowa City, following the murder of George Floyd. George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2020 during an arrest by a police officer.

Black Lives Matter rally in masks during the pandemic, following the murder of George Floyd

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…

Iowa City West High magazine published during the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020. Three articles directly address the state of the world and our community during the pandemic: History in the Making , Viral and Where's Walling? There are also other…

Iowa City West High Newspaper published during the pandemic of 2020 caused by a coronavirus named COVID-19. The articles included in this issue that document these unusual times including Essential Employees, Isolated, Athletic Adjustments, Isolation…

Friends of the Coralville Library purchased and distributed books to children at Coralville Food Pantry instead of the Coralville Community Meal, which was substantially altered due to COVID restrictions.

Ellen Alexander, Assistant Director of Coralville Public Library received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic took place in the lower level of the library on April 8th and 9th. Ellen was one of more than 600 people who received their…

Eric Mott, Coralville Library Assistant helped direct traffic to the below ground parking and library entrance where a vaccine clinic was being held in the lower level of the library. The Coralville Food Pantry and Nucara Pharmacy collaborated to put…

Ellen Alexander shopping

During the pandemic the Food Pantry adopted a 'drive-thru' model for Coralville and Tiffin residents to pick up food. The food pantry building was limited to food pantry staff and prepackaged bags were delivered to people who walked up or drove…

The Coralville outdoor public swimming pool filled and ready for a late opening due to COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020.

The first day of the Coralville swimming pool reopening.

Mishka wears a mask made from a cotton Coralville Library book bag. She is demonstrating the importance of wearing a mask to protect the health of our fellow citizens.

Mishka the reading bear was donated by the artist Valery Kovalev and installed…

A view of the rotunda fountain. On the far stand several tables set up as a place to quarantine returned library materials. After being returned, these materials sit out for 72 hours before being cleaned and checked back in. A library staff member…