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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 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"

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

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

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

Members of the Coralville Library Teen Advisory Board wrapped and delivered board games to the Coralville Food Pantry. Games were purchased with a grant from Thrivent.

Pictured delivering to John Boller, Executive Director of the Coralville Food…

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…

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…

City announcements regarding changes in transit during the pandemic. The bus paused fares and asked riders to enter and exit by the rear door and maintain social distance form fellow passangers.

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 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…

Thank you note from top of Jimmy John's Lunch provided by City as a thank you to essential workers, which included library staff.
"Thank you for your dedicated service during these challenging times. Your efforts are much appreciated! Best, Mayor…

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.

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,…

Several tables set up in the Coralville Public Library rotunda, all carrying stacks of books and other library materials. The Circulation Desk can be seen in the left far corner; in the right, another table holds cleaning supplies.

During the…

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…

Masks, Face Shield and Social Distancing Requested in Coralville. Mayor John A. Lundell issued a proclamation on July 14, 2020, recognizing the critical importance to protect our community from the spread of COVID-19.

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.

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…

Ellen Alexander shopping