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A sign sitting on a table in front of a partially colored paper with different designs on it. The sign reads, "Please relax a while and take a few minutes to Color with Coralville! We are taking a time-lapse video from above. Remember to re-cap and…

The musician Little Miss Ann plays guitar on a small stage. Several families are sitting on the grass beside the library to watch the performance.

Children hold a colorful parachute on the front lawn of the library, as part of the Big Night celebration for the summer reading program.

Ruth Halterman stands behind a table to sign up patrons for Winter Adult Reading Month ( W.A.R.M.) for the Coralville Public Library. The reading program is an annual event held in the month of February. On display are the reading logs, prizes and…

Librarians Janelle Bockhause and Linda Parker prepare at the Fourth Fest Parade staging area.

Two librarians, Linda Parker (left) and Chris Burnett, dressed up to ride in the Coralville Public Library float for the 1998 Fourth of July Parade. Coralville was celebrating their quasquicentennial in 1998, so the side of the truck read "Happy…

Librarians sitting on the bed of a Coralville Parks Department truck that has been decorated for the Fourth Fest Parade. The decorations include a fake camp fire, tree and backpack.

pictured from left Teri Rogers, Jen (?), Linda Parker

Librarians ride in a car piled high with everything they need for their road trip themed float for Fourth Fest 2001.

Librarians and staff pose in front of their Fourth of July parade float, Reading Road Trip USA. The float was a Jeep with vacation items strapped to the top, including pool toys, suitcases, a trike, sports equipment and books.

pictured left:…

Discover New Trails was the Coralville Library float for Fourth Fest Parade. A Coralville Parks and Recreation truck was decorated for an outdoor adventure, including a backpack coolers, lawn chairs and a fake campfire.

pictured left: Teri Rogers…

Librarians and library staff walking the Fourth Fest Parade route ahead of the Jeep parade float.

Ruth Halterman visible at the front of the group

Coralville Librarians sitting in the back of a Coralville Parks and Recreation truck that was decorated for their Fourth Fest float. The float theme was 'Discover the Treasures in Books'

A periodical clipping of a photograph and description. Three Girl Scouts members stand behind a table that holds bake sale items and other miscellaneous goods, all holding items; the troop leader, too, holds up a Christmas wreath. A young man stands…

A photograph of Harold D. Paschal, the Grand Master of the masonic Clarksville Lodge 668 of Coralville, and Mayor Michael Kattchee stand next to the public library cornerstone. The symbolic laying of the cornerstone ceremony was attended by about 75…

Volunteers work to help update and remodel the Fesler building

Muralist Diana Greer stands next to a portion of her 15 foot mural on the new library wall, showing her unfinished work to a group of children. The mural covered most of the library walls, featuring small idyllic scenes similar to the one shown here:…

Librarian Kayla Cook organizes the Coralville Public Library Seed Library. Kayla planned, created, and maintains the Seed Library, which began in early 2022. The seeds are stored in a repurposed card catalog cabinet.

Coralville Public Library Children's Librarians try out their snowman decorating kits. The kits are provided to accompany a program called " ABC- A Book and a Craft" the last week in January. The kits were distributed through curbside pick up due…

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…

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,…