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E. Jean Schwab, the Coralville Public Library's first Director, and Ginny Wenman, library volunteer, hold a poster that shows the library's early growth.

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.

Five graphics created to advertise the new seed library. The seed library is conceived of and run by Kayla Cook to share and redistribute seeds from the community.

Two photos of the Color with Coralville sheet at different stages of completion. Color with Coralville was a collaborative public coloring page that invited patrons to sit down and color a portion of a large coloring page. The first picture shows a…

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…

A series of five graphics from Banned Books Week 2016.

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A commemorative booklet celebrating Coralville Public Library's 25th year of service in 1990. The booklet contains statistics about the library, its staff, and its history.

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A borrower card for Poet's Choice, edited by Paul Engle, with Dewey Decimal number 821.08 E58. There are due date stamps ranging from 1973 to 1975, along with censored names of past borrowers.

Two Coralville Public Library cards with cardholders' names covered. The cards came with a note from a former patron, which reads, "I found it in my lock and I am sended [sic] it back to you." See Relation - Gaylord's Charging Machine for more…

Five children pose with potted flowers beside the Coralville Public Library.

A closeup image of the first of 14 signs for a StoryWalk of Wait by Antoinette Portis. The signs are lining the left side of paved path.

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.

A PDF of a flyer for the Old Capitol Quilters Guild volume 40 issue 6, February 2021, newsletter. The document is advertising an event called Service Sew Day, which took place via Zoom on February 8, 2021.

Bark Jenn librarian dressed up for a Halloween program at the Coralville Public Library.

Teri Rogers and Coralville Public Library Director participated in a Chili Cook off.

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…

Linda Parker and Ruth Halterman pose in front of a window that has been painted with a person and two dogs for the summer reading progam.

Ruth Halterman poses at her desk in the old library building. She's wearing a costume for Halloween.

Ruth Halterman poses at her desk in the old library building.