Discovery Days Community Collage

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Twelve white notecards are posted on a magnetic whiteboard.
Thirteen white notecards are posted on a magnetic whiteboard.
Question on the card asks: What words, images, or sounds will stick with you from this time? Written on the card: Our classes shifted all to Zoom UNL stood up testing and other safety procedures No fans at athletic events Masks, hand sanitizers, spit tests, spit huts Empty campus sidewalks Commencement in the stadium! GBR
Prompt on the card: In 6 words or less describe your experience of the COVID-19 pandemic Written response: home cooking bad haircuts constant togetherness
Question on the card: What would you like future generations to know about this period? Response: Drawing of an open-mouthed snake described by the young artist as a "king cobra" in red or orange crayon. On each side of the snake, names are written in white crayon and rubbed over with black magic marker. This enabled the white lettering to emerge from the white background as if it were invisible ink.
Prompt on the card: In 6 words or less describe your experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. Written on the card: life-defining dogs Zoom sadness small joys
Prompt on the card: Describe or draw what the pandemic has taught you. Drawing in black ink is divided into four squares. In the upper left, two desks with computers and wheeled chairs are shown side by side. In the upper right, curved lines radiate out from a face's round, open mouth. On the lower left, two figures stand apart with the distance between them marked out by the numbers 1 through 6. On the lower right is a mask with loops to fit over ears.
Prompt on card: Draw a picture from your daily life during quarantine. Colored pencil. sketch of a Zoom call shows the head and shoulders of a man in a blue shirt and glasses with curly reddish hair. A rectangular box frames the man as if he's an image on a computer screen, and in the upper center of the frame a green dot indicates the computer's camera is on.
Prompt on the card: Draw a picture from your daily life during quarantine. The crayon drawing shows a face with short, yellow-brown hair wearing a orange, green, and blue horizontal-striped mask which covers the nose and mouth. The name Emmett is written under the face.
Question on the card: How has the COVID-19 pandemic challenged or changed you? Writing on the card: TJ Manning Ranch #SiouxCountyQuarantine Calving Season Drawing of a smiley face
Question on the card: What would you like future generations to know about this period? Response: Drawing of a face wearing a mask over nose and mouth. Short hair is drawn at the top of the head in red crayon. On each side of the face, names are written in white crayon and rubbed over with black magic marker. This enabled the white lettering to emerge from the white background as if it were invisible ink.
Prompt on card: In 6 words or less, describe your experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. Purple magic marker drawing by Alice, age 3. The artist identify her drawing as "a boot."
Prompt on card: In 6 words or less, describe your experience with the COVID-19 pandemic Written on card: Isolation Connecting on Zoom with family and meetings
Prompt on card: What will you remember about this period of your life? Written on card: The thing I will remember the most is that as an introvert it was great being able to be stuck in my apartment and read all day. I also went through a time in my life when I dealt with a lot of personal turmoil and discovery which made me stronger and a better person. I also met a very special guy who hopefully I'll spend a long time with.
Prompt on card: What do you miss most/least about life from before the pandemic? The word "most" from the prompt is circled in blue colored pencil, and words written in blue on the left side indicating what was missed most are: freedom to travel, students over for dinner, and chapel and events in person. The word "least" from the prompt is circled in hot pink colored pencil and written in pink on the right side indicating what was missed least: overbooked schedules.
Prompt on card: Draw a picture from your daily life during quarantine. Multi-colored crayon drawing of a rectangular dining table with four people seated around it. Printed under the drawing: Daily lunches with our family.
Prompt on card: Describe or draw what the pandemic has taught you Written on card: The pandemic has taught me not to take for granted being able to spend time with friends and especially family. When I have opportunities to be with family I take advantage of it. I learned how much I really need to be around others and meet new people. It taught me to take of myself and my health so that in times like the pandemic I will be much more likely to come out of it safely. I learned that something as small as a virus can cause global change. I learned that it takes a long time to return to "normal" after these type of events and there will more and likely be a new normal. I just hope we can all learn about coming together to help one another to survive these types of life changing events.
Prompt on the card: In 6 words or less, describe your experience with the COVID-19 pandemic Written on the card: quiet flexibility carryout abundance of caution
Prompt on the card: What will you remember about this period of your life? Written in green, blue, and orange magic marker: A lot more time with family Unpredictability A lot more work late at night A lot more work To remember to take nothing for granted -- Psalm 127:1
Prompt on card: Describe or draw what the pandemic has taught you. Written on card: We were in Chicago when the pandemic became a true reality. Everything started shutting down -- museums, restaurants, bars, the NBA, March Madness, schools, etc. That was the last time we saw the family. We were able to connect with video chats and were finally able to see them again a few weeks ago. The pandemic taught me the true value of family. We were forced to slow down and really spend time together. While I have always valued and cherished my family and being together, all the time has taught us more about each other. And the first hugs to my parents and watching my kids run into their arms is something I will never forget and will never take for granted. -Alex 6/12/21
Prompt on card: Describe or draw what the pandemic has taught you. Written on card: Aaaah! Mask LOVE House GOD Family
Prompt on the card: What will you remember about this period of your life? Written on card: Using quarantine to foster a litter of kittens! Working from home made the bottle feeding doable and my coworkers got to watch the kittens grow over Zoom.
Prompt on the card: What would you like future generations to know about this period? Colored pencil drawing of chessboard, hot pink rook, and yellow pawn. Written above drawing: Due to COVID I miss playing chess at Bennet Martin Library downtown.
Prompt on card: Draw a picture of your daily life during quarantine. Toddler's abstract drawing in yellow, gray, and blue magic marker.
Prompt on card: Describe or draw what the pandemic has taught you. On the upper left two stick figures are framed by outward pointing arrows and a word bubble above them says, "We're isolated." In upper middle, "Eating in" is written within a circle and slash indicating no eating in. In the center is a drawing of a bar of sudsy soap with the phrase "soap + water = clean." On the right half, a stick figure and lone table are surrounded by a tall fence, and labeled "Quarantined/Jail." A mask and a green face wearing a striped mask are drawn on the bottom.
Prompt on card: How has the COVID 19 pandemic changed or challenged you? Written on the card: I have learned so much about my own resilience and my own limits. I taught myself knitting AND crochet and my husband and I adopted a second dog. I also had two very serious medical conditions (non-COVID) diagnosed during the pandemic. It may have been a blessing in disguise -- so much of regular life, work and social -- (An arrow indicates more on the back)
Written on the card, continuing from side 1: obligations, came to a stop that I was able to go through treatment and be a little less than I normally am without the stress of also missing out or being absent. I feel enormous gratitude along with profound sadness for everyone and everything we have lost. And angers at the failures of leadership, and our inability as a society to take care of the most vulnerable among us. I fear it will take much much longer for us all to recover from that.
Title
Discovery Days Community Collage
Description
During East Campus Discovery Days, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries invited visitors to the newly renovated Dinsdale Family Learning Commons. Writing and drawing, visitors added their pandemic stories to a community collage. Photos show the collage as well as individual cards.
Coverage
University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date
06/12/2021
Language
English
Subject
outreach, public events, libraries
Tag
emotions
family
masks
pets
public events
social distancing
socializing
work
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