Topeka Public Library gallery on pandemic

  • Respect of loved ones: This family visited Evelyn at the cemetery with many memories of Sunday meals and games together. Evelyn was important to many people’s lives.

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  • A Priority: Girl Scouts encourage people to wash their hands. The community has been diligent to spread this message.

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  • Empty shelves: Some of the effects of the global shutdown on local businesses. Contributors of the gallery decided to document these events for history.

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  • Another voice: A mask, a shirt and a few pins with the theme of human rights. Many businesses have sold such items with the issue of social injustice on our minds.

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  • Protest and activism: In support of one another, the Black Lives Matter community speaks out against injustice. The incident with George Floyd has caused lots of distress.

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  • Community: Photos of workers doing their essential parts in serving the community. They described the severe pressure of working during the pandemic as emotionally exhausting.

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  • Encouragement: Forever is a long time. This message is one we all needed to see.

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  • Watercolor: “Project for a Pandemic” is from Alice Eberheart-Wright. She decided to share her Aunt Ethel’s painting to comfort others.

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  • The Pieces: A puzzle was offered by Janet Jenkins-Stotts. She wrote a poem that reveals a way to cure boredom.

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  • Mood sculpture: Red means stressed, angry and anxious; blue represents tired, sad and lonely; green stands for calm, thoughtful and grateful, and yellow shows that a person is happy, optimistic and hopeful. Viewers attached ribbons that represented their moods.

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  • The basics: Masks, gloves and hand sanitizer in the gallery entitled, “Accessories for a Global Pandemic.” The use of these items has been highly recommended to stop the spread of COVID-19.

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