Lost
Lost DVDs in Iowa City
near the Old Capitol lawn
Lost
listing
Posted
3 days
ago
Description
Saturday at about 1:30 pm, I realized my DVDs were missing after I left the Iowa City Public Library and walked toward the Pedestrian Mall near the Pentacrest. I had tucked them in a red tote while chatting with friends on the Library Lawn, and I must have dropped them somewhere along the sidewalk. They’re a handful of sci-fi titles in a red case, nothing flashy but they matter to me. I’m hoping someone honest picked them up and that the campus lost-and-found or the library will get them back to me.
Approximate last-seen location
near the Old Capitol lawn
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