University Libraries

By Roesch Library Faculty and Staff

Although we're apart, we can still enjoy some free, virtual finals week study breaks together. Here is a collection of some stress-busting ideas compiled by the University Libraries marketing and outreach team.

Coloring

• A curated list of coloring books available free through Flipster, the Libraries' subscription magazine app
• Fun and games from the Marian Library Collections, including a new matching game with flowers named for Mary: https://udayton.edu/marianlibrary/fun-and-games-with-mary/index.php
• UD coloring pages: https://udayton.edu/m/together.php 
• Coloring Pages: Marian Library 2018
• Coloring Pages: Marian Library 2017
• Coloring Pages: Fatima
• Coloring Page: 1950 Comic Book Cover
• No-crayon option: Online coloring pages

Other crafts

• Virtual Etch-a-Sketch
• Lite-Brite online

Animal therapy

• Smithsonian’s National Zoo webcams
• San Diego Zoo webcams 
• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Home Safari Resources 
• Tropical Reef Camera powered by explore.org
• Monterey Bay Aquarium webcam
• Kitten rescue, Los Angeles (plus assorted other explore.org webcams) 

See photos from some previous therapy pet visitors in the gallery below; special thanks to Larry Burgess; Lora Melin of Maggie’s Minis; and Brenda Metcalf.

Mindfulness

• 5-minute meditation (YouTube) 
• Calming Meditation (YouTube)
• Sound Healing with Crystal Bowls (YouTube)

Background music

• Chilled Cow’s “lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to” (YouTube)
• Yellow Brick Cinema’s relaxing guitar music (YouTube)
• College Music’s “lofi beats to quarantine and stay indoors to” (YouTube)

Yoga and stretching

• Yoga at Your Desk (YouTube)
• Destress Monday Chair Yoga (YouTube)
• Stretch Breaks at Your Desk (YouTube)
• Quick and Easy Stretches To Do While Sitting at Your Desk (YouTube) 

From all of us in the University Libraries, best of luck to all students on your final exams. We're looking forward to seeing you again when classes on campus are back in session.