University Libraries

By Diane Osman, Lauren Lindgren ’21, Lauren Markert ’22

Although students and faculty are spending the last couple of weeks of the semester teaching, learning and testing remotely, we can still enjoy some finals week study breaks. Browse this collection of stress-busting ideas and holiday fun compiled by the University Libraries. Best of luck on finals, Flyers!  Enjoy the holiday season and be safe!

Holiday Fun

• Try out your knowledge of the holiday season with a short break for a game of Kahoot! 
• Post some fun pictures and notes on the UD Libraries’ finals week Padlet! If you include your name, you will be entered in a drawing for a gift card.
• Take a break from studying with the Marian Library virtual Advent wreath. Every Sunday, the lighting of a new virtual candle brings with it a new virtual gift.

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
• Virtual Lite-Brite

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

Background music

• Holiday playlist that can be streamed from Spotify for free
• Chilled Cow’s “lofi hip hop radio - beats to relax/study to” (YouTube)
• Yellow Brick Cinema’s relaxing guitar music (YouTube)
• Radio Santa Claus

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) 

We wish you the best of luck on finals … and a happy new year!

— Diane Osman is an administrative assistant in the dean’s office of the University Libraries. Lauren Lindgren ’21, a marketing major, compiled the links. Lauren Markert ’22, an international business management major, created the Kahoot! game.