Stressbusters
Feeling stressed out? In-person or online, finals are always rough: the end of the semester is tantalizingly close and yet so far away. That’s why we’ve put together this collection of stressbusters in case you need a quick pick-me-up. We can’t provide free snacks or dogs to pet this year, but we hope this diverting selection of things to read and do will scratch that same itch.
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Including material from previous semesters
BWR Galleries
Galleries (images, photos, and videos from events)
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BWR Fun Posts
- Literary Celebrities as Musical Celebrities – a rather bizarre combination indeed
- Take a Look, It’s In a Book… – bibliomancy, aka “book magic”
- Blind Dates With Books – meet your book “date”
- Books and Reality Shows – The Real World meets a fictional world
- Harry Potter and the Good Advice – the best of HP wisdom
BWR Themes
- Urban Sketching – a popular activity from the Fall 2020 semester
- Stressbusters – a collection of ideas to check out
- Staff picks – reading recommendations from us at Books We Read
- RUGRATS (Rutgers University Groups Reading Alone Together) – everything for students
- Corona Reads – a variety of resources for staying safe & sane
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From New Brunswick Libraries
Stressbusters Guide, including
- Virtual escape rooms (Hogwarts, anyone?)
- Games and puzzles (such as Rutgers-themed online puzzles from Special Collections)
- Virtual tours (from museums to zoos)
- Live camera feeds (with a puppy playroom)
- Wellness, meditation, and crafts (take a zine break!)
Visit Stressbusters from New Brunswick Libraries for all resources.
(Image: SCUA coloring page as home office decor)