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.
Including material from previous semesters
BWR Galleries
Galleries (images, photos, and videos from events)
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
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)