{"id":3438,"date":"2020-12-07T03:34:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T03:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2020-12-09T23:42:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T23:42:44","slug":"stressbuster-virtual-pet-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/stressbuster-virtual-pet-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Stressbuster: Virtual Pet Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3445\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/resources\/stressbusters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3445 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Stressbusters-Fall-2020-300x300.png\" alt=\"Lego woman with dogs\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Stressbusters-Fall-2020-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Stressbusters-Fall-2020-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Stressbusters-Fall-2020-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Stressbusters-Fall-2020-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Stressbusters-Fall-2020.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on image to see the Stressbuster Page for more ideas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This would be the time in the New Brunswick Libraries when you could start thinking about the cute puppies to pet at one of the stressbuster events. As a second-best kind of substitute, we are sharing<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/pettherapy\/\">pictures of our pets<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>many of whom had recently been promoted to coworkers in the remote working environment (as a result of their persistent, albeit counterproductive, offers to help).<\/p>\n<p>Do you have pictures of your pets? A cute puppy? That kitten with a head tilt? <a href=\"https:\/\/go.rutgers.edu\/pettherapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Upload your image<\/a> for the ultimate stressbuster, a virtual pet therapy slide show.<\/p>\n<p>Need a stressbuster in a group setting? Join us for another fun stressbuster event on Friday, December 11, 2 pm called<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/libcal.rutgers.edu\/event\/7283235\">Graphic design is my passion! How to create irresistible content for social media<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>We are going to walk you through how to create virtual holiday cards or images for social media with the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canva<\/a>, the online app we used for both examples on this page. Registration required.You will receive a link after completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/libcal.rutgers.edu\/event\/7283235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3439\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Pet-Therapy-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Pet-Therapy-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Pet-Therapy-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Pet-Therapy-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Pet-Therapy-1536x584.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/248\/2020\/11\/Pet-Therapy-2048x779.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>To see our pets, click on the sketches of the dogs created by Megan Lotts, Art Librarian for the <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/books-we-read\/urban-sketching-runb\/\">Rutgers Urban Sketching Project<\/a> in November and December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This would be the time in the New Brunswick Libraries when you could start thinking about the cute puppies to pet at one of the stressbuster events. 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