Wellness

Hey Augustana folks! Hope you’re doing well in these upside down times! Do you miss Augustana’s friendly community? Hanging out in the busy Forum? The library? Its beautiful corners? Sunshine through the big windows? Do you miss the chit chat with the library staff while petting Hutch, the library dog? I know you do! All this and the fact that Hutch and his human Mark, two big-hearted staff members at our library,…

We have a number of talented folks amongst our library staff and we have the pictures to prove it! As we adjust to our new routines at home, during this period of physical distancing, we are finding new and old ways to help pass the time and connect with our families. We did a call-out to our library staff for folks to send in their hobby photos. And we received an impressive…

April 10th is Friday, and what a GOOD FRIDAY it is! We’re here for you while you stay home… Make your morning java a LARGE before settling in for a good longform read from The New Yorker! Stretch break! Pop into Anatomy.tv to explore the human body… take navel-gazing to a whole new level! Studying at home is not the same. Tune into a library ambience track for students who work better surrounded by…

Where would you go if you didn’t have a place to sleep? Sadly, this is a problem that over 70,000 post-secondary students across Canada face (Weissman et. al, 2019). When we think of homelessness, many of us picture someone living on the street or relying on public shelters for a safe haven, but many people without permanent residence make up the hidden homeless population. Those who find themselves among the hidden homeless…

Attention: To mitigate infection spread risks of COVID-19, Dogs in the Library will be cancelled March 13 – April 13 inclusive. Our four-legged friends from CAAWLS are back to trade snuggles for smiles. This term is extra special, as the dogs make their debut at Bibliothèque Saint-Jean. Here’s when and where you can take a break from your studies and partake in a delightful doggie visit. January 16th: Rutherford Library, 10:00am January…

Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Libraries, this is ours… Meet Hutch!Augustana library’s very own therapy dog! When not working in the Augustana library, he is a pet dog belonging to Mark Fulton and Ingrid Urberg. However, when at work in the library, he is fulfilling his role as a registered Therapy Dog, providing affection and comfort to our students and staff during term and exam…

World Health Day is Friday, April 5, 2019. Join University of Alberta Libraries in our treadmill desk challenge! What is the goal of the treadmill desk challenge? It’s to see how many minutes (or hours!) we can accumulate by walking our way to health on our seven treadmill desks. On April 5 we will post a sheet on each treadmill where you can log the amount of time you spent on the…

In partnership with the Campus Food Bank, University of Alberta Libraries will be running a Food for Fines Campaign and Food Bank Drive at all library locations from March 6th until April 30th, 2019. All donated food items will be distributed to members of the University of Alberta community, and monetary donations will be used by the Campus Food Bank to purchase more food for distribution to the community. How does it work?…

Written by Carolyn Carpan Research shows that listening to calming music while studying helps people relax and perform better during exams. To help you get through a stressful exam period, you can listen to music online from the University of Alberta Libraries’ collections. Naxos Music Library is the world´s largest source for online classical music. It also offers streaming access to more than 136,000 CDs with more than 2 million tracks from…