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    De-Stressing Tips from Library Staff | Part II

    by Junelle Mah December 4, 2020
    written by Junelle Mah
    In awe of the beautiful colours used in this watercolour, painted by our Strategic Communications Manager, Meredith.

    It is widely known that library staff are always willing to offer helpful tips and advice…call it an occupational hazard! Lucky for us, we received such a wealth of self-care tips from our colleagues that we had to create a second part to our Fall 2020 Staff De-stressing Tips blog! To catch up on Part I, take a peek here… otherwise sit back, relax, and enjoy Part II!

    Eva, Information Services Specialist

    Self-care for Eva is a hot bath, tea or wine, a candle and Netflix. She says she’s definitely binged on baths since the start of the pandemic.

    My bath potions usually consist of whatever catches my eye at Winners; they always have fun arrays of bubbles!

    I take the tablet in with me. I just finished watching Holidate with Emma Roberts (7/10 but amusing), and am continuing ever so slowly with Queen’s Gambit, Queer Eye, Great Canadian Bake Show and Schitt’s Creek… all as fabulously amusing and interesting as the other.


    Michelle, Aquisitions Editor, University of Alberta Press

    Off the top of my head, when I’m stressed and feeling stuck, I like to listen to this song really loud and dance around – it has a great message and always lifts my mood…I love this song – the whole album is great.

    Work with What You Got by soCalled, from their album Sleepover.


    Meredith, Strategic Communications Manager

    I like to watercolour paint in front of the fireplace while watching really low-stakes TV shows like Star Trek Voyager, Great British Bake Off or Murder, She Wrote. But still daydreaming of the mountains…

    This beautiful piece is an ode to the larch season. For more of Mer’s watercolour abstract mountain series, feel free to check out her blog.


    Liz, Health Sciences Librarian

    Starting to jog has made a huge difference in my mental health in the last month even with the subzero temps. Cross country skiing too!


    Doris, Humanities/Social Sciences/Law Librarian

    One of my de-stressors has been being able to go outside for walks over the past 8 months. I was able to explore my neighbourhood, other areas in and around town and the River Valley. Whether it’s short or long walks, venturing out with headphones and a podcast, harvesting my own tomatoes, or just mentally going over the grocery list while walking to the store it has all been good…well, maybe except for the mosquitoes this summer and when it eventually will hit -20. Fresh air and sunshine have been good for my soul. 

    We wish you the best as you near the end of this unique Fall 2020 semester. Our Library staff are here to support you as you find those final bits of information for your term papers or need advice on where to find a citation guide. Just Ask Us!

    Thanks for the view! We invite you to subscribe to our newsletter (scroll down to the bottom right side of this page). Love us on the blog? Then you’ll love us on social media! Check us out at @uofalibrary on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter!

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  • Happy World Hello Day!

    by Junelle Mah November 19, 2020
    by Junelle Mah November 19, 2020

    A simple greeting can open connections and communication between people. It can be a one word, a smile, a nod. Today, along with our University of Alberta community, we celebrate World Hello Day (a little early, we know). Taken from the University’s Days of Action site, “World Hello Day—is a global event with 180 countries taking part—created in 1973 to respond to the conflict between Egypt and Israel. Using communication instead of…

  • Finding Connections in Community and Space | An Alumna Looks Back

    by Junelle Mah September 24, 2020
    by Junelle Mah September 24, 2020

    Happy Alumni Week to one and all in our green and gold community. When you work on the campus of your alma mater, you can’t help but be surrounded by the nostalgia of your (now seemingly) carefree days as a student. Sure the faces and some of the buildings change, but the feelings of familiarity and good memories remain. As a proud Human Ecology alumna (with ALES, back when it was AgForHE),…

  • Let us introduce you to… Marissa!

    by Eva Romanick December 9, 2019
    by Eva Romanick December 9, 2019

    Staff profiles tell the story of an organization. Here at the University of Alberta Library, this is ours… Meet Marissa Fraser!Marissa Fraser is the Archives and Special Collections Assistant at the University of Alberta Archives and Bruce Peel Special Collections. You can find her working on both South and North Campus.  You have an interesting role working in Archives, what do you spend most of your day working on?I’m the Archives and Special…

  • Your Alumni Perks Include Library Access

    by Junelle Mah April 4, 2019
    by Junelle Mah April 4, 2019

    Congratulations to you, University of Alberta graduate! You’re ready to hit up the real world with your brain full of academic wonder, but what happens when someone tries to challenge your knowledge base once you’ve left U of A’s bunny-frolicked campus grounds? Which academic resources can you use as an alumni to solidify your arguments? Fear not! Your University of Alberta Libraries have got your back! The first thing you can do…

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