Therapy dogs, cats and miniature horses. Coffee breaks galore. Yoga, crafting and a cathartic primal scream.
If it’s exam time, it’s time again for Week of Balance — the series of stress-busting events and activities designed to help you turn your stress into success. All events are free, thanks in part to our co-sponsors and collaborators: Student Library Advisory Board, Edible Campus and Herban UNC, UNC Children’s Hospital, the UNC Superhero Project and the volunteers who bring therapy animals to the libraries.
If you’re just looking for a place to study, you’ll find extra hours at most campus libraries.
Week of Balance Programs and Events
SUNDAY, APRIL 28
10:30 p.m. Coffee Break | Undergraduate Library
MONDAY, APRIL 29
10 a.m. – 11:30am (or while supplies last) DIY Finals Survival Kits | Davis Library
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Pet Therapy (dogs) | Health Sciences Library
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Pet Therapy (dogs) | SILS Library
TUESDAY, APRIL 30
11 a.m. Coffee and Cookies | Kenan Science Library
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Pet Therapy (dogs) | Health Sciences Library
6 p.m. Coffee and Cards | Health Sciences Library
9 p.m. – 10 p.m. Primal Scream and Ice Cream | Davis Library (outside)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Photo Booth | Sloane Art Library
11 a.m. Reading Day Refuel (coffee) | Sloane Art Library
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Button-making with Lemonade and Cookies | Wilson Library (outside)
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Button-making with Lemonade | Stone Center Library
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Card-making for UNC Children’s Hospital | Undergraduate Library
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Pups and Cups (therapy dogs and coffee) | SILS Library
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. “(Tea)-stress” with Herbal Tea | Davis Library (outside)
5 p.m. Reading Day Refuel (coffee) | Music Library
THURSDAY, MAY 2
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Pet Therapy (cats) | Health Sciences Library
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Yoga | SILS Library
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Pop-up Button-making | Undergraduate Library
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Yoga | SILS Library
6 p.m. Coffee and Cards | Health Sciences Library
9 p.m. Coffee Break | Davis Library
FRIDAY, MAY 3
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pet Therapy (miniature horses) | Health Sciences Library
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Pet Therapy (dogs) | Davis Library
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. (or while supplies last) DIY Finals Survival Kits | SILS Library
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Plants on the Portico | Undergraduate Library
6 p.m. Coffee and Cards | Health Sciences Library
MONDAY, MAY 6
9 a.m. Don’t Go Bananas (bananas & clementines) | Health Sciences Library
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Sweet Treats (lemonade and cookies) | SILS Library
TUESDAY, MAY 7
2 p.m. Make Your Own Trail Mix | Health Sciences Library
Plus, you’ll find ongoing stress-busting opportunities at the following libraries:
- Davis Library – coloring and origami therapy
- Health Sciences Library – sleep supplies, squishies and slime stress relievers, coloring, origami
- Kenan Science Library – design and modeling center with coloring, Lego, board games, Play-Doh, knitting and crocheting
- Music Library – jigsaw puzzles
- Park Library – friendship bracelets, giant crossword, inspirational messages, coloring pages, origami, extended hours
- Sloane Art Library – coloring therapy
- Stone Center Library – origami
- Undergraduate Library – crafting station with origami, coloring, Lego, and knitting supplies; LEGO contest (April 29-May 5) with the theme “At the Movies”
