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Happiness is … finals week at UD

“And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people,’” quoted Linus van Pelt from the Gospel of Luke as he explained the real meaning of Christmas in the 1965 animated classic A Charlie Brown Christmas.

For fall 2016 finals week, Roesch Library is bringing tidings of great joy, too — and pizza, tea, coffee, cookies, chair massages, cuddly dogs and much, much more.

Open around the clock since Dec. 4, Roesch Library implores students, “Fear not,” just like the angel said. They can take a study break anytime in the first-floor lobby starting Sunday, Dec. 11, with encouraging and inspiring coloring pages and a Peanuts-inspired photo-booth station, complete with Snoopy’s doghouse and festive Charlie Brown props.

Here’s the entire slate of activities the Library offers to help students get through the most stressful stretch of the academic term.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, Dec. 11

Noon - 3 p.m. FREE study treats (sponsored by Alpha Phi)

10 p.m. FREE pizza in the LTC (sponsored by the UD Alumni Association)

5–10 p.m. FREE chair massages

Midnight–6 a.m. FREE taxi rides home

Monday, Dec. 12

1 a.m. FREE coffee and tea in the LTC

11 a.m.–1 p.m. FREE activity: Make an aromatherapy bracelet in the Roesch Library lobby (sponsored by Health and Wellness)

5–6 p.m. FREE visit with a therapy dog in the first-floor Knowledge Hub (sponsored by the Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association)

5–10 p.m. FREE chair massages

Midnight–6 a.m. FREE taxi rides home

Tuesday, Dec. 13

1 a.m. FREE coffee and tea in the LTC

1–4:30 p.m. FREE “Experience Virtual Reality” study break in LTC Room 024 (sponsored by the UD Hackathon)

3 p.m. FREE cookies and milk in the Roesch Library lobby

5–6 p.m. FREE visit with a therapy dog in the first-floor Knowledge Hub (sponsored by the Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association)

5–10 p.m. FREE chair massages

Midnight–6 a.m. FREE taxi rides home

Wednesday, Dec. 14

1 a.m. FREE coffee and tea in the LTC

5–6 p.m. FREE visit with a therapy dog in the first-floor Knowledge Hub (sponsored by the Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association)

Midnight–6 a.m. FREE taxi rides home

Thursday, Dec. 15

1 a.m. FREE coffee and tea in the LTC

Friday, Dec. 16

1 a.m. FREE coffee and tea in the LTC

WORTHY OF NOTE

• Sign-up for chair massages begins at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the access services desk in the first-floor lobby.

• Taxi ride pickup is at the circular driveway just north of the first-floor main entrance (Zehler Avenue). Vouchers for taxi rides can be picked up at the access services desk in Roesch Library or at the information desk in the first-floor lobby of Kennedy Union.

• Hungry? You can order food from local restaurants to the lobby. Food and drink is allowed on all study floors of the library.
• Check out phone and laptop chargers, extension cords, Internet cables and more from the Access Services desk.

• Use your university ID card to enter the library between 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.