{"id":327,"date":"2017-05-17T16:16:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T16:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/newsletter\/?p=327"},"modified":"2017-06-07T18:04:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T18:04:32","slug":"good-vibes-in-oneill-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/newsletter\/good-vibes-in-oneill-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Vibes in O\u2019Neill Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

O\u2019Neill Library\u2019s Reading Room is ordinarily so quiet you can hear someone turn a page from thirty paces, but on the evening of Wednesday, April 19 this Spring there was a low but energetic buzz of conversation punctuated by \u201cAwwww\u2019s\u201d of delight at the end of a trail of paper footprints, where students rubbed the soft ears of a golden retriever named Jackson.\u00a0 BC Library\u2019s Anti-All-Nighter (subtitle: A Night Against Procrastination) co-sponsored by BC Libraries and the Connors Family Learning Center (CFLC), brought library, CFLC, and ITS Help staff together with students in a relaxed environment that ran from 8pm to midnight.<\/p>\n

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A horde descends on coffee and cookies at 9:30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe wanted an event to help students focus for the final push toward end-of-semester projects,\u201d said one of the planners. \u201cTo help get them moving on end-of-semester projects (hence, \u2018against procrastination\u2019) but also to help defray tension.\u201d This was the third such event, after the initial one in Spring 2016 and a follow-up in the Fall. Brief onsite surveys confirm what seemed obvious during the evening: students loved it. The most common refrain: \u201cMore!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Two students absorb relaxing vibes from Jackson, a therapy dog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One student arriving at the event was overheard saying, \u201cLook! People are actually happy!\u201d There was a range of activities to encompass a broad spectrum of interests both in getting assistance for study–writing tutors and an academic coach from the CFLC, staff from ITS Help, and research librarians–and in breaks from study: creative outlets (coloring, button-making, and an electronic keyboard), items for play (games and serial TV shows on DVD\u2019s), activities for relaxation and mindfulness (such as yoga, provided through the Plex) and of course the therapy dogs. And coffee.<\/p>\n

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Michelle Newman (of Healing by Movement, Newton) provided over 35 chair massages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The coordinating team included Steve Runge, Carli Spina, Rodrigo Castro, and Cindy Frueh of\u00a0 BC Libraries, and Ildi Szekely and Kathy Duggan of the CFLC. Both Enid Karr and Chelcie Rowell of BC Libraries were on hand for research assistance, and Charles Clements and Dominic Scheuring of the CFLC provided writing tutoring. Mark Gately and several Eagle Techs (undergraduate student employees) from ITS Help were on hand for technical assistance. The library hired Michelle Newman of Healing Movement in Newton for chair massages, and Chris Cataldo of the Plex for yoga instruction. Therapy dogs were brought by volunteers from Therapy Dogs International, who has been providing BC students (and staff & faculty!) with canine love for several years.<\/p>\n

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A dozen students take a 30-minute \u201cchair yoga\u201d break, learning techniques they can employ for their own short study breaks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By midnight, all the coffee was gone, most of the staff had sleepily departed, and many tables had returned to being study space. A few students putting finishing touches on buttons got a reprieve; a staff member let them finish while he put away other activity materials. The rest of the library looked much as it always does at midnight: but for the lack of sun, the same number of students hard at work as any Tuesday morning at 10am: about \u2153 full.<\/p>\n

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Chelcie Rowell, History Librarian, ready to provide research help.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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More and more colors appeared throughout the night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A student unwinds with music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Students make buttons and chat at one of the most convivial activities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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