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DeStress Fest
Are upcoming finals stressing you out? Do you feel like you need a break before finishing out the semester strong? You are in luck, because our popular end-of-the-year tradition, De-Stress Fest, is back on May 4th from noon-9pm! We are prepared for lots of fun activities, food, animals, and more! Stop by the first floor of the Main Library for stress relieving activities like pet rocks, button making, guided drawing, brain breaks with the Writers Workshop, a silent dance party, and more. Do you like being outside? Partake in outdoor meditation or lawn games, such as croquet, lawn darts, hula hoops, and bubbles! Love animals? Meet ambassador animals from Vet Med’s Wildlife Medical Clinic. Are you a gamer? Stop by in the evening to challenge your friends to a round in Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, or Mario Party. Hungry? We’ll be handing out care packages throughout the day, and donuts in the evening. Plan out your day by looking at the full schedule for the Main Library here: https://uiuc.libcal.com/event/10657440

Studying at a different library on Reading Day? Check out De-Stress Fest activities at these locations: Funk ACES Library, from 2pm – 2 am; Grainger Engineering Library from 12 pm – 9 pm; and Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL), from 9 am – 10 pm. We hope to see you there!

Service Spotlight

Did you know you the Library has discipline specific subject specialists? While the information desk is the place to go to get you started with your research or general library questions, a subject specialist can provide more in-depth support. We like to think of our colleagues as superheroes, and to help highlight this service we’ve created collectable superhero trading cards featuring Library employees. You can learn all about their super powers, secret identity, and the location of their lair (as well as other contact information). You can find the cards just to the left of the information desk, or near the pop-up collections in the Orange Room. Collect them while you can!

Space Spotlight

Finals Study spaces
The Communications Library on the first floor of Gregory Hall is open most days until midnight. Quiet study space and loanable technology available.

The IKE has designated quiet study spaces on the first and second floors, with study rooms on the sceond floor. The Learning Commons on the lower level of the Illinois Street Residence Hall includes desktop computers and a printer.

The Funk ACES Library has six group study rooms, and provides quiet study space with a variety of seating – big tables, individual carrels, and lounge chairs. With long hours, the Funk ACES Library is a great space for early risers, night owls, and everyone in-between.

The Music and Performing Arts Library – Lots of natural light. Large tables. Group study rooms. Comfy chairs. Quiet spaces. Next door to Espresso. Plenty of vinyl to check out for study breaks.

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Welcome to the Orange Peel!

Welcome students! We’re excited to bring you the first issue of the Orange Peel, a newsletter dedicated to connecting you with exciting events, services, programs, collections, and opportunities available in the library. This newsletter is written by the staff in the Main Library’s new Orange Room study space, but we’ll be writing about opportunities across campus.

First off, let’s answer the question you’re probably asking yourself right now – why the Orange Peel? Well, in addition to being a product of the Orange Room (and the obvious connections to our school colors), we envision this newsletter as a chance to peel away the layers of the Library and reveal the juicy goodness inside. We realize that it can be difficult to understand what campus libraries offer, and we know students are not always aware of all of the opportunities we provide to support academic, health and wellness, and other student life needs. We get it. It can be frustrating. We want to make it easier for you to connect with the support you need when you
need it. Plus, we’re super sweet.

Over the coming months, you’ll learn about some of our most popular events (such as our button and zine making sessions), identify opportunities for workshops and one-on-one consultations to build your research, writing, and speaking skills, explore our collections, and get a chance to visit some of the interesting study and group work spaces the Library provides across campus.

Can’t wait for the next issue? You can learn more about what we offer on our website:
https://www. library.illinois.edu/tlas/

Did you Know?

Have an upcoming research paper, and not sure what to do? Receive free research support from research consultants at the Library! Research consultations are a great resource for students; they can help narrow

a research topic, brainstorm keywords, evaluate sources, and other needs you may have. Consultations are available in person or on zoom, and offered 4-9pm, Sundays-Thursdays. You can sign up for a consultation here: https://go.library.illinois.edu/ResearchConsultations

Space Spotlight

The Orange Room

The Orange Room (Rm 100 in the Main Library) opened at the start of the Fall semester, and while we’re hoping you’ve been enjoying the fruits of our labor, we’ll always be working to earn your peel of approval. This study space has large tables and 13 reservable study rooms, and is food-friendly! The family study room endeavors to make the daily rind for parents a bit easier, with two kid tablets, a pack and play, a changing pad and bassinet, and other age appropriate material for checkout. Need to print or scan? We can orange that for you.

The Orange Room is also home to many of our student success services, such as research consultations, conversation sessions in a variety of languages, crafting and wellness events, a zine cart, and voter registration. While we’re getting into the grove, we encourage navel ideas. Our excitement for things to come is pulpable.

Service Spotlight

The Speaking Center

The Speaking Center supports students by providing free and personalized public speaking assistance for any presentation
and at any stage in the preparation process. They work with students to improve their delivery skills, visual aids, presentation content, and organization, all with an eye toward building long-term speaking skills.

Students can work one-on-one
with a trained Speaking Consultant to improve presentations and speeches, attend workshops focused on building lasting speaking skills, or participate in language sessions to build foreign language skills. Students can sign up by visiting our website. At this time, graduate and professional students may only register for Wednesday appointments. Undergraduate students may register for any available appointment.

https://go.library.illinois.edu/ SpeakingCenter

Events

NOVEMBER 7TH
Mindful Mondays (6pm)
Learn stress management techniques from our friends from the McKinley Center.

NOVEMBER 9TH
Speaking Center Language Conversations (3pm).
Part of a regular series of informal opportunities to practice language skills This month, practice your French!

NOVEMBER 15TH (4PM), 16TH (6PM)
Self-Care Workshops.
Treat yourself to some helpful strategies for purposeful management of your well-being.

More events at:
https://uiuc.libcal.com/calendar/ tlasevents/
We have events scheduled all the way through Finals Week. Keep an eye out for DeStress Fest on Reading Day, December 8th!