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Spring 2026 De-Stress Fest

May 7, 2026   10:00 am - 10:00 pm  
Main Library, Funk Library, Grainger Engineering Library, and the Music and Performing Arts Library
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On Reading Day, take a study break to relax and refresh at the library's end-of-semester tradition, De-Stress Fest! From animals, crafts, VR, snacks*, academic support, and more, there is something for everyone! We hope to see you there!  
*Note: We will provide while supplies last. 

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FUNK LIBRARY SCHEDULE: 10 AM - 2 AM 
All Day (Funk Library 2nd Floor) 

Puzzles | Coloring Sheets | Emoji Wall | Microscope | Collage Making 

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GRAINGER ENGINEERING LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTER (GELIC) SCHEDULE: 12 PM - 10 PM 

(IDEA Lab, Basement/Lower Floor) 
1 PM – 10 PM 
Study Spaces* | Open PC Gaming & Console Gaming | VR Play | Coloring Sheets | Nature Videos | Take What You Need Supplies & Fidgets Tables | Puzzle Table 

*Reserve a room for group study on the IDEA Lab room reservation page. 

4:15 – 5:15 PM (Visualization Theatre in the IDEA Lab) 
Thriving Thursday with the McKinley Stress Management Team 

Snacks Schedule (Right outside the IDEA Lab) 
Snacks will be provided at 2-hour intervals: 12 PM, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM. Please keep our spaces clean and our technology safe. Food is not allowed inside the IDEA Lab, and drinks are not permitted near high-tech workstations. 

(Grainger Commons Room 233/235, 2nd Floor) 
12 – 1:30 PM: Board Games & Brain Break 
3 - 5 PM: Collage Vision Boards and Re-mix Button Making 
5 - 7 PM: Crochet Bookmarks 
7 - 9 PM: Painting Mini Canvases 

Light snacks and beverages will be available while supplies last. 

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MAIN LIBRARY SCHEDULE: 10:30 AM - 10 PM 

All Day (Orange Room) 
Coloring Sheets | “Best Of” Animal Cam QR Code Flyers | Take What You Need Board | Emoji Board | Play-Doh | Kinetic Sand | Chess | Checkers | Uno | Lifesize Crossword | Poetry Prescriptions with the Literature and Languages Library, Map Library, and Media Commons 

10:30 AM - 12 PM (Library Gallery) 
Mini-Therapy Horse Meet & Greet with Heartland Mini Hoofs  

12 - 1 PM (Orange Room) 
Button Making 
Free Snacks 

1 - 2 PM (Orange Room) 
Tissue Paper Flowers 

2 - 3 PM (Orange Room) 
Paper Bird Garland 
Creative Brain Break & Citation FAQs with the Writers Workshop 

3 - 4 PM  
(Orange Room) 
Creative Brain Break & Citation FAQs with the Writers Workshop 
Free Snacks 

(Room 346) 
Splendid Spredges with the Rare Books and Manuscript Library 

4 - 5 PM  
(Orange Room) 
Pet Rock Study Buddy 

(Room 346) 
Splendid Spredges with the Rare Books and Manuscript Library 

5 - 6 PM (Orange Room) 
Button Making 

6 - 7 PM (Orange Room) 
Tissue Paper Flowers 
Free Snacks 

7 - 8 PM (Orange Room) 
Donuts! 
Paper Bird Garland 

8 - 9 PM (Orange Room) 
Pet Rock Study Buddy 
Free Snacks 

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MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY (MPAL) SCHEDULE: 8:30 AM – 10 PM  

All Day (MPAL 1st Floor) 
Coloring Sheets | Origami | Tranquility Kit | Puzzle Table | Tea Library* | Vinyl Pop-Up Library in Reading Room 

*While supplies last 

1 PM – 2 PM (MPAL Reading Room) 
Vinyl Listening Hour 

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