Take a study break from your mid-terms. Visit with Bandit, the therapy miniature horse in front of the Franklin D. Schurz Library. Wednesday October 16 11am – noon Library Courtyard Learn about Bandit and what he and his organization, Reins of Life, do to promote wellness, education, and personal growth.
Tag: wellbeing
Knitting for Peace: Celebrating International Education Week (Nov 13-17)
Knitting for Peace: Celebrating International Education Week (Nov 13-17) November 14, 2023 Schurz Library 5th floor Noon-1:30 pm Light refreshments served Bring your needles and yarn (or the library can lend you what you will need) to sit a while in good company as you stitch up your next needlework project. There will be… Read more »
Knitting for Peace
Knitting for Peace: Celebrating International Education Week (Nov 13-17) November 14, 2023 Schurz Library 5th floor Noon-1:30 pm Light refreshments served Bring your needles and yarn (or the library can lend you what you will need) to sit a while in good company as you stitch up your next needlework project. There will be… Read more »
Library of Things
The Schurz Library is launching an expansion of its “Library of Things” collection at the request of a student to foster a sharing economy and support the campus community. The sharing economy concept has inspired many libraries to develop nontraditional collections of items or things to support their communities. The Library of Things collection is composed… Read more »
Get out of the house – check out the museum or zoo pass!
Don’t spend the winter months cooped up. Take a walk through history, gawk at cars or tanks, or indulge your love of animals by taking a winter stroll through the zoo. A pass to either the History & Studebaker museums or to the Potawatomi Zoo is available at the library. Each pass checks out for… Read more »
Honor Club invites you to give
In this season of giving, consider donating to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana! The Honor’s Club display in the Library lobby highlights food scarcity issues and leadership in giving. We invite you to drop off donations in the box provided in our display. All donations must be unopened and appropriately dated. Please no glass… Read more »
Check out our local museums!
Explore the History Museum or the Studebaker National Museum by checking out the free pass from the IU South Bend Libraries. The pass is available on a first-come-first-served basis, allows up to 4 guests into either museum and can be checked out for up to 4 days at a time. When the weather gets chilly,… Read more »
Free COVID tests available
Holiday gatherings, flu season, coughing, and sneezing are all looming on our horizons. Pick up your free COVID test kits at the library while supplies last.
Visit a museum or go to the zoo!
Are you looking for a way to reduce stress? Living on campus and looking for things to do on the weekend? Consider exploring local history or feeding a giraffe. A pass to either the Studebaker/History Museum or Potawatomi Zoo is available at the library for IU South Bend faculty, staff, or students to check out… Read more »
De-stress with the library: Guided Meditation
Stress of the job getting to you? Try guided meditation with Ryan Weber in the library on the first Wednesday of every month. Studies on meditation have shown it to have positive impacts on reducing overall stress, anxiety, chronic pain, depression, heart disease, and high blood pressure, while also improving focus, promoting emotional health, self-awareness,… Read more »