Hicks Library Study Break Events Kick Off April 23; Stress-Relief with Therapy Pets & More for Prep, Finals Weeks

April 18th, 2018

Beginning Monday, April 23, Purdue Libraries will once again host Hicks Study Break events during prep and finals weeks. Purdue University students are encouraged take a break from the stress of final examination preparation and come to Hicks Undergraduate Library and hang out with some therapy pets or attend a Mobile Making activity courtesy of the Data-Visualization Experience Lab of Purdue (D-VELoP). A full list of the events, with times and dates, is below.

All events are free and open to all Purdue students and will be held in the Hicks Undergraduate Library’s main common area.

Prep Week

• 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23: Therapy Dogs International
• 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24: Sidewalk Chalk and Bubbles (and seed planting, if it rains!)
• 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25: Magnet Making and Popcorn
• 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 26: Mobile Making Activity

Finals Week

• 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 30: Magnet Making and Popcorn
• 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 1: Pet Partners
• 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2: Sidewalk Chalk and Bubbles (and seed planting, if it rains!)
• 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 3: Mobile Making Activity

In addition to these events, coloring stations, a lego station, and puzzle stations will be available 24/7.

Purdue Libraries Extending Hours for Prep and Finals Weeks

April 10th, 2018

Purdue Libraries will extend hours to help students prepare for final exams.

The John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library will remain open 24 hours a day from 1 p.m. Sunday, April 22 through 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5.

The Humanities, Social Science and Education (HSSE) Library will be open the following times during prep and finals weeks:

• 1 p.m.–midnight Sunday, April 22
• 8 a.m.–midnight Monday-Friday, April 23-27
• 1 p.m.–midnight Saturday, April 28
• 1 p.m.–2 a.m. Sunday, April 29
• 8 a.m –2 a.m. Monday-Thursday, April 30–May 3
• 8 a.m.–10 p.m. Friday, May 4
• 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, May 5

The Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics will be open the following times/dates during prep and finals weeks:

• Open at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 22
• Open 24 hours Monday-Thursday, April 23-26
• Close at midnight, Friday, April 27
• 1 p.m.–midnight, Saturday, April 28
• Open at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 29
• Open 24 hours Monday-Thursday, April 30-May 3
• Close at midnight, Friday, May 4
• Closed Saturday, May 5

All other libraries will operate their normal hours during prep and finals weeks. Purdue Libraries will be closed May 6, with the exception of Hicks Undergraduate Library and the Library of Engineering and Science, which will both be accessible to those with a valid PUID.

Interim hours for Purdue Libraries begin Monday, May 7. Hours are posted on the Libraries’ website at www.lib.purdue.edu/hoursList.

Hicks Study Break Events April 24-27, May 1-4

April 4th, 2017

Take a break from the stress and grind of finals preparation at the Hicks Undergraduate Library later this month with the bi-annual Study Break events slated for prep and finals weeks. The first event will kick off at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24, with Caring Paws, which will provide students with the opportunity to interact with therapy animals.

The full schedule is listed below.

Prep Week

• 7-8 p.m. Mon., April 24 – Caring Paws: Students will have the opportunity to interact with therapy animals;
• 6-8 p.m. Tues., April 25 – Chair Massages;
• 6:30-7:30 p.m. Weds., April 26 – Therapy Dogs International: Students will have the opportunity to interact with therapy dogs; and
• 6-8 p.m. Thurs., April 27 – Craft Night & Popcorn Bar: Create your own stress ball and enjoy the popcorn bar!

Finals Week

• 7-8 p.m. Mon., May 1 – Caring Paws: Students will have the opportunity to interact with therapy animals;
• 6-8 p.m. Tues., May 2 – Craft Night & Popcorn Bar: Bury your stress–decorate a pot and plant a seed to take home. Enjoy the popcorn bar!
• 6:30-7:30 p.m., Weds., May 3 – Sidewalk Chalk and Bubbles: Watch your stress away float away by blowing bubbles, and tap into your inner artist and decorate sidewalks around Hicks with chalk; and
• 6-8 p.m. Thurs., May 4 – Chair Massages.

Other activities to take place at Hicks on an ongoing basis during the two weeks of Study Break: lego building, art relaxation stations, and bubble wrap.

All events will be held in common areas unless otherwise noted.