Luria Library

With finals ahead, as well as many holiday celebrations coming up, many of us experience stress in December. The library has ideas FOR you, and needs ideas FROM you.

This week, the library will have on display objects -- and books! -- to give you ideas for how to cope with stress. The library café offers great coffees and teas and juices and will have board games to play, to give yourself a little study break. Plus, we also have a Wii console available.

On Wednesday December 3rd, you can experience some of these techniques at the annual PROJECT HOPE (Helping Others through Peer Education) DE-STRESS FEST!

On the West Campus from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for a free chair massage, outdoor yoga, meditation, information about the effects of study drugs, and resources on campus that can help you succeed in your classes. Participation prizes include free kayaking and paddle board rentals, movie tickets, Borders gift cards, and De-Stress goody bag
kits.

Also, the Personal Counseling Office at SBCC offers an online stress "test" to help you understand your own coping:

The Library Director, Kenley Neufeld, typically offers Mediation in the Library on Thursday mornings from 11:30-11:50. All are welcome to participate.

Finally, send a text or video comment to this posting with YOUR ideas for healthy de-stressing, to help others. Or leave a written idea inside the library.

The Library will have extended hours this weekend:

Good luck with the finals.

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The Friends of the Luria Library proudly announce the recipients of the 2008-2009 Textbook Scholarship Award. This year we will distribute a total of $8,400 to the following students ($200-$400 each):

* Noe Gonzalez
* Alexandra Leigh Stephens
* Jennifer Baron
* Patricia Dugan
* Mary Katherine Cooney
* Alan Dowdall
* Honey Scarcia-Irish
* Ashley M. Robles
* Kevin Embertson
* Victoria Zermeno
* Karen D. Cortes
* Lina Koppel
* Kathleen Glowen
* Nathalie Gaudefroy
* Darius Guerrero
* Perla Navarro
* Kimberly Summer Mead
* Chris Steinwender
* Marisa Heighes
* Janice Thomason
* Janelle Lopez
* Marissa Dail

The Friends of the Luria Library is a supporting organization comprised of community members interested in supporting the SBCC Luria Library. Through membership in the Friends, private gifts help build endowment and provide for special and reference collections, periodicals, and other services to our community not funded in the state budget.

The college is on break between the fall and spring semesters from December 12 to January 26.

During this period, the library will be open Monday through Thursday from 9-2 on the main floor only. The book stack area will remain closed.

The library will be completely closed from December 24 through January 5 and then again on January 19. Enjoy the break and we'll see you in 2009.