Virtual PAWS for Stress Relief

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Virtual PAWS for Stress Relief
Send us a photo or video, the name and a short bio of your pet to be featured on cortlandpaws Instagram during Finals Week
(You can submit new pictures even if you submitted last semester)

Any student, faculty or staff can showcase their pet(s)
Send via message to @cortlandpaws on Instagram or email health.promotion@cortland.edu by Monday, May 3, 2021

New this semester: You can also send TikTok videos or other videos less than one minute
Does your pet have a talent? Make you laugh? Has a cute costume? Do a funny habit? Let us showcase them!

Brought to you by the PAWS for Stress Relief Committee

NLW: Memorial Library

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Memorial Library ๐”€๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฌ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ผ you during National Library Week and ALL year long!!!

We provide a number of services for you …
Research Help
Study Space
Online Databases, Articles, & eBooks
Interlibrary Loan
Technology Help
University Archives
Computer Labs & Laptops
Teaching Materials Center, TMC
And so much more!

… come by for a visit in person or log into the Library online in MyRedDragonโ€™s Library tab!

#NationalLibraryWeek
#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

Fun Distraction: Good Reads

Image of row of books as an ad for Goodreads which states "Meet your next favorite book."

Do you love to read? Are you looking for a next favorite book?
Check out ๐”พ๐• ๐• ๐••๐•ฃ๐•–๐•’๐••๐•ค!!!

Goodreads provides titles, synopses, reviews, and lists of books sorted by year, genre, authors, etc.

For example …
โ€œMost popular books published in 2021โ€
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/2021

๐”พ๐• ๐• ๐••๐•ฃ๐•–๐•’๐••๐•ค is available …
Online – https://www.goodreads.com/
Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/Goodreads/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/goodreads/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/goodreads

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NLW: Challenged Books

Images representing challenged books

๐“ . Why take action for Libraries?
๐“. Because Libraries take action for you!

๐”ป๐•š๐•• ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•œ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•จ: The American Library Association tracks challenges to books across our country and compiles a list each year of the Most Challenged titles.

Check out the โ€œTop 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020โ€ …
๐•Ž๐•’๐•ฅ๐•”๐•™: https://youtu.be/8DbrJiaYFbM
โ„๐•–๐•’๐••: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2020

Remember:
BOOKS UNITE US
CENSORSHIP DIVIDES US

Take action for the libraries in your life! Libraries do the same for you!!!

#nationallibraryweek
#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

NLW: Outreach Day

Images of Fun Distraction Series

TODAY is ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’„๐’‰ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š!
Please join us in celebrating our Libraryโ€™s social media outreach by checking out our ๐Ÿ…•๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ… ๐”ป๐•š๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•’๐•”๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•ค series posts … LIKE – FOLLOW – SHARE!!!

Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/SUNYCortlandMemorialLibrary/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sunycortlandmemoriallibrary/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/cortlandmemlib

#NationalLibraryWeek
#LibraryOutreachDay
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Fun Distraction: Take a Hike

Image is a map of hiking trails for the Lime Hollow Nature Center

The sun is shining and itโ€™s warmer out! Take advantage of the great weather and take a nature walk.

Did you know there is a Nature Center full of gorgeous hikes only a 6 minute drive from campus?

๐“›๐“ฒ๐“ถ๐“ฎ ๐“—๐“ธ๐“ต๐“ต๐“ธ๐”€ is located at 338 McLean Road, Cortland and trails are open from dawn until dusk. Check out the trail map and plan your visit!

Check out Lime Hollow trails online: https://www.limehollow.org/trails

Also on …
Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/limehollow/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/limehollow/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/LHNCKidsGarden

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#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

NLW: Celebrate Library Workers

Word Search puzzle for National Library Week

Celebrate National Library Weekโ€™s โ„•๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•ƒ๐•š๐•“๐•ฃ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•ช ๐•Ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•œ๐•–๐•ฃ๐•ค ๐”ป๐•’๐•ช by sending a shout out to your local library staff. Feel free to leave a shout out on Facebook!ย We loveย hearing from you!!!

Other ways you can celebrate: Try the NLW Word Search in the image.ย How many words can you find?

โœ… ๐Ÿ…›๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…‘๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…
Psst … I already found one for you!

#NLWD21
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National Library Week

Image of actress Natalie Portman supporting National Library Week

Itโ€™s โ„•๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•ƒ๐•š๐•“๐•ฃ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•ช ๐•Ž๐•–๐•–๐•œ!!!

Help us celebrate by sharing some loveย for the libraries in your life. Here are some of our favorite ways to celebrate – http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/our-favorite-ways-celebrate-national-library-week

Be sure to stay connected by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter!ย 

#NationalLibraryWeek
#sunycortlandmemoriallibraryย 

Fun Distractions: Dominoes

Image advertising the Libraryโ€™s FUN Distractions series post about Dominoes

Elaborate domino structures are so cool to watch topple to the ground. Did you know that 20 year old Lily Hevesh started building with dominos when she was 9 years old and filming them for YouTube and now she is making over 6 figures a year from her craft!?! She has over 225 million views on YouTube and also does projects for corporate advertisers. There is something to be said for turning your passions into your profession.

Check out Lilyโ€™s YouTube channel: Hevesh5
https://youtube.com/Hevesh

New Domino Record + Most Insane SPIRAL Ever! (32,000 dominos): https://youtu.be/FWgH0hXZKrE

Also on …
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Hevesh5
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/hevesh5/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/Hevesh5

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Fun Distraction: The Umbrella Academy

Image advertising the Libraryโ€™s FUN Distractions series post about The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy – Whether you want to chill with this Netflix original
series or read the graphic novel by Gerard Way, The Umbrella Academy will not disappoint!

Plot: In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who’d previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, “To save the world.”

Watch as Luther, Diego, Allison, Klaus, Number Five, Ben, and Vanya, the seven that form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers must save the world again and again.

2 full seasons available on Netflix

Check out The Umbrella Academily on …
Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/NetflixUmbrellaAcademy/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/umbrellaacad/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/umbrellaacad

Interesting fact: Author Gerard Way is also the lead singer of rock band ๐‘ด๐’š ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘น๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’†.

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