National Library Week

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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

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Fun Distractions: Dominoes

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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

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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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Fun Distraction: Seterra

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Test your geography skills with Seterra โ€œThe Ultimate Map Quiz Site!โ€

Learn geography the easy way with more than 400 free map quiz games in 39 languages.

Play online @ https://www.seterra.com/

Or visit on …

Facebook – https://m.facebook.com/seterra.geography/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/seterra.geography/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/SeterraGeo

Download from your App Store

Thank you Jim FitzGerald for the great suggestion!ย 

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Virtual Murder Mystery

 

:  Image by bl_library from Flickr.  Image of the outline of a body on the floor, surrounded by crime scene caution tape and library books Image by bl_library from Flickr

If you like acting and playing Clue or enjoy solving mysteries, the library is hosting a virtual murder mystery on 4/14 at 6:00 p.m.

Please sign up to participate: http://bit.ly/libmurder

This event is open to SUNY Cortland students. Spots are limited, and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

You will be contacted with information about your character about two weeks prior to the event. Please keep your character and details top secret.

You will bring your character to life. Think closet raids and Thrifty Shopper for costumes, camera filters, make-up, and fun accessories! None are required, but prepping for the murder mystery party is half of the fun, and it will help you get into character.

To ensure that all campus community members can fully participate in this program, please contact lauren.delaubell@cortland.edu for questions about accessibility and/or to request accommodations.

Fun Distraction: Volleyball Anime

Anime Volleyball images of players

Binge watch some volleyball anime with Haikyu!!

๐Ÿ โ€œBased on Haruichi Furudate’s popular shounen manga of the same name, Haikyuu! is an exhilarating and emotional sports comedy following two determined athletes as they attempt to patch a heated rivalry in order to make their high school volleyball team the best in Japan.โ€ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
https://myanimelist.net/anime/20583/Haikyuu

Watch Season 1 & 2 (each 50 episodes) on …
๐Ÿ Netflix – Dub
๐Ÿ Hulu – Dub & Sub
๐Ÿ Crunchyroll – Dub & Sub

Learn more about Haikyu!!: https://haikyuu.fandom.com/

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haikyu.anime/

(Haikyu is pronounced โ€œ๐‘ฏ๐’Š ๐‘ธโ€)

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Fun Distraction: Every Little Thing Podcast

Every Little Thing logo with animated rabbit ears rising out of a hole

Try a podcast like Every Little Thing!

ELT is here to answer your burning questions.

Why do we cry? Did cavemen really carry clubs? ย What are the odds youโ€™ll get clobbered with space trash? Can swearing make you stronger? People call with a question, ELT finds an answer.

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eltshow/
On Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/eltshow/
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dY2l2v95zz9HTlYvDSAdA
On Apple Podcast App: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/every-little-thing/id1225760210

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Fun Distraction: Geometry Dash

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Looking for fun down time with a new game?

Try ๐—š๐—˜๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐——๐—”๐—ฆ๐—›, a rhythm-based runner game by RobTop with fantastic, original soundtracks.

โ€œPrepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.

Simple one touch game play with lots of levels that will keep you entertained for hours!

Game Features:
โ€ข Rhythm-based Action Platforming!
โ€ข Lots of levels with unique soundtracks!
โ€ข Build and share your own levels!โ€

To download, visit the App Store on your device.

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Fun Distraction: Explore.org

A variety of screen shots rom webcams showing a dog on a bef, panda sleeping, tropical fish with coral and a bald eagle

Let your mind travel to far away places to see waves crash on the beach & tropical fish swim, or cuddly panda bears play & eagles nest, or spend some time with puppy dogs & kittens or elephants & lions on the savanna.ย 

Visit explore.org on Facebook …
https://www.facebook.com/exploreorg/

On Instagram …
https://instagram.com/exploreorg?igshid=1tjt6m1yiv0x

Or online …
https://www.explore.org/

… and let their multitude of LIVE webcams transport you for a much needed mental break.

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