COVID-19: PALNI Service Continuation Planning Resources: Virtual Outreach

Finals Week Ideas for Virtual Outreach:

Programming Ideas for Librarians:
    ‎► Build a pillow fort and share pictures - who has the best one?
    ‎► Host a FB/Instagram Live event - for yoga, trivia, baby animals or something else

Productivity:
    ‎► Good study playlists
    ‎► Adjusting Your Study Habits During COVID
    ‎► Tips for Good study Habits During COVID-19
    ‎► How to Study at Home (Without Getting Distracted)
    ‎► 8 Strategies for Getting the Most Out of an Online Course
    ‎► What Makes a Successful Online Learner?

Relaxation:
Mediation:
    ► Best Meditation Apps of 2019
    ► Meditation for Anxiety: Practices to Calm Your Mind

Coloring:
    ‎► Adult Coloring Book | COLORS on the App Store
    ‎► Color Therapy Coloring Number on the App Store
‎    ‎► Colorfly : Coloring Book on the App Store
    ‎► Colorfy: Adult Coloring Book - Free Style Color

Sudoku:
    ‎► Sudoku on the App Store
    ‎► Sudoku for Android

Mental Break:
    ‎► Free Virtual Museum Tours
    ‎► Free National Park Tours
    ‎► 50 Ways to Experience Culture from Your Couch
    ‎► 55+ Creative Things to Do When You're Bored to Pass the Time
    ‎► 94 Fun Things You Can Do at Home, Anytime (And Often for Free)

General Ideas for Virtual Outreach:

► Virtual Therapy Pets series on Instagram with photos or video staff pets

► Community movie night

Details from Swarthmore College:
Screenings Using Facebook Live
Swarthmore Screening Schedule

► Spine Poetry series on Instagram with photos submitted by campus

► Share jokes!

► Have members of campus read a story for story time. (Consider putting this in your LMS to avoid copyright issues.)

► Similarly, have faculty or staff record a 30-90 second clip of themselves giving advice or encouraging words.

Tips for Managing Stress and Anxiety:
    ‎► Practicing Self-Care in the Face of Coronavirus
    ‎► Manage Stress and Anxiety
    ‎► How Scared Should I Be of the Coronavirus?
    ‎► Guide to Self-Care: Coping with Coronavirus
    ‎► 9 Ways to Work Out at Home
    ‎► Move Your Way Website