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Creative Outreach Ideas: Virtual Outreach

Creative outreach ideas include an escape room scenario, relaxation station ideas, and virtual outreach ideas

Finals Week

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
    ‎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 2022
    Meditation for Anxiety: Practices to Calm Your Mind

Coloring:
    ‎ Color Therapy Coloring Number 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
    ‎100+ Creative Things to Do When You're Bored to Pass the Time
    ‎107 Fun Things You Can Do at Home, Anytime (And Often for Free)

Outreach

General Ideas for Virtual Outreach:

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

► Community movie night

Poetry on Instagram — create your own series with photos submitted by campus

► Share jokes on social media!

► 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.

Managing Stress and Anxiety

Tips for Managing Stress and Anxiety:
    ‎Mental Health Checklist
    ‎9 Ways to Work Out at Home

    ‎Move Your Way Website

 

Outreach

Here are some creative things you can share with your students via your social media feeds. Shout out to the Goshen College Library Staff for sharing this list! Feel free to add to the list here: Online Library Promotion

See other healthy diversions here!