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Pet a dog, get some free coffee, find your zen spot in the library.
How can Murphy Library help you do your absolute best during finals week? Use the resources below to keep your study groove going:
Campus-Wide Finals Scream - the library has partnered with the Wellness Resource Center to sponsor another Finals Scream event. Be at the Clock Tower at 12:00 noon on May 11 to join the scream, which begins at 12:05. If you can't make it to the Clock Tower, scream wherever you are, film it or photograph it and post it to https://www.facebook.com/events/888089241249062/. RAIN LOCATION: Cartwright Center, main dining area.
Free Coffee – Dining Services and Murphy Library are providing free coffee in the library. Times are: 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, and 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13. NOTE: These times are pending final confirmation.
Pet a Therapy Dog – Therapy Dogs from the Coulee Region Humane Society will be available for petting on the first floor of the library from 11:30 - 1:00 on Tuesday, May 12. NOTE: These times are pending final confirmation.
Extended Hours – The library stays open later during finals week. Saturday, May 9, the library is open until midnight (instead of 8:00 p.m.). Sunday – Wednesday, the library is open until 2:00 a.m. See all finals week hours here.
Silent Study Room – that’s right, this room is 100% silent. It’s Room 12, along the west wall of the library basement. The room seats 8 people, and everyone in the room takes a vow of silence, including no talking, whispering, cell phones, etc.!
Quiet Study and Group Study Areas – Use the library floorplans to identify officially-designated quite areas and group study rooms. Room 121 on the first floor will be open as an additional study area.
Individual Study Rooms – These small rooms are along the walls on the east side of the basement. While some of these are reserved, others are open and available on a walk-up basis.
Extra Computers - During finals week, the library will open the instruction classroom, which is Room 30 in the basement. It’s like another computer lab.