As final exams approach, manage your study time, papers, and research assignments by planning ahead! ODU Libraries offer academic resources and services - from meeting with subject librarians, making research appointments, using Interlibrary Loan, and more.
Also, the Libraries encourage students to take frequent breaks between study sessions and enjoy self-care-centered activities. The compilation below includes suggestions for leisure reading, informative texts on stress management, and a collection of relaxing films.
The Best of Me by 
Call Us What We Carry by 
The Midnight Library by 
Where the Crawdads Sing by 
Art for Self-Care: Create Powerful, Healing Art by Listening to Your Inner Voice by 
Claude Monet, Joan Mitchell by 
Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Itō Jakuchū by 
The Crocheter's Art: New Dimensions in Free-Form Crochet by 
Fidelia Bridges: Nature into Art by 
Flowers!: In the Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries by 
Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave by 
Making Is Connecting: The Social Power of Creativity, from Craft and Knitting to Digital Everything by 
Mystical Landscapes: From Vincent van Gogh to Emily Carr by 
Susie M. Barstow: Redefining the Hudson River School by The Western Sublime: Majestic Landscapes of the American West by 
Anxiety Hacks for an Uncertain World by 
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by 
Practical Stress Management: A Comprehensive Workbook by 
The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook by 
The Science of Stress Management: A Guide to Best Practices for Better Well-Being by 
Wherever You Go, There You Are by 
