De-Stress Schedule (Fall 2025)

Mon, Dec 1 - Fri, Dec 12

  • Cloth Labyrinth, 4th floor fireplace lounge
On the first floor:
  • WowButter Jelly Jam
  • Postcards & PetGrams
  • Window Questions
  • Dinoptimism
  • Find the Elf on the Library Shelf Raffle
  • Mini Watercolor Gallery
  • Coloring, Crafting, and Puzzles
  • Random Acts of Snacks
  • Find the Duck!

Tues, Dec 2

  • 3 - 5:30 PM: Therapy Dogs, 2nd floor fireplace lounge
  • 6 - 8 PM: Zen Shiatsu Massage, 2nd floor fireplace lounge

Thurs, Dec 4

  • 9 AM - 1 PM: Zen Shiatsu Massage, 2nd floor fireplace lounge
  • 3 - 5:30 PM: Therapy Dog, 2nd floor fireplace lounge
  • 6:30 PM: Group Scream, Meet at the main (2nd floor) Circulation Desk

Fall Semester

Typical fall semester events include the following:

Exhibits/Displays: Location: Christopher Center 2nd Floor Lobby

Valparaiso Scholarship and Creative Works Reception: late-August. Celebrates faculty and staff members who published refereed scholarship, research, and/or creative works in the last year.
Constitution Day: mid-September
Banned Books Week: late-September
National Coming Out Day: early-October
December De-stress Events: A week-long schedule of events to help students de-stress before finals!

Spring Semester

Typical spring semester events include the following:

Student Art Purchase Award Reception: Generally early May in the CCLIR Fireplace Lounge. Celebrate with the selected artists. For more information, see the digitized collection.

May De-stress Events: A week-long schedule of events to help students de-stress before finals!