Wellness

The Libraries offers numerous resources to support student, faculty and staff mind, spirit and physical wellness.

MindSpa Wellness Rooms

Designed similar to the Barnes Center at The Arch Crowley Family MindSpa, users can reserve the Massage Chair Rooms in Bird Library. A Massage Chair Room can be reserved for 30-minutes at a time and includes a full-body massage chair with multiple massage options.

The Prayer and Meditation Room is available in Bird Library on a first come first served basis and can be used for prayer, meditation and reflection. Meditation Kits are available for check-out at the first floor Check Out Desk at Bird Library.

Sensory Friendly Rooms

There are ten Sensory Friendly study rooms on the 3rd and 4th floors of Bird Library. All of these rooms are individual study rooms and include the following items:

• A dimmable lamp, so patrons can control their own lighting levels
• A basket with a liquid bubbler and a variety of fidget items
• A couple of sensory discs

Eight of the Sensory Friendly rooms are reservable online and two are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Bird Library 1st Floor Check Out Desk. Additional sensory-friendly items are also now available Check Out Desk, including noise-cancelling headphones and protective earmuffs. The transition to sensory friendly rooms is made possible thanks to a Catalyst grant received from the Central NY Library Resources Council (CLRC).

Borrow Items from the Wellness Collection

Users interested in practicing relaxation or mindfulness exercises may also take advantage of any of the Wellness Collection items available at Bird Library, including a light therapy lamp, Zen Artist Board Mini, chair massage pillow, coloring book kit or dimmable touch light. There are also Meditation Kits available for loan from the 1st Floor Check Out Desk at Bird Library that include:

• Meditation cushion
• Yoga mat
• Light therapy box
• Sound machine
• Headphones
• Set of mindful messages cards

Wellness Research Guide

For more information on Libraries' wellness resources, check out the Wellness Research Guide that includes campus and community resources, including books, magazines, movies and music available to borrow from our collections.