As of Wednesday March 2nd, 2022, the Relaxation Room has reopened. If you prefer a virtual option, please visit the virtual Relaxation Room and Game Room available in the Engineering Library Suite on Penn Libraries Gather.Town.
The Consumer Health Information Corner will remain closed until further notice. Looking for consumer health information? Check out these Recommended Resources
The Biotech Commons receives an abundance of free consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institute of Aging, Philadelphia FIGHT, and other government agencies and non-profit organizations. Due to the ongoing renovation of the Biotech Commons, the Consumer Health Information Corner will not be set up until Summer or Fall 2023. To pick up free consumer health information, please email amankaur@upenn.edu
In collaboration with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, the Community Health & Engineering Librarian opened the Relaxation Room in the Stemmler side of the Biotech Commons in 2018. The Relaxation Room is a quiet space intended for folks to take a break from studying and other stressful things. You are welcome to stretch on the yoga mats, do chair yoga, color, write positive thoughts, listen to soothing music, do a puzzle, and/or squeeze a stress ball! In the meantime, please continue adding suggestions to the Relaxation Room Wish List.
Due to the popularity of the this room, the Vet School Library and Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center opened similar wellness rooms.