Reading Time: 2 minutesResearch has shown that reading for pleasure, even as little as 6 minutes a day, can reduce your stress levels by 68%, more than listening to music or taking a walk (Chiles, 2009). Your dedicated librarians over at USF Libraries appreciate the various stressors that are involved during the semester. We understand that life as a student can be hectic and does not always allow time to run to the public library, so we wanted to bring a little slice of that here to USF. The Leisure Reading Collection (LRC) was created to encourage students, faculty, and staff to pick up a good book and relax whether that be for a few minutes between classes or to wind down on a Friday evening after an incredibly busy week.