{"id":360,"date":"2016-02-23T16:52:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/?p=360"},"modified":"2016-02-23T16:53:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:53:51","slug":"where-there-is-tea-there-is-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/2016\/02\/23\/where-there-is-tea-there-is-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Where there is tea, there is hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone uses different things to relax. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tea.co.uk\/tea-facts\">around two hundred years<\/a>, a\u00a0popular way to take a break has been to have a cup of tea. In fact, <a href=\"http:\/\/facts.randomhistory.com\/tea-facts.html\">this website <\/a>suggests that people in Britain drink about 165 million cups of tea a day!<\/p>\n<p>Today we were contributing to that staggering number by handing out teabags to students. We had a variety of relaxing blends to choose from:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-363 size-large alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/tea-1024x368.jpg\" alt=\"tea\" width=\"625\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/tea-1024x368.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/tea-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/tea-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/tea-624x224.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While hot drinks and books definitely don&#8217;t mix, we hope that our Takeaway Teabags reminded students to take a break and let them know that <strong>their library cares about them<\/strong>! Maybe they could enjoy the rare winter sunshine today by having a little tea party, like the McKendricks are doing in this image from our collections:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-365 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/teaparty-219x300.png\" alt=\"teaparty\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/teaparty-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/teaparty-624x855.png 624w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/02\/teaparty.png 632w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Tea Party with McKendricks, <a href=\"http:\/\/images.is.ed.ac.uk\/luna\/servlet\/detail\/UoEgal~5~5~67704~104436:Tea-Party-with-McKendricks,-XXII-2?sort=work_shelfmark%2Cwork_source_page_no%2Cwork_title&amp;qvq=q:tea;sort:work_shelfmark%2Cwork_source_page_no%2Cwork_title;lc:UoEgal~5~5&amp;mi=0&amp;trs=1#\">http:\/\/images.is.ed.ac.uk\/luna\/servlet\/s\/wl6b77<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 The University of Edinburgh,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will be <strong>popping <\/strong>up in the Main Library Foyer with another popular relaxation activity next week, so if you don&#8217;t like tea (or you just like bubble wrap!), keep an eye on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crc.edinburgh\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crc_eduni\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone uses different things to relax. 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