Library Staff Activity - Trick or Treat Bags

 

It's Spooky Season! Since everyone loves candy, but we generally don’t “Trick or Treat” as adults, we’re going to have a fun staff activity where you have the opportunity to make a Trick or Treat bag for Halloween.
 
Participation in this activity is strictly voluntary.
 
From October 14 to October 27, each person may decorate a trick or treat bag for Halloween. Supplies to decorate bags can be found on the table in the back office. You are encouraged to decorate bags during a work shift, so get one of us to help cover the desk for you. Please be creative in your decorating, but vulgarity is discouraged. Once bags are decorated, they will be places along the back table.
 
From October 28 to October 31, anyone who chooses to, may put some little candy or treats inside the bags. IF you choose to participate in this part, please bring enough items for everyone’s bag. There are 30 people working at the library. Please be aware we have an employee who is allergic to nuts and at least one employee who is vegetarian. Please be conscious of this when bringing in items. The overall goal is fun, enjoyment & seeing how creative we all can be.

After October 31, you may take your bag home with you. 

 
For any extra candy that might be left, since some may choose to not make a bag, we’ll put that in a bowl on the back table for everyone to help themselves.
 
Happy Halloween!

October Birthday Wednesday Today

 

In the time-honored Business/SPEA Library tradition of celebrating birthdays, today we're celebrating October Birthday Wednesday! With both Gary & Matt being out side this week, the much anticipated home baked goods will have to wait for another month, at least. Anyway, Please Stop by the library in the morning for some sweet treats (aka doughnuts) and/or stop by later this afternoon for more treats (aka cookies).

We want to wish "Happy Birthday" to those on our staff who celebrate birthdays this month.🎂🥳🎉

Chayse Emswiller    October 8

Lily Dunn                October 9

Elizabeth Shepherd  October 24

Important Information about the Library & Fall Break - October 11th -13th

 

Looking ahead, IU has Fall Break coming up on October 11th-October 13th. 

Library hours during that time are:

Thursday, October 10th    7:00am to 10:00pm

Friday, October 11th         Closed

Saturday, October 12th     Closed

Sunday, October 13th       12:00pm to 12Midnight

What does this mean for library staff?

---Library staff are not required to work on days the library is closed.

---On Thursday (11th) & Sunday (13th), since the library will be open regular hours, library stuff need to plan on working or posting sub notice(s) for shifts. 

We appreciate all you do here at Business/SPEA and we wish you some enjoyable time off!

Above & Beyond Award Winner - Lily Dunn

 

We're very happy to announce Lily Dunn as a winner of the Business/SPEA Library Above & Beyond Award for the Fall 2024 semester. As a winner, Lily is the recipient of a Target gift card.

Lily was nominated by Jeri Anderson

Here's what Jeri had to say about Lily: "In June, we had an incoming freshman student & her Mom come into the library looking for help. They had driven to Bloomington from Anderson in search of in-person help. While we were trying to help them, Lily came in for her work shift and immediately jumped in to offer up help & ideas. We figured out they needed to visit the First Year Experience office, located in Willkie Quad. Lily offered to walk them to the FYE offices at Willkie Quad so they would be sure to get to the right building. During the walk with them, Lily was able to answer other questions they had about IU & campus and offer up information from the perspective of a fellow student. Upon arrival at Willkie Quad, even though there didn’t seem to be anyone within sight, Lily took it upon herself to find someone to help them, explaining the situation and actually handing them over to that person. The Mom was so impressed with the level of service that they came back to report how the issues were resolved & got pictures with her, her daughter, Lily, Gary, & I."

"A long time ago, I read where a person who has a bad customer service experience will tell something like 10 of their friends who in turn will tell 10 more. For this reason, it’s my pleasure to nominate Lily for an “Above & Beyond” award for her willingness to go above & beyond with these visitors to our campus…her willingness to walk them to where they needed to go & her initiative in finding an actual person inside of Willkie to help them. With her exceptional customer service attitude & actions, she turned what could have been a negative, frustrating experience into a very positive experience. Thank you Lily for helping to make sure this family had a great experience." 

Congratulations Lily!

THANK YOU for going Above & Beyond! 

Above & Beyond Award Winner - Elizabeth Shepherd

 

We're very happy to announce Elizabeth Shepherd as a winner of the Business/SPEA Library Above & Beyond Award for the Fall 2024 semester. As a winner, Elizabeth is the recipient of a Target gift card.

Elizabeth was nominated for this award by Lily Dunn.

Here's what Lily had to say about Elizabeth: "Elizabeth has always been reliable in terms of picking up other people's shifts as well as showing up to her own despite her busy schedule being a nursing student.  When she works you can see a dedication and drive that is hard to replicate in a simple job like ours, as well as her determination to doing her job at the library while also trying to pass practical exams and figure out how clinicals work.  She's a fun person to work with even if you've never met her, and she makes the library a welcoming place whenever she's here."

Congratulations Elizabeth!
THANK YOU for going Above & Beyond!! 

Birthday Wednesday coming up on October 2nd

 

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be celebrating October Birthday Wednesday next week on Wednesday, October 2nd. Stop by for some sweet treats (maybe baked by Gary) in the morning and some cookies in the afternoon. 

Flu Shot Clinics at IU Health Center

 Flu Season is Almost Here - Schedule a Flu Shot at the Health Center

The IU Health Center will be having a series a flu shot clinics in September & October. Check out this link for more information & to schedule a flu shot: Flu Shot Clinics