Library Closed on Eclipse Day (April 8th)

 

The Business/SPEA Library will be CLOSED on Monday, April 8th for the solar eclipse.

As a reminder, the library will be open with business as usual on the Friday, Saturday & Sunday before the eclipse. 

The library will resume normal operations on Tuesday, April 9th. 

Be aware there may be a lot more people & traffic around campus and the city of Bloomington. Drive carefully, plan ahead and just be more aware. Stay safe and have a great eclipse day. 

Room Key Reminder for All

 

As we approach the final weeks of the semester & I-Core, everyone will be even more stressed than normal. Please be careful when checking out room keys to make sure you're checking out the right key to the right person. There are a lot of people with the same or similar first names or last names, so it can by easy to look at the wrong name. It's also easy to mistake key 164 for key 184 when quickly grabbing a key. This is a good reminder for all of us, supervisors included, to be extra aware this time of the year. 

Please remember that if you need help asking groups to leave a room or if someone is being a less than ideal patron, please get a supervisor to help you out. We support you and have your back 

Eclipse Glasses - Available to all IU Library Employees

 

The IU Libraries is providing one pair of eclipse glasses to each IU Library employee (full time & part time). Please see Jeri to pick up your pair. There are also some envelopes that can be used to transport the glasses.

If you need additional glasses for family or friends, the Lilly Library will have eclipse glasses available to all visitors from now through the eclipse, or until supplies run out. From March 30 – April 5, the Wells & Sciences Libraries will have eclipse glasses available in limited quantities. Otherwise, you should be able to find glasses around town, at least while supplies last.

Update to the Phone Saga

As you are aware, we've been having issues with being able to hear the circulation desk phone ring when the library is busy. Having the circulation desk & reference desk phone ring at the same time hasn't proven to be a viable long term option. This morning, we changed the actual phone devices as we were thinking that one phone rang a little louder than the other one. We also turned of the ringing on both phones. So, be sure to listen closely for the circulation desk phone to ring, especially if you are the one sitting in the chair closest to it. We'll monitor this and see if it works and take it from there. 

Any questions, please feel free to ask!  

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from break! We hope that each of you had an enjoyable, relaxing break. Even though the temperatures aren't showing it, spring will be here in a couple of days. Believe it or not, we're entering the home stretch of the semester. Finals week & graduation will be here before we know it. Here's wishing you a strong finish to the end of the semester. 

Thank you for all that you do to make our library a great place! 

Is the Business/SPEA library ever quiet?

 

If you've only ever been in the Business/SPEA Library when it's busy & loud, you may be wondering if it would ever get quiet in the library. Well it does happen...especially right before a before a break. This photo was taken around 10am on the Friday before Spring Break. At that time, there was 1 patron in a study room. Library staff outnumbered patrons 3 to 1. 😉

In all seriousness, our wish is that each of you have an awesome, fun & relaxing break!!

Birthday Wednesday Today

 

They say birthdays are nature's way of telling you to eat more cake...while we don't have cake...please stop by the library this morning for some doughnuts & later this afternoon for some cookies.

Happy Birthday to our March birthdays! 🎂🎁

If you happen to see Merna, Matt, Jeri & Olivia on their birthdays later this month, be sure to wish them a very Happy Birthday. 

Daylight Saving Time Starts This Weekend

 

Just a reminder Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend on March 10th. Be sure to move any clocks that don't automatically change ahead by one hour.