Some Business/SPEA Staff are participating in the 2026 Little 500 bike race

 

This years Little 500 will take place during the weekend of April 24th - April 25th.

    The Women's Race will be on Friday, April 24th at 4:00pm

    The Men's Race will be on Saturday, April 25th at 2:00pm

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Did you know there are 3 Business/SPEA Employees who are participating in the race this year?

Henry is part of the team Black Key Bulls and they qualified in 5th position. 

Landen is part of the team Americana and they qualified in 15th position.

Alex is part of the team Novus and they qualified in 29th position. 

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Be sure to cheer for your Business/SPEA coworkers this year!!!!!

For more information about the Little 500, please visit https://iusf.bloomington.iu.edu/little500/index.html

Check out the Book Display about Time Management

 

Mandi, one of our awesome reference assistants, put together a book display for the display table located near the reference desk. We ask Mandi to provide us with a blurb talking about the display.

"With spring, easter, and finals approaching soon I was inspired by Gary to create an Alice in Wonderland themed display about time management. I was particularly excited about this idea as Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite stories and movies. To create the display, I sourced books relating to time management from the Business/SPEA library to feature on the display as well as created a few signs to add for decoration. The signs reference playing card imagery with one containing a statement referring to the iconic tea scene from the story with the Mad Hatter and March Hare while the other sign contains an image of the Mad Hatter. I loved putting together this display and being able to create Alice in Wonderland decorations!"

Take a moment to check out the books and the display! 

April Birthday Wednesday on April 1st

 

It's not an April Fools' Prank....we will be celebrating April staff birthdays here at the Business/SPEA Library on Wednesday, April 1st. 🎂

Believe it or not, we don't have any current staff birthdays in April, but we will take the opportunity to celebrate potential future staff member Frank. He helps to get the donuts each month, so that makes him almost staff, right. 

There will be something sweet in the morning & something else that's sweet in the afternoon. Stop by, grab a snack & visit with your colleagues.

Above & Beyond Award Winner - Havana

 

We're very happy to announce Havana as a winner of the Business/SPEA Library Above & Beyond Award for Spring 2026 semester. As a winner, Havana is the recipient of a Target gift card. 

Havana was nominated by Ilana

Here's what Ilana have to say about Havana: "We've thrown a lot of different projects at Havana over the last couple of semesters. She's created a business of fashion display, or A-Z database cleanup project, or a project making a decision tree on reference questions.  She has been game for it all and very adaptive. This fall semester, Havana realized that her classes were wrapping up two weeks earlier than she anticipated. She approached Ilana and Gary for more projects to complete, which included some additional hours. We appreciate Havana thinking to offer this opportunity, which has been great help!

Congratulations Havana!

Thank you for going Above & Beyond

Above & Beyond Award Winner - Chayse

 

We're very happy to announce Chayse as a winner of the Business/SPEA Library Above & Beyond Award for Spring 2026 semester. As a winner, Chayse is the recipient of a Target gift card. 

Chayse was nominated by Matt

Here's what Matt had to say about Chayse: "During one of the Sunday evenings last semester when we closed at 9pm instead of midnight, a student asked for our help getting into a classroom she had been locked out of when taking a study break. Her phone, keys, and computer were in the room and she had an I-CORE exam the next morning that she was trying to prepare for. Several calls were made to the campus dispatcher, but by the time the library closed no one had come to unlock the classroom. Though her shift had come to an end, Chayse volunteered to wait with the student, who was still hoping that someone might come along to open the door and allow her to retrieve her things. After nearly an hour, the student used Chayse's phone to make arrangements to go to a friend's place for the evening. Chayse then offered to drop off the student on her way home.

We're proud to announce that Chayse was also the IU Libraries Student Employee of the Month for February. 

Congratulations Chayse! 
Thank you for going Above & Beyond 

Above & Beyond Award Winner - Anna

 

We're very happy to announce Anna as a winner of the Business/SPEA Library Above & Beyond Award for Spring 2026 semester. As a winner, Anna is the recipient of a Target gift card. 

Anna was nominated by Lily 

Here's what Lily had to say about Anna: "Anna is the youngest of us Senior PSAs in Senior PSA years, but she stepped up a lot last semester and helped with a lot of things, whether it was taking Senior PSA shifts so we could close the library or figuring out with Jeri how we could fill in for Matt for two weeks and taking a large part of those shifts.  She is a great person to work with, and I always look forward to shifts with her, where we crack jokes about whatever horrible thing is going on in the world, she helps people with their assignments, or we just sit and have a good yap about general life happenings.  Anna's proactive nature and general positive demeanor have made her go above and beyond at her time at the library, fingers crossed she gets her Masters here too!

Congratulations Anna!

Thank you for going Above & Beyond!

Cafe Hours before Spring Break

 

All of the IU Dining Cafe's in our buildings will have regular hours through Thursday, March 12. 

On Friday, March 13, only the O'Neill (SPEA) cafe will be open. The hours will be from 7:30am to 2:00pm. 

If you are working that day, please be aware and plan ahead for any snack or beverage needs. 

Enjoy your break! 

Spring Break Coming Soon - Important Information You Need to Know

 

The weather has started getting warmer, so we’ve started thinking about spring & of course, Spring Break. Spring Break 2026 is a couple weeks away, here’s some important you need to know about spring break & library operations. 

Business/SPEA Library Hours during Spring Break:
Friday March 13th                                              8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday March 14th - Saturday March 21st        Closed
Sunday March 22nd                                            5:00pm - Midnight

Regular library hours resume on Monday, March 23rd
 
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What does this mean for you as a Business/SPEA Library employee?
 
Monday March 9 to Friday March 13:  The library is open regular hours. You are responsible for working your shifts or finding a sub. Posting sub notices as early as possible is always best. Anyone available to pick up extra shifts during that week, will be greatly appreciated.

Spring Break Week (March 14-21):  The library is CLOSED, so you are NOT required to work.

Sunday March 22nd:  Library hours that day are 5:00pm to Midnight. If you work during that time, it would be great if you can make your shift. Otherwise, post a sub notice. If anyone would like to help Matt out that evening, so he’s not working alone, it would be greatly appreciated.

Starting Monday March 23:  We’re back to regular hours and business as usual.
 
For any questions, please see a supervisor.
 
Have a safe & fun break!!

 

Daylight Savings Time starts this Sunday March 8th

 

Just a quick reminder Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend on Sunday, March 8th. Be sure to move any clocks that won't automatically change ahead by one hour.