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Library Dean John Barnett holds a sign reading "Thank you, sincerely the students of USC Upstate" in celebration of the University's Day of Giving. He is standing in front of a bookshelf with books and other materials from the library's wellness collection. The University of South Carolina Upstate's spring Day of Giving is set for Tuesday, April 9.

The library encourages you to make a charitable concentration to support the university. There are a number of excellence funds that you can donate to, which provide extra funding to the library's colleges (the George C. Johnson College of Business, the Mary E. Black College of Nursing, the College of Science and Technology, et al.). Follow this link to read more about these funds.

One of these funds is the University Libraries Excellence Fund, which supports all aspects of the USC Upstate Library. This includes funding for the acquisition of new books (both print and electronic); magazines, journals, and other periodicals; and e-resources and digital collections. These resources support the learning, teaching, and research needs of USC Upstate's students, faculty, and staff.

The fund also pays for needed upgrades to library computers and equipment. Gifts to this fund help in the upkeep of individual study rooms and library facilities. Gifts also provide funding for library programs and events.

We encourage you to give as you are able, whether to support the library, other USC Upstate units and services, or the university as a whole. The Day of Giving represents one way to support the library and the university--but there are additional ways you can do so. Click here to read more about how you can give to the USC Upstate Library. You can read more about the university's giving program by following this link.

Thank you for your support of the USC Upstate Library and the University of South Carolina Upstate!

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Image courtesy of USC Upstate. Library Dean John Barnett and the students, faculty, and staff of USC Upstate thank you for your support of the university's Day of Giving.

Now that spring is here, a young person's fancy naturally turns to … exploring and enjoying the great outdoors!

On view now in the library cafe area are a series of posters celebrating some of the amazing national landmarks, monuments, and parks in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. These posters are designed in the style of paintings made famous by the Federal Art Project, an initiative of the U.S. Works Progress Administration (WPA), a federal agency that offered employment opportunities to visual artists during the Great Depression and World War II.

Some of the images you will see in this exhibit include,

The Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (Alabama)
Congaree National Park (South Carolina)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (Georgia)
Everglades National Park (Florida)
Fort McHenry National Monument (Maryland)
Gettysburg National Military Park (Pennsylvania)
Great Smoky Mountains (North Carolina-Tennessee)
Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)
The Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky)
New River Gorge National Park (West Virginia)
Shenandoah National Park (Virginia)
The Statue of Liberty National Monument (New York-New Jersey)

How many have you visited? Which ones would you like to this year? Do you have a special memory of one of the landmarks, monuments, or parks?

We live in a physically beautiful country, noted for its majestic landscapes, impressive architecture, and poignant history. We hope you have time this spring and summer to experience some of the nation's landmarks, monuments, and parks.

The University of South Carolina Upstate's #DayOfGiving is officially on! This year's Day of Giving starts at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 1 (no foolin') and continues until 12 noon on Wednesday, April 2.

We would appreciate your support of the University Libraries Excellence Fund, which we use to develop our collections, provide services, and offer programs and activities at the USC Upstate Library.

To encourage your contributions, we have two special offers for you.

The Dean of the Library, John Barnett, challenges you to give to the University Libraries Excellence Fund. He will match your contributions up to a total of $250. Just make your contribution here. When the total contributions reach $250 or more, the Dean will contribute a matching amount.
While a donation of $75 will get you a snazzy pair of USC Upstate socks, for a contribution of $50 or more to the library's Excellence Fund, we will send you a stylin' Goostavo tote bag! It's the perfect shade of green for a USC Upstate spring. And did you know the Goostavo logo was designed for the library by students in the Art Studio Graphic Design program at USC Upstate? 'Tis true!

We look forward to seeing you around campus with your snazz-tastic USC Upstate socks and style-licious Goostavo tote bag!

Photo of Dr Carmen Harris Join us on Tuesday, April 11, for what promises to be an engaging presentation and discussion, "'Justice for All'? Competing Visions in Reconstruction-Era South Carolina," with Carmen V. Harris, Ph.D., Professor of History and Faculty Chair, USC Upstate, as the featured speaker.

The talk will take place at 6:30 pm in Tukey Theater on the ground floor of the Library building. All are welcome; the event is free and open to the public.

This is the first in a series of presentations in celebration of the exhibition, Justice for All: South Carolina and the American Civil Rights Movement, which is now on view on the Library’s 1^st and 2^nd floors. You can learn more about the Justice for All exhibition, events, and related resources via the JFA website.

About the talk

In 1868, Black and White men intent on transforming this state, met in Columbia, South Carolina, to draft a new constitution to overturn the first post-emancipation, which included black codes designed to limit African American freedom and establish separate and unequal standards of justice. Those men sought to make a clean break with the state's constitutional past regarding the issue of race by establishing a standard of equality without regard to race, color, or creed. They created the state's first popular-vote ratified constitution enshrining these values. Three years later, White men from South Carolina who could not fathom the idea of the equality of all men met in a "Tax-payers" convention focused on removing African American men who they believed were unfit to govern. This convention occurred mere days before President Grant issued a proclamation to send troops to South Carolina, including to Spartanburg, to quell Ku Klux Klan violence that had been ongoing since the elections of 1870 and did not fully cease until the experiment in biracial democracy had been overthrown. In both conventions there were appeals to justice shaped by competition visions of race. Because those visions were contradictory, there was not Justice for All.

We look forward to seeing you tonight and at future JFA events. If you need more information about this event, please call the Library at (864) 503-5620.

Day of Giving: University Libraries Excellence Fund

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