John Barnett
If you've visited the library this week, you may have noticed a funny smell--a mix of oil, turpentine, and asphalt maybe?
While it's nothing to sniff at, the odor is harmless. The smell--along with the noises you hear from above, especially on 2nd floor--means that progress is being made on the library's new roof.
Work will continue on the roof through the fall semester. We appreciate your patience and understanding while this needed renovation is underway.
Now on view in the library's gallery café (1st floor) is the exhibit, Good Trouble, which highlights some of the historical and contemporary defenders of civil, human, animal, and environmental rights, in the United States and around the world.
The exhibit is centered around the phrase, "Good trouble, necessary trouble,' coined by late U.S. Representative and beloved American civil rights leader, John Lewis, who once stated that engaging in "good trouble, necessary trouble" was important to achieve change.
Featured in the exhibit are a range of colorful poster portraits of these leaders, including the following:
These poster portraits were created by Mr. Johnson Paints, an artist, educator, and online retailer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They will be on view in the library through Fall 2024.
On Thursday, February 2, representatives from the Spartanburg County Public Library (SCPL) will visit the USC Upstate Library to offer free library cards to county residents and "college cards" to Upstate students who reside outside of Spartanburg County.
Be sure to stop by PerkUp, the Upstate Library's café/coffee shop, between 10 am and 2 pm to get your card. Spartanburg County Public Library staff will also share information about all the free resources and services that SCPL has to offer. These include the digital archive of the Spartanburg Herald Journal and downloadables such as Overdrive e-books and audiobooks, Kanopy streaming movies, and Freegal streaming music.
