As the Spring season is approaching, the USC Upstate Library Display Committee’s new theme is St. Patrick’s Day. Every item and decoration presented here reflects the theme of St. Patrick’s Day or Ireland in some capacity. In addition to honoring the holiday and country, the committee decided to spotlight books, poems, or stories written by or about famous Irish writers. Writers such as Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, and a few others. All library materials depicted on this display are available for checkout. The display will be up through all of March and April. The committee hopes that this representation of materials will encourage our students and patrons to become more enlightened about either the holiday or Ireland’s history and storytelling.
In celebration of National Blindness Awareness Month (October) and National Braille Week (October 9-15, 2023), members of the library's Accessibility Committee have prepared a display to show how important braille is for people with low vision and blindness. The display is located on the library's main floor near the staircase. It includes inspirational stories of how braille is used today; a few facts about the inventor, Louis Braille; pictures of braille writing and reading tools; and hands-on activities to help sighted people get a "feel" for braille. It also includes an explanation of the braille "cell." Check out the display and see if you can *read* a word or two on the board. Then try to *spell* a word or two using the braille practice cards.