Meet Laura Karas, a Senior Instructor Librarian from USC Upstate Library!

by Qwinlyn Osbourne, Library Intern

  • Most commonly asked question about the library? 
    Hours for the library and coffee shop are the most frequent questions coming in a close second is “how to print”.

  • What are you reading right now? 
    Currently, I’m reading the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell and a few how-to needle-felt books.  I just finished Punished for Dreaming and the Bohemian Gospel trilogy

  • What is something you want students to know about the library? 
    I want students to know that the librarians are here to help, and they shouldn’t be afraid or ashamed to ask questions.  Answering questions is what we live for.

Celebrate Women’s History Month!

  • Did you know that Wyoming Territory was the first place to grant women the right to vote? 
    It was in 1869.
  • Did you know Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.? 
    It was in 1849.
  • Did you know women couldn’t get credit cards until 1974? 
    It was when Congress passed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.