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USC Upstate Library https://linktr.ee/uscupstatelibrary At that time the holdings of the library totaled 9,607. Construction of a new building began in 1976.

The University of South Carolina Upstate Library began in a small room located on the first floor of the Spartanburg General Hospital nursing residence in 1967. Increasing enrollment and lack of physical space, the Library was moved in the Spring of 1968 to the basement of what was formerly the Spartanburg County Health Department. The USC Upstate campus began in the fall of 1969 with one building – the current Stockwell Administration Building. In addition to housing the Library, the building was designed for classrooms and office space. The project took one year to complete and classes were held in the building for the first time In January 1977. Over the years, the library has been remodeled as services and programs changed to meet the needs of the students. As of the 2014-2015 academic year, the library's volume count is 243,116 with more than 200 databases.

Did you know that at one point there was a black cat on campus called "The Black Menace!?" Apparently the cat made an ma...
10/22/2026

Did you know that at one point there was a black cat on campus called "The Black Menace!?" Apparently the cat made an major impact because she got her own article in the Carolinian student newspaper in 1999. Do you think the cat is innocent or guilty? Check the second image of the article for more details.
[Image Description: Multiple black and white photos. First image is a close-up black and white photo of a black cat on campus from 1999. Second image is of a front page of The Carolinian newspaper from November 9, 1999, featuring a headline about a cat terrorizing campus in black text with a black-and-white photo of the cat.]

Want to see how students celebrated Halloween on campus 50 years ago?! We have a photo of a group of students at a Hallo...
10/15/2026

Want to see how students celebrated Halloween on campus 50 years ago?! We have a photo of a group of students at a Halloween party from 1976! Do you think any of these costumes should make a comeback? #1976
[Image Description: Black and white photo of a group of students dressed in Halloween costumes from 1976. Some costumes are a few clowns, a scarecrow, and a character resembling Oscar the Grouch in a trash can.]

Regular hours will resume Sunday (10/18). Enjoy your break, Spartans! [Image Description: Fall break hours listed as fo...
10/14/2026

Regular hours will resume Sunday (10/18). Enjoy your break, Spartans!

[Image Description: Fall break hours listed as follows: Thursday (10/15) - Friday (10/16), 7:30a-5:00p; Saturday (10/17), closed; Sunday (10/18), 2:00p-midnight.]

Did you know that our campus used to be called University of South Carolina Spartanburg? We did not officially become US...
10/08/2026

Did you know that our campus used to be called University of South Carolina Spartanburg? We did not officially become USC Upstate until 2004-0025. Here is a photo of one of the banners that were across campus that advertised the name change!
[Image Description: Photo of a banner announcing USC Spartanburg is now USC Upstate with University of South Carolina Upstate logo and colors.

The library is in our Halloween mode with our new "Halloween Display!" Come by and check out any of the material on disp...
10/06/2026

The library is in our Halloween mode with our new "Halloween Display!" Come by and check out any of the material on display. We have even more material we will display throughout October! There is also a QR code that will take you to a libguide that has other resources about our library collection of horror. If you don't have a DVD player or a gaming console, you can check out USB external drive port for your laptop to watch these movies. Please come by the library and check out these classics!
[Image Description: Multiple mult-color photos of a shelf display decorated with Halloween and horror decorations and library Halloween and horror movie and book materials.

In honor of Homecoming Week and Family & Alumni Weekend, this Throwback Thursday post includes a link to a campus histor...
10/01/2026

In honor of Homecoming Week and Family & Alumni Weekend, this Throwback Thursday post includes a link to a campus history digital time that was created from the archives. It is hard to believe that we started with just one building and now have grown exponentially in almost 60 years.
[Image Description: One black and white photo and one multi-colored photo of the campus throughout the years.]
Please click the link below to view the timeline. If you are seeing this on Instagram, you should be able to see the timeline by copying the link and pasting it in your web browser address bar.
https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1mFGrPc1zuzON1AxiJd7DLF_3R2ycXkKVA3aFIs_hol4&font=Default&lang=en&timenav_position=top&initial_zoom=2&theme=contrast&width=100%25&height=650

For this Throwback Thursday post, we wanted to share and promote an archives display on the library second floor. The di...
09/24/2026

For this Throwback Thursday post, we wanted to share and promote an archives display on the library second floor. The display case contains campus ephemera and memorabilia from the university's rich legacy. Please come by the library and see it as we are approaching Homecoming Week, Family And Alumni Weekend, and USC Upstate's 60th anniversary!
[Image Description: Multiple multi-color photos of a display case featuring USC Upstate memorabilia and ephemera throughout the years.

This event will now be on September 29th! See you all there ☺️ [Image Descriptions: Images state that the first Goose S...
09/22/2026

This event will now be on September 29th! See you all there ☺️

[Image Descriptions: Images state that the first Goose Scout event has been rescheduled and will now be on September 29 in the Library Coffee Shop area, from 11:00a-1:00p.]

For this Throwback Thursday we wanted to share a photo of some coffee mugs from the campus's past! They have the Univers...
09/17/2026

For this Throwback Thursday we wanted to share a photo of some coffee mugs from the campus's past! They have the University of South Carolina Spartanburg logos and one came from the ground breaking ceremony of the Campus Life Center (CLC). Hard to believe that the CLC has only been around a little over 30 years!
[Image Description. Photo of a white mug commemorating University of South Carolina Spartanburg's 1994 groundbreaking ceremony beside a green translucent mug with a gold USC Spartanburg logo.]

Our first event will include activities like coloring, painting, board games, rubix cubes, and more. Drop by if you have...
09/16/2026

Our first event will include activities like coloring, painting, board games, rubix cubes, and more. Drop by if you have some time and earn your first "Goose Scout Badge." See you there scouts ☺️🪶

[Image Descriptions: First image introduces the new "Goose Scout" event series and states they will be drop-in events where you can "get creative, learn some new skills, play some games, and build community. All while earning Goose Scout 'badges.'" Second image has more info: "First event: Sept. 22, library coffee shop area, 11:00a-1:00p."]

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800 University Way
Spartanburg, SC
29303

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Monday 7:30am - 2am
Tuesday 7:30am - 2am
Wednesday 7:30am - 2am
Thursday 7:30am - 2am
Friday 7:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 2pm - 2am

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