Clemson Libraries Dean Chris Cox (center, holding document) receives the proclamation for R.M. Cooper Library Day from Clemson Mayor Robert Halfacre (far left) and City Council members John Fulmer, Windsor Sherrill, Alma Evans, Lillian Scott and Adam Jones
The Clemson City Council and Mayor Robert Halfacre passed a proclamation declaring October 19, 2026, as R.M. Cooper Library Day in honor of the library’s 60th anniversary.
In addition to serving the University, Cooper Library is also open to the public, and any South Carolina resident age 16 or older can apply for a community borrowers card to access the library and its resources.
The proclamation reads:
WHEREAS, in 1966, Clemson University celebrated the opening of the Robert Muldrow Cooper Library, which was expanded with the addition of more floors in 1972, 1978 and 1980 to the six-floor building it is today, and
WHEREAS, the R.M. Cooper Library has since become a hub of research, scholarship, creativity and social activity serving the students, faculty and staff of Clemson University, with more than 1.4 million visitors per year, and
WHEREAS, the R.M. Cooper Library serves as a public library, open to people in the Clemson community and across the state of South Carolina, and
WHEREAS, the R.M. Cooper Library was recognized as one of the top 25 Best College Libraries by The Princeton Review in August of 2026, and
WHEREAS, the faculty and staff of the R.M. Cooper Library strive to offer the best resources and services possible to support their patrons.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Halfacre, Mayor of the City of Clemson, do hereby proclaim October 19, 2026, as R.M. Cooper Library Day in the City of Clemson in celebration of the library’s 60th anniversary, and I urge all citizens to visit Cooper Library and explore everything it has to offer, and
FURTHERMORE, I urge all citizens to apply for a community borrower’s card, which will allow them to access Cooper Library and check out books and other resources.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the great seal of the City to be affixed this 19th day of October, 2026.