The CSU Stanislaus Library celebrated 60 years as a member of the Federal Depository Library Program with cake, refreshments, and photographs with Benjamin Franklin on Monday, November 4th. Below are pictures from the event, the history of the Government Publishing Office, and an interactive display of an important piece of legislation from each decade that the University Library has been a member of the FDLP.
The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) has been part of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) since 1895, providing government information and publications to libraries serving the need of people across the Nation for information by and about their federal government. Learn about the history of public printing, the GPO, and the FDLP by exploring the resources below.
The University Library is celebrating its 60th anniversary as part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). In honor of this anniversary, we have highlighted an important piece of legislation from each decade that the CSU Stanislaus Library has been a Federal Depository Library. From the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, this display highlights laws that have had a significant impact of the lives of Americans. Scroll through the display to view each piece of legislation.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was created to enforce the voting rights outlined in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The act was signed into law by President Johnson on August 6, 1965. Prior to the enactment of the Voting Rights Act, African Americans in the South faced obstacles to voting such as literacy tests, poll taxes, harassment, and violence. Due to the new legislation, a quarter of a million new Black voters had been registered by the end of 1965. To learn more about the Voting Rights Act visit the National Archives website.
The Clean Water Act (CWA) controls water pollution in the United States. The official name of the Clean Water Act is the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which was enacted in 1948, but it took its modern iteration in 1972 when it was rewritten. The rewritten act was called the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. The objective of this act is to improve wastewater treatment, maintain wetlands, and restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. To learn more about the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 visit Congress.gov.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was the most-extensive review and overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code by the U.S. Congress since the inception of the income tax in 1913 with the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The act lowered federal income tax rates, decreased the number of tax brackets, and reduced the top tax rate from 50 percent to 28 percent. This act was a key priority of President Reagan’s second term. To learn more about the Tax Reform Act visit Congress.gov.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA prohibits discrimination based on physical or mental disabilities. It is civil rights legislation that guarantees those with disabilities equal opportunity in public accommodations, employment, transportation, and state and local government services. The act was signed into law by George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. To learn more about the Americans with Disabilities Act visit Congress.gov.
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, more commonly known as the Patriot Act, was passed by Congress and signed by George W. Bush in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The act is highly controversial as it significantly expanded the search and surveillance powers of federal law-enforcement and intelligence agencies. To learn more about the Patriot Act visit Congress.gov.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), more commonly known as the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. It is the most significant regulatory overhaul and expansion of healthcare coverage since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. One hallmark of the act is that it prohibits insurers from denying coverage to individuals because of preexisting conditions. To learn more about the Affordable Care Act visit Congress.gov.
The CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 9, 2022. The act authorized roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States. It also includes $39 billion in subsidies for chip manufacturing on U.S. soil and $13 billion for semiconductor research and workforce training, with the aim of strengthening American supply chain resilience and countering China. It also invests $174 billion for public sector research in science and technology, advancing human spaceflight, quantum computing, materials science, biotechnology, and experimental physics. To learn more about the CHIPS and Science Act visit Congress.gov.
Lorraine Johnson worked as the first secretary for the Office of the President of California State Stanislaus and kept scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about CSU Stanislaus. This is a scan of a newspaper clipping from one of her scrapbooks. The article is from the Modesto Bee and is about CSU Stanislaus becoming a Federal Depository Library.
This is the first page of an acquisitions list for Federal Depository Library Program materials. It was created on June 7, 1965 by Library Director R. Dean Galloway. This is some of the earliest paperwork regarding the FDLP program found in the University Archives.
This is the second page of the acquisitions list created by R. Dean Galloway. It features a book we still have in the collection, Kirundi: Basic Course, by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute.
This is a photograph of a book we had on display during the anniversary celebration. It is titled, Kirundi: Basic Course, and is one of the publications from R. Dean Galloway's acquisitions list from the previous slide. We received this publication on May 20, 1965, only a few months after joining the Federal Depository Library Program.
This is an image of a catalog card used to note Federal Depository Library acquisitions. This card notes the acquisition of the Kirundi: Basic Course publication in the previous slide. The cards are still used by the CSU Stanislaus library to note any physical materials received through the Federal Depository Library Program.
This is an image of the certificate the CSU Stanislaus Library received from the Government Publishing Office in recognition of its 60th Anniversary as a Federal Depository Library.
This is a poster from the one of the displays during the FDLP 60th Anniversary Celebration. It gives a history of the Government Publishing Office, the FDLP, and CSU Stanislaus. The following text is the history given on the poster.
Government Publishing and the GPO: Early printing efforts for Congress were handled by private printers, but inefficiencies and rising costs led to calls for a centralized printing office. This call was heeded in June of 1860 when Congress authorized the creation of the Government Printing Office in The Printing Act which President Buchanan signed into law. The GPO officially began operations on March 4, 1861, the day of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. The Printing Act of 1895 further expanded the GPO’s responsibilities by granting the agency control over the dissemination and organization of government information. This need to disseminate information led to the creation of the GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program, which sends government publications to designated libraries like the CSU Stanislaus Library. The Government Printing Office was renamed the Government Publishing Office in 2014.
The Federal Depository Library Program and Ben’s Guide: Benjamin Franklin’s legacy is closely associated with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), even though he was not the first Public Printer. Franklin’s printing career helped establish American printing and his work as an official printer to the Pennsylvania and Delaware colonies further cemented his role in printing government documents. It is because of his role in printing that Benjamin Franklin has become associated with the Federal Depository Library Program and its charge to distribute government information to designated libraries. In an effort to promote government information and knowledge of the federal government, the GPO created Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government. This website is designed to inform children, parents, and teachers about the federal government through fun lessons and games.
The Federal Depository Library Program and CSU Stanislaus: Over the years, the Federal Depository Library Program continued to grow and admit new libraries to the program. On November 5, 1964, the CSU Stanislaus Library received congressional designation as a depository library and officially became part of the Federal Depository Library Program. As a member, librarians and staff at the CSU Stanislaus Library have diligently provided access to government information for the campus and the broader community for the last 60 years. As technology has changed and more government information is published online, the charge to disseminate government information has also included the need to curate online guides for government information. Due to its excellence in curating government information online, the CSU Stanislaus Library won the inaugural Federal Depository Library Website of the Year Award in 2023.
This is the poster advertising the 10th FDLP Anniversary. The event was held on Monday, November 4th at 2 pm in the Library Loggy. The library celebrated with cake, refreshments, giveaways, and photos with Benjamin Franklin.
Posing for pictures with our own Benjamin Franklin!
Benjamin Franklin standing next to one of our FDLP Anniversary displays. This display features newspaper clippings, internal documents, and other ephemera pertaining to CSU Stanislaus as an FDLP depository.
Posing for pictures with Ben Franklin!
A photograph of one of the FDLP Anniversary displays. This display features a variety of government publications received through the FDLP program.
A picture of the cake celebrating featuring blue and gold decorations!
This display highlighted an important piece of legislation from each decade that the CSU Stanislaus Library has been a Federal Depository Library. From the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, this display highlighted laws that have had a significant impact of the lives of Americans.
