LibGuides: FOBULA: Past Events

Annual Book Sale

2001-2010
2011-Present

March 2001 – First Annual Book Sale
March 2002 – Second Annual Book Sale
March 2003 – Third Annual Book Sale
March 2004 – Fourth Annual Book Sale
March 2005 – Fifth Annual Book Sale
March 2005 – Sixth Annual Book Sale
March 2007 – Seventh Annual Book Sale
March 2008 – Eighth Annual Book sale
March 2009 – Ninth Annual Book sale
March 2010 ~ 10th Annual Book Sale

March 2011 ~ 11th Annual Book Sale
March 2012 ~ 12th Annual Book Sale
March 2013 ~ 13th Annual Book Sale
March 2014 ~ 14th Annual Book Sale
March 2015 ~ 15th Book Sale - Spring
October 2015 ~ 16th Book Sale - Fall
April 2016 ~ 17th Book Sale
April 2017 ~ 18th Book Sale - Spring
October 2017 ~ 19th Book Sale - Fall
April 2018 ~ 20th Book Sale
April 2019 ~ 21st Book SaleM

Annual Textbook Scholarships

2009-Present

April 2009 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 12 students
April 2009 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 7 Library Work Study students
April 2010 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 8 students
April 2010 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 6 Library Work Study students
April 2011 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 7 students
April 2011 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 3 Library Work Study students
April 2012 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 7 Students
April 2012 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 7 Library Work Study students
April 2013 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 15 Students
April 2013 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 5 Library Work Study students
April 2014 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 16 students
April 2014 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 4 Library Work Study students
April 2015 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 10 students
April 2015 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 8 Library Work Study students
April 2016 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 6 students
April 2016 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 5 Library Work Study students
April 2017 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 9 Library Work Study students
December 2017 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 11 students
April 2018 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 12 students
April 2018 ~ Textbook Scholarship to 1 Library Work Study student
April 2019 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 5 students
April 2019 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 4 Library Work Study students

Author's Dinner

2000- Present

April 2003 – First annual Author’s Dinner honoring James Kirschke
April 2004 – Second annual Author’s Dinner honoring Marty Johnson
April 2005 – Third annual Author’s Dinner honoring Walter Brash
April 2006 – Fourth annual Author’s Dinner honoring Jerry Wemple
April 2007 – Fifth annual Author’s Dinner honoring Susan Bartoletti
April 2008 – Sixth Annual Author's Dinner honoring illustrator Robert Bender
April 2009 – Seventh Annual Author's Dinner honoring Beth Fantaskey
April 2010 - Eighth Annual Author’s Dinner honoring Michael Kranish
April 2011~ Ninth Annual Author’s Dinner honoring Brian Butko
April 2012 ~ 10th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Dr. Chang Shub Roh author of "Watermelon Tiger: Journey of a Korean Country Boy"
April 2013 ~ 11th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Dr. Michael Shepard, noted planetary scientist and BU Faculty Member
April 2014 ~ 12th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Gene Duffy, author of "As the Matzo Ball Turns"
April 2015 ~ 13th Annual Author's Dinner honoring David Minderhout, author of "Native Americans of the Susquehanna River Valley"
April 2016 ~ 14th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Andy Ulicny, author of "My Shenandoah, 1966"
April 2017 ~ 15th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Hilde K. and Michael Lysiak, nationally recognized journalists
April 2018 ~ 16th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Daniel Washburn, author of "The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream"
May 2019 ~ 17th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Lisa Regan, author of bestselling crime and suspense novels

November 2000 – From Institute Hall to Modern Campus – Robert Dunkelberger
April 2001 – Library of the Future - Anthony Mussari, featured panelist and Bill Kelly, moderator
November 2001 – Why is Bloomsburg the only Town in Pennsylvania? George Turner
December 2001 – Old Time Radio: Scary Isn’t Just for Halloween - Ronald Ferdock
March 2002 – Molly Maguires: the movie, some facts, some fiction – Bill Acierno
April 2002 – General Meade, the man and soldier as portrayed by Andy Waskie
November 2002 – Post-trial events in the case of Dr. Samuel Mudd: A Lincoln co-conspirator
December 2002 – Today’s Evolving Military Justice – Sullivan
February 2003 – The Local Military Tribunal and the Mulligan Case – Turner
April 2003 – Images of Military in Literary and Filmic court martial cases
November 2003 – How Glaciers have changed the landscape in the Bloomsburg region Duane Braun
April 2004 – Leadership in the Time of Crisis: The accident at Quecreek mine – A talk by Governor Mark Schweiker at the dedication of an exhibit in his honor
November 2004 – Giving Voice to the Region’s History: BTE and the creation of Hard Coal and Letters to the Editor
November 2005 – "Faces of the Homeless" & Clothing Drive – Gary Clark
November 2006 – "Faces of the Homeless" – Gary Clark
November 2007 – Bloomsburg 1870 – George Turner
November 2007 – "Faces of the Homeless" – Gary Clark (co-sponsor)
October 2008 - "In Search of Henry Carver: Discovering the Life of Bloomsburg University's First President" - by Robert Dunkelberger
October 2010- Fall Reception & presentation by Bob Dunkelberger titled: "The Amazing Life of Bloomsburg's George Keller: The World's Only College Professor / Wild Animal Trainer"

November 2011~ Fall Reception and Presentation by Eileen Chapman on the 2011 Flood Work of AGAPE
October 2012 ~ "The Amish and Mennonites of the Central Susquehanna Valley, A Photo Essay” by BU Faculty Emeritus Gary Clark
October 2013 ~ Fall Meeting and presentation by Melvyn Stiriss, author of "Voluntary Peasants: Birth of the Farm Commune"
October 2016 ~ Presentation and book signing by Robert Kanigel, author of "Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs"
November 2017 ~ Reception in the Fenstemaker Alumni House English Great Room for University President Bashar Hanna
November 2018 ~ Presentation by Flavio Conti and Alan Perry on "Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania, 1944-1945"
March 2020 ~ Presentation by Susan Schwartz and Robert Dunkelberger on "The Library and the Local Newspaper"