Eli M. Oboler Library
Board Members:
Karen Kearns, President
Leonard Hitchcock, Past President
Loah Fay
Marcia Francis
Catherine Frischmann
Randy Gaines
Dan Hunt
Pamela Park
Keevan Shropshire
Sponsored Events since Fall 2003:
September 22, 2009 - Government and Science, a presentation by Michael Halpern, Union of Concerned Scientists, covering: intellectual freedom, rights and responsibilities of government scientists, limiting intellectual freedom, implications of congressional and executive branch actions.
April 13, 2007 - A Toast to Our Authors, a reception featuring ISU authors from the Humanities departments who published in 2006.
October 16, 2006 - Media in the Crosshairs: the attacks on media credibility, a panel discussion with Pocatello Mayor Roger Chase, Lyle Olson from the Idaho State Journal, and Doug Anderson from KPVI Newschannel 6.
March 31, 2006 - Swing Into Spring
With the help of a sixteen-piece swing band, the Friends Of Oboler Library will bid farewell to a winter's workweek and welcome in the Spring (if only symbolically) on March 31 at the Marshall Rotunda of the Stephens Performing Arts Center.
April 15, 2005 - "A Celebration of FOOLs", at ISU's Frazier Hall. At the reception,
Dr. Tom Flanigan, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Philosophy, spoke on "The Fool in Shakespeare", and Norm Schroeder, director of ISU's theatre production, Twelfth Night, described the characters and events of that play. After the gathering, many guests stayed for the crew rehearsal.
October 1, 2004 – Dr. David Adler was the featured speaker at the FOOL's dinner at the Red Lion Hotel. Dr. Adler, a distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science at ISU and nationally recognized authority on Constitutional law, reviewed current threats to liberty posed by the federal government's responses to terrorism.
April 15, 2004 – was FOOL's night at the biennial Oboler Library Book Sale. Several members took advantage of the "first look-first choice" of books for sale.
April 1, 2004 – Little Pat and Toolz, award winning clown act, entertained the audience after dinner and silent auction to raise funds to support the General Library Endowment Fund.
September 30, 2003 – Judith Krug, of the American Library Association, gave an address entitled: Protect Us From Our Protectors, the PATRIOT Act & the Children's Internet Protection Act - Their Impact Upon Us and Our Libraries. To celebrate this anniversary of his birthday, the Friends honored Eli M. Oboler, for whom the Library is named. He devoted his career to combating censorship and upholding the First Amendment rights of free expression and unhindered access to information.