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Annual Book Sale

  • 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 Sale

  • October 2021 ~ 22nd Book Sale

  • April 2022 ~ 23rd Book Sale

  • April 2023 ~ 24th Book Sale

Annual Textbook Scholarships

  • 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

  • April 2022 ~ Textbook Scholarships to 5 students

  • April 2022 ~ Textbook Scholarship to 1 Library Work Study student

Author's Dinner

  • 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
  • April 2022 ~ 18th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Reza Noubary, author of numerous books, primarily on mathematics
  • April 2023 ~ 19th Annual Author's Dinner honoring Michael Hickey, longtime researcher on provincial Russian history

Special Events

  • 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"

  • November 2021 ~ Presentation by Robert Dunkelberger on "The Life and Legacy of Henry Carver"

  • November 2022 ~ Presentation by Karl Beamer on Japanese ceramic art called "Forever Fire"