Eli M. Oboler Library

[1] A library has been in place at Idaho State University almost since its creation at the turn of the century.

[2] Because of the limited funding available at the time, the library director and other faculty conducted a campaign—involving bumper stickers, billboards, and letters to the editors of Idaho newspapers—to convince the state legislature to fund the new library.

At the time of its completion, the library was "the largest academic building in the state" at 175,000 square feet (16,300 m2) and housing 300,000 volumes on 15 miles (24 km) of shelving.

[3] Previously located at the Bannock County Courthouse Annex, the Arthur P. Oliver Law Library is now on the third floor of the Oboler Library and contains court reporters, state and federal codes, and legal research materials.

The ISHL was created in the early 1990s and is a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.