The DNL Report

Stop by the Trick or Treat for Success at the Academic Commons in the DiMenna-Nyselius Library on Friday, October 31^st between 1:00pm-3:30pm. Visit all the departments in the Academic Commons, get tips and tricks to help you be successful, and pick-up a few treats! 

You can visit the Office of Accessibility, CAS Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab, Center for Social Impact, Global Fairfield, ITS Help Desk, Math Center, Science Center, Writing Center, and the DiMenna-Nyselius Library. 

Vote for the best pumpkin for a chance to win a VIP Study Room during finals. No costumes needed. This is an FYE Academic Credit event. 

The latest issue of our Library newsletter, Beyond the Stacks, has been published to DigitalCommons@Fairfield.

Download and read Volume 6, Issue 1 here.

Included in this issue are stories about how we support our vibrant campus community, empower student research, and foster a culture of reading via engaging initiatives, along with numerous photos highlighting what we’ve been up to!

Subscribe to Beyond the Stacks to receive future issues directly to your inbox. 

Looking for a leadership role for your resume? Have ideas to improve the Library? Do you want to learn about the Library while connecting with other students and staff?

Our Library value's student voice and perspective. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply to share theirs and apply for a spot on the Student Library Advisory Board. Students do not need to be a library super-user to apply. We are interested in all class years and majors, students living on and off campus. Meetings are held just 2-3 times per semester. Fully online students or students taking classes at the Bellarmine or Austin campus are encouraged to apply, and special meeting accommodations will be provided to attend virtually or provide feedback outside of scheduled meeting times.

Visit the Student Library Advisory Board webpage for more details and apply (by 9/26/25): fairfield.edu/slab

Updates:

• Over the summer, Facilities added six new classrooms to the Upper Level of the Library. There may be some additional activity in the building over the coming days as Facilities continues to prepare the spaces and clean the building.
• Students taking classes in these new classrooms, 312 A - F, can find them at the back of the Upper Level though the book stacks. There is even a new entrance to access the classrooms more directly, accessible via StagCard, on the Bannow side of the building. To help maintain a quiet environment for visitors and students studying in the building, please be mindful of your noise level when walking through the building to classes.
• The DVD collection has been moved to the lower level of the building, near the book stacks.
• Curriculum Collection and Young Adult (YA) books are still on the upper level but now are located near classrooms 312 A - F.

Let’s start the academic year strong! Here’s how we can support you….

• DiMenna-Nyselius Library building hours are posted on our homepage under the large catalog search box. There is also 24/7 study space in the Innovation Lab and Cafe via StagCard swipe. View hours here.
• Access our resources by searching our catalog, or through our Research Guides. We also have Citation Guides and Tutorials.
• Our friendly librarians are here to help you! They can help you find and cite sources, brainstorm topics and research strategies, and provide study tips. View all the ways to get help from a research librarian. Drop-in hours start on 9/2. FYI, our 24/7 chat box is staffed by real librarians – it is not an AI tool!
• Reserve our study rooms from the Library homepage by clicking our Reserve a Room link.
  • Need a space to work with a group and you didn’t book a room? Try the “Collaboratories” on the lower level, which is a drop-in space for group work.
• Your StagCard is your Library card! Borrow materials at the Library Services & Information Desk. View borrowing policies here.
• We have a lot to offer but we don’t have everything so if you need a journal article or book, we can try to get it for you (at no cost to you) through our InterLibrary Loan service. Just sign in with your NetID, or make a quick account if you are a first-time user, and submit your requests.
• We ship physical items to 100% remote students and faculty (at no cost to you)!
• Make appointments to meet with Writing Center and Math Center tutors. Appointments should be available starting the second or third week of the semester and hours will be posted to their sites. The Science Center posts tutoring times on Life@Fairfield.
• We recruit members for the Student Library Advisory Board at this time each year. Apply by 9/26.
• We have added a TON of new events to our library calendar from academic to wellness to civic engagement. View all library events here. And please view our Study Skills programming flyer below.
• We will be presenting an archival exhibition this semester, First Day Covers: Remembering Historical Events through Stamp Collecting (1942-1953), curated by librarian and University Archivist, Elise Bochinski. The exhibit will be on view through the end of the semester.

There’s much more we offer to our students, faculty, and staff at Fairfield University. Follow us @fairfieldulib on Instagram and visit our website fairfield.edu/library.  

Would you like to collaborate on an event, book display, exhibit, or anything else? Email Lisa Thornell lthornell@fairfield.edu

Events the first week of classes: