The DNL Report

in our catalog (see more details below). We will reopen on Monday, August 25th at 7:45am. Hours for the last week in August are:

• Monday - Thursday, 8/25-8/28: 7:45am - 6:00pm
• Friday, 8/29: 7:45am - 4:30pm
• Saturday, August 30: 3-9pm
• Sunday, August 31: 3-9pm
• Monday, Sept. 1: Noon – 9pm

Fall semester hours forthcoming

Access to Physical Collections

The physical collection will still be available to patrons during the library closure. To request physical items, log into the library catalog, and click on the “Request It” button for the item(s) you want. Library staff will pull items, check them out to your account, and place them in the Library lobby for pick-up. Library staff will be processing requests for print materials Tuesdays through Thursdays. An email notification will be sent when your materials are available.

Faculty who are working on campus may choose “Office Delivery." Deliveries will be made on Wednesdays. Faculty teaching remote or on sabbatical, and students taking fully remote courses, can request items for “Home Delivery.”

InterLibrary Services (Scan & Deliver and InterLibrary Loan) will still be processed as usual.

Please note that it may take up to a week for physical materials to be made available due to restricted building access. Any questions regarding borrowing library materials can be directed to library@fairfield.edu.

Access to Research Services

Research assistance is available via the 24 hour chat box. Other Library services you may find helpful include:

• Research Guides will help you pick the right databases and resources.
• Citation Guides to create your bibliography/references.
• Integrating Sources guide for incorporating sources into your writing.
• Quick tutorials like how to optimize your searches, locate stable links, or find peer-reviewed resources.
• Appointments with research librarians are still available. You can book an online Zoom appointment with a librarian for research or citation help.

Office of Accessibility

Please note the temporary office relocation of The Office of Accessibility to Canisius Hall -- Room 005, effective Monday, May 19, 2025 until further notice. Please contact ooa@fairfield.edu with any questions. Thank you for your understanding.

ITS/Help Desk Services

For ITS/Help Desk assistance please submit a ticket at https://itshelpdesk.fairfield.edu/shp/fairfield/home You may also reach us via telephone (203-254-4069) or chat at https://itshelpdesk.fairfield.edu/shp/fairfield/home

The DiMenna-Nyselius Library is the host and collaborator of several exhibitions this semester:

• Protecting Our Wildlife: Students Collaborating with Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo through a Community-Engaged Learning Program - Curated by Dr. Ashley Byun, Associate Professor of Biology, this exhibit brings together research posters and artwork created by current and former students as well as specimens on loan from Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. On view in the Library lobby through the end of the semester.
• Weaving Biblical Stories Through Women’s Work: Textile Exegesis – An interpretative art exhibit featuring work by Hebrew Bible scholar and award-winning artist, Vivienne Rowett. Curated by Dr. Karen Langton, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies.  On view in the Library lobby and lower level exhibit cases through April 15th.
• Student Art from the Social Justice in the Humanities Colloquium – Artwork created by Fairfield University undergraduate students, which engages humanities research through the lens of women’s studies, feminism, gender and sexuality studies, lesbian and gay studies, and queer studies. The works were exhibited at the Humanities Institute’s Social Justice in the Humanities Colloquium which took place on March 25th. On view in the Library Café through the end of the semester.
• “What Were You Wearing?” Organized by Fairfield U Wellness and the Center for Family Justice (Bridgeport) for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the project aims to dispel the myth that the clothes a person wears can somehow invite sexual violence. Survivors share their stories anonymously in writing with replicas of the clothing they wore at the time of their assault. On view in the Library lower level (near classroom 106A) through April 30.
• Upcoming later in April: Senior art history major and student curator, Phoebe Carpientier ‘23 , will install an exhibition of prints related to the forthcoming Fairfield University Art Museum exhibition, In Their Element(s): Women Artists Across Media.

The most recent issue of the Library's newsletter, Beyond the Stacks, highlights several of these exhibits. https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/library-newsletter/5/

Do you have an idea for an exhibit collaboration with the Library? Visit bit.ly/dnlexhibits to learn about our policies and submit a proposal using the form provided.