On June 28, 1970, the one year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, the first Pride marches were held in New York, Los Angeles & Chicago. Since then LGBTQ+ community & allies have continued to gather in June to march for Pride.
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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.
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On the next beautiful summer day, stroll on down to the Library to see our summer exhibit which showcases American Movie Classics and the Library's extensive DVD collection. While you
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Visit the Library in April and May to see the Social Network & Technology exhibit. This exhibit focuses on the unprecedented shifts in the ways we conduct research and how libraries operate
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Please visit our ongoing faculty publication display, located at the top of the stairs on the second floor.
The following books and faculty authors are featured in our current display:
FACULTY PUBLICATIONS DISPLAY
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Happy 50th Anniversary, Peace Corps!
Library staff and the International Studies Program collaborated on this exhibit which highlights
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To celebrate the opening of the Bellarmine Museum of Art and to inform the University community about it, DiMenna-Nyselius Library has on view through December, 2010 exhibits containing materials that both describe the Bellarine Museum of Art and it
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The Library has a new display to coincide with this year's theme of Global Citizenship. The exhibit highlights the experiences of two Fairfield alumni who completed Fulbright Fellowships: Matthew Ryder, w
ho worked with migrant school children in China, and Michael Davis, who worked on renewable energy in Brazil. Come learn about their experiences, and about Library resources that can help you with whatever aspect of Global Citizenship interests you.
ho worked with migrant school children in China, and Michael Davis, who worked on renewable energy in Brazil. Come learn about their experiences, and about Library resources that can help you with whatever aspect of Global Citizenship interests you.
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DiMenna-Nyselius Library is home to an abundant film and music collection. For Summer 2010, we celebrate our foreign-language films through our International Film Exhibit which highlights the many contributions of people around the world who have elevated our global culture through the medium of film.
The large exhibit cases in the lobby house both old and new examples of the best in foreign-language film. The first case is devoted to The Classics. We define classics as any film that pre-dates 1990 and the director is no longer with us. Names such as Fellini, Bergman, Kurosawa, Fassbinder, Bunuel, Eisenstein, and Ray are just a few of the many directors in this category. Iconic, vintage, flawless and quintessential are several words that begin to describe many of these seminal works.
The second case features modern works from the past 20 years (post-1990). We titled this case, The Moderns to stress how exciting and heart-racing this new generation of filmmakers work can be. Art House can only describe this breed of auteurs if one imagines a modern art gallery full of color, aggression, passion and beauty. Names you
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The R&J Exhibit at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library features artwork, books, information and memorabilia pertaining to the story of Romeo and Juliet, in support of the
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Come celebrate National Women
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Dr. Dee Lippman partnered with Library staff to create a very moving and educational exhibit that is on view through March 15.. The lobby case on the left features the VA Nursing Academy, which partners School of Nursing Faculty with VA Connecticut Healthcare in West Haven to provide
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It has been 150 years this month since the publication of the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. The Library celebrates this monumental achievement with an exhibit running now through January 10, 2010. Learn about the man, his travels and the effects his breakthrough had on religion, law and throughout the globe.
A special thank you to Colette Ostrowski, Serials Specialist at the Library, for sharing her knowledge about Mr. Darwin and his work, and for spearheading this exhibit.
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Another year goes by and we continue to see challenges to our freedom to read.
Learn more about book challenges
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The companion exhibit to the Summer 2009 Reading An Unreasonable Woman was entitled Shout Out, Act Out!. It contained displays done by student activism clubs on campus and highlighted local volunteer environmental
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Be Blown Away by The Wizard of Oz - GO TO OZ Exhibit at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library in July-August, 2009! Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the movie: "The Wizard of Oz" with us!
Re-Imagined Dorothy's Ruby Slippers, a Twister, and more Oz-errific Memorabilia is showcased at the library exhibit space on the main level. Relive the excitement of Oz over and over again!
We invite you to write your memories of the movie, The Wizard of OZ and the Library GO TO OZ Exhibit with us by Twittering GOTOOZ. Twitter Online: GOTOOZ
* Oz Fun Facts:
- #6 on American Film Institutes's Top 100 American Films
- Even more amazing, it went through
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In collaboration with the Safe Spaces program, the Library is pleased to host what we believe is the first Fairfield University exhibit dedicated to the history and awareness of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) communities on campus and beyond.
On Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 4:00 we will gather together in the Library Lobby to view the exhibit and share some cake and conversation.
We hope you will be able to join us. If you are unable to be there at that time, we hope you will come and see the exhibit which will run through November.
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Just what is LGBT anyway? Even in 2008, many people have asked that question as this exhibit has gone from conception to reality. DiMenna-Nyselius Library staff members answered with the first-ever Fairfield University exhibit dedicated to history and awareness of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) communities on campus and beyond.
In association with the Office of Student Diversity Programs, the Library exhibit highlights the history, organizations and events at Fairfield University as well as the larger American Gay Rights Movement. As with all of the Library's exhibits, there is a strong focus on our collection and the items that pertain to LGBT issues. The large displays in the foyer focus on LGBT Student Life at Fairfield and the history of the movement in the United States. Displays inside the Library focus on each of the letters of the acronym LGBT: Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals, and Transgendered people. There are also two additional displays focusing on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and Roman Catholic organizations and library resources which highlight a positive dialogue between church members and the LGBT community.
October is LGBT History Month and October 11th is National Coming Out Day on campuses across the country, including Fairfield University. We felt the months of October and November would be a perfect time to highlight the diversity of gender and sexuality on our campus and how LGBT students, faculty, staff and allies reflect their greater world community.
- See a partial list of LGBT books and other material the University community may borrow.
- See a list of films with LGBT themes the University community may borrow.
- New Research Database - LGBT Life database:
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Exciting things are happening at the Library and we want all our students, faculty and staff to know about it. That's why we have devoted our exhibit space to feature new initiatives of the Library.
New Catalog Interface Encore
It is with great excitement that we unveil our new beta version of our Library catalog. This new more user-friendly product, entitled Encore, allows for easier searching by format, by tags, by publication date and much more. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think!
Search for books and other materials using Encore
Become a fan!
Text Messaging Help
Need research help? Got a question that a librarian can help you with? Well now you can text a librarian during most library hours. Text staghelp:your question to 265010 And don't forget the colon after staghelp!New Databases
We've added some unique databases to our research offerings.To see them, go to http://library2.fairfield.edu/newdatabases.php. You may be especially interested in:- Oxford Language Dictionaries online
- Westlaw
- JSTOR Arts and Sciences (collections 5 and 6)
New Ebooks
Over the month of September, we will be adding over 100,000 electronic books to our collection. Stay tuned.New Staff
We welcome Philip Barr as our new Reference and Media Librarian. Got a recommendation for a film? Stop by and let Philip know. We say goodbye to a value member of our circulation staff, Devin Hagan. As Devin begins a new chapter, he will be missed greatly by students and staff here at Fairfield.New Books, Videos and Music
- Among the items on display are Curriculum Collection materials and international film festival award-winning movies.
- See a list of books and other material recently acquired. Or stop by the New Books display on the main level.
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The Library of Congress in now currently running an online exhibit West Side Story: Birth of a Classic that highlights music and memorabilia from the Library's Leonard Bernstein collection on the 50th anniversary of this extraordinary work.
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This exhibit explores major aspects of the spirit and goals of the Sandinista Revolution which determined the discourse and concerns of the tiny republic of Nicaragua (pop. 3.5 million at the time) from its defeat of the Somoza dynasty dictatorship on 19 July 1979 to its own electoral defeat on 25 February 1990.
The Revolution's mantra was the "logic of the majority" and its four-point program: uncompromised national sovereignty, political pluralism, mixed economy and non-alignment. Critics and supporters of the Revolution reach different conclusions about the effectiveness of elements of this program and the accuracy of its claims.
One of the greatest successes of the FSLN was the literacy campaign that brought the illiteracy rate down from over 50% to 12% in 6 months and samples of the educational materials used are displayed.
Posters, photographs, pamphlets, books, a cloth painting and a traditional FSLN rebel mask tell the story of this significant period in Nicaraguan history. These items are illustrative of the extensive collection of primary and secondary materials that will be donated to the DiMenna-Nyselius Library by Walter J. Petry, Assistant Professor of History and Faculty Emeritus, 2005.
- See a list of Nicaragua books and other material the University community may borrow.
- See a list of films about Nicaragua the University community may borrow.
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A year of hippies, drugs, and free love. 1968 was about that and so much more. It was a year that stands out in American history as one that was truly pivotal. From the Civil Rights & Women's movements to the Presidential election, our country saw change. We were divided over the Vietnam War. We watched the crew of the Apollo 8 orbit the moon. And we bore the burden of dealing with two assassinations.
Americans found their voices and they were heard. From college campuses to churches, from City Halls to Convention Halls, people were engaged, interested and involved.
The changes were seen and heard everywhere. It was reflected in the music we listened to, the television shows we watched and the movies we went to.
Our country experienced so much in that one year and yet we can look back and say "We made it through", and maybe we grew up a little.
1968... It was an uncertain, tumultuous and exciting year. Times were changing and so were we. We had to.
On the 40th anniversary of 1968, this exhibit explores pivotal events of 1968 - celebrating the lives of those who died in 1968, the turmoil of the Democratic National Convention and the pop culture which brought us the television show Laugh-In, the movie Barbarella and so much more.
- Read a moving letter from James D. Sack '71, a Fairfield University Vietnam Veteran, published in the student newspaper on April 4, 1968.Mr. Sack ends his letter with, "On the way to Vietnam I decided, with all the typical profoundity of a high school senior, that it would be an honor to die for my country in Vietnam. On the way back, after realizing what we were not doing in Vietnam, I thanked the Lord above that He did not see fit to waste my life. Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, etc., were a different matter. With no undue emphasis on patriotism I would have considered it an honor to be there, and would have given my life proudly. With Vietnam I can only sympathize and go on feeling guilty for those people who will not see their valiant sons again."
- See a list of books and other material about the 1960s the University community may borrow.
- See a partial list of films about the 60s the University community may borrow.
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Listen to a podcast of Larri Mazon, Director of Multicultural Relations, discuss the books and films which have affected him.
Also, visit the Library webpage Black History Month to learn more about resources online and in the library that can help with your research
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Please come visit the library to see the exhibit "China, Russia, and Central Asia", an intriguing exhibit featuring art, artifacts, and rare books from the region.
The exhibit will run through March 15, 2008.
This exhibit celebrates the University's Eurasia Initiative, a plan to boost interest and involvement in Russia, China, and Central Asia, a crucial region in our global community. The goals of the Initiative are to strengthen the International Studies curriculum, expand opportunities to study Chinese and Russian languages and central Asian culture, and provide new study abroad experiences and stipends for faculty curriculum development.
Many unique items are on display, such as these Putin Matryoshka Dolls on loan from David McFadden.
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Chinese Scroll on loan from Chris Bowers
We welcome you into the library to see the exhibit "China, Russia, and Central Asia", an intriguing exhibit featuring art, artifacts, and rare books from the region.
The exhibit will run from January 15, 2008-March 15, 2008.
This exhibit celebrates the University's Eurasia Initiative, a plan to boost interest and involvement in Russia, China, and Central Asia, a crucial region in our global community. Fairfield's Critical Languages Eurasia Initiative is funded, in part, by a two-year, $155,393 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The funds are being used to strengthen the International Studies curriculum, expand opportunities to study Chinese and Russian languages and central Asian culture, and provide new study abroad experiences and stipends for faculty curriculum development.
Wedding Dolls on loan from Danke Li
In 2003 Fairfield University became the first university in the United States to partner with the prestigious St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance and Fairfield has a longstanding partnership with Herzen University in St. Petersburg and other universities in Arkangelsk, Kaliningrad, and Cherepovets. Fairfield students may also study at The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies. The U.S. Dept. of Education grant will help the University strengthen communication with these programs and expand into other areas. More information about these programs can be found at:
- St. Petersburg State University of Economics
- Herzen University in St. Petersburg
- Beijing Center for Chinese Studies
Putin Matryoshka Dolls on loan from David McFadden
A smaller exhibit highlighting Russian and Chinese film will be on display on the lower level, in conjunction with the Russian Film Festival, which kicked off Jan. 24 with Aleksandr Sokurov's 2002 Russian Ark. Next up on Feb. 21 is Aleksandr Zarkhi's Anna Karenina, released in 1967 in Russian. The Fairfield screening features the dubbed version. On March 13, Tengiz Abuladze's somber 1984 film Repentance takes the screen, revealing the Georgian director's interest in Stalin's impact on his homeland. The film series concludes on April 10 with Anna: From Six till Eighteen, in which director Nikita Mikhalkov filmed his own daughter annually from 1980 through 1991 answering questions such as "What scares you the most?" and "What do you want above anything?" All films will begin at 7 p.m. in the DiMenna-Nyselius Library's multimedia room. Admission to the films is free.
- See a list of Chinese films the University community mayborrow.
- See a list of
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The DiMenna-Nyselius Library has an extensive collection of material to support research in the areas of African American history, the civil rights movement in America, race relations and other topics of special interest during Black History Month.
Vivian Malone, one of the first African Americans to attend the University of Alabama, walks through a crowd that includes National Guard members and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach in 1963. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
We invite you to explore our collection, stopping by the Library to see selected material displayed in the interior lobby on the main floor. Libray staff have selected material which they found personally meaningful to them.
Also, listen to a podcast of Larry Mazon, Director of Institutional Diversity Initiatives, discuss the books and films which have affected him.
Harlem: 1900-1940 - An African American Community
an exhibition portfolio by by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
The Library Of Congress (LOC) has exceptional online material:
African American History Month online exhibit by the LOC
Images from the LOC in honor of Black History Month.
Photo on right - sign outside water fountain in 1943 Maryland, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Vivian Malone, one of the first African Americans to attend the University of Alabama, walks through a crowd that includes National Guard members and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach in 1963. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
We invite you to explore our collection, stopping by the Library to see selected material displayed in the interior lobby on the main floor. Libray staff have selected material which they found personally meaningful to them.
- See a list of books on blacks and civil rights the University community may borrow.
- See a list of films about African American history the University community may borrow.
Also, listen to a podcast of Larry Mazon, Director of Institutional Diversity Initiatives, discuss the books and films which have affected him.
The Library staff also recommends the following online sources:
Harlem: 1900-1940 - An African American Community
an exhibition portfolio by by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
The Library Of Congress (LOC) has exceptional online material:
African American History Month online exhibit by the LOC
Images from the LOC in honor of Black History Month.
Photo on right - sign outside water fountain in 1943 Maryland, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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11/01/2007
Of the numerous themes present among books that our new to our collection - one predominant subject is Food. Whether it is a story of one family's attempt to grow all of their own food (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, call # S521.5 .A67 K56 2007) or a book that details a nutritionist's journey through a supermarket as she decodes the world of food that average American consumers find themselves surrounded by (What to Eat call # RA784.N46 2007), we have them. Viewing the library's catalog will reveal the wide breadth of topics that in some way relate to food. (Library Catalog) The current display focuses primarily upon food in terms of nutrition, but other topics that are present include hunger in our community and around the globe, eating disorders and how they can be recognized, and guidelines published by the Food and Drug Administration that details the rules used to determine what is and is not an organic foodstuff. The main goal of the Food for Thought display is to try to make the Fairfield University community aware of the resources that are available. We hope the display catches your eye, whets your appetite, and sparks your imagination. Bon appetit! Please stop by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library to see the exhibit. Not able to make it in person? You can see pictures of the exhibit by clicking on the links below: See a slideshow of the exhibit See pictures and leave comments The library would like to thank Jeanne DiMuzio and Jocelyn Collen for the assistance of their time, effort, and materials. The creation of library displays is dependent upon help from all of the wonderful members of the Fairfield University community. Reminder: The library sponsors its own displays and exhibits, and welcomes requests to provide temporary space for faculty, staff or students who wish to sponsor an exhibit. If you are interested in creating an exhibit for the Library, please call (203) 254-4000 ext. 2587 or e-mail Jackie Kremer.
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10/02/2007
- See a list of books on genocide you can borrow.
- See a list of books on refugees you can borrow.
Please stop by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library to see the exhibit. Not able to make it in person? You can see pictures of the exhibit by clicking on the links below: See a slideshow of the exhibit See pictures and leave comments Additionally, there is a wealth of information online about topics covered in this exhibit, including:
- A sample of paintings by Vann Nath, a survivor of the Tuol Sleng prison, on display at the Human Rights Watch website.
- The Cambodian Genocide Program, sponsored by Yale University's Genocide Studies Program.
- The University of Minnessota's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Reminder: The library sponsors its own displays and exhibits, and welcomes requests to provide temporary space for faculty, staff or students who wish to sponsor an exhibit. If you are interested in creating an exhibit for the Library, please call (203) 254-4000 ext. 2587 or e-mail Jackie Kremer.
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07/02/2007
When Library staff, Christina McGowan and Susan Marcin, decided to put on a summer exhibit about baseball, they scarcely imagined the outpouring of suggestions and items for loan that would come from faculty and staff across the University. There was an excitement in the air from the beginning about this exhibit. "People seemed excited that we chose this as a subject for a Library exhibit," said McGowan, "and they were thrilled to be involved in any way that they could." Is it any wonder that baseball is America's national pastime? Now in place and running through August 2007, the exhibit features baseball memorabilia, such as an autographed jacket by the 1998 World Series Champion New York Yankees, a signed Ted Williams hat, autographed baseballs, plus much more. "We even have some original artwork," said Marcin excitedly. The Library's baseball book & movie collection, including faculty and staff picks, are also highlighted in the exhibit and are available for checkout.
- See a list of baseball films you can borrow.
- See a list of baseball books you can borrow.
Please stop by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library to see the summer exhibit highlighting the library's own collection of baseball books and films as well as some real treasures. To see a slideshow of the exhibit To see pictures and leave comments Additionally, there is a wealth of information online about topics covered in this exhibit, including:
- A talk with Gai Berlage, author of Women in Baseball: The Forgotten History. Berlage is a professor of sociology at Iona College. Real Audio 28.8 (29:02 - June 5, 2000 air date - Source) The program contains an op-ed by author David McGimpsey which looks at the place of American baseball in popular culture. Book owned by the Library.
- The companion website to Ken Burns video series "Baseball" http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/ Video series owned by the Library.
- National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Reminder: The Library exhibit space is available to the University at large. If you are interested in creating an exhibit for the Library, please call (203) 254-4000 ext. 2587 or e-mail Jackie Kremer.
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04/09/2007
Please stop by the DiMenna-Nyselius Library to see the April-May 2007 exhibit highlighting the library's own collection of Japenese animation and manga, as well as American film animation, comics and graphic novels. To see a slideshow of the exhibit To see pictures and leave comments
Special thanks go to students Dwight Tejano for lending his beautiful Japanese movie scrolls, to Matt Sylvia for sharing his animation figures and to Stephanie Stadig for arranging the exhibit so artfully.
Also thank you to Mike Fischetti for book recommendations
Reminder: The Library exhibit space is available to the University at large. If you are interested in creating an exhibit for the Library, please call (203) 254-4000 ext. 2587 or e-mail Jackie Kremer.
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02/13/2006
Visit the Library's New Book display on the main level and located just beyond the grand stair. Recent additions, complete with book jackets, are specially displayed to catch your eye. The adjacent lounge chairs encourage serendipitous browsing of the new titles. Everything in this recently launched collection is available for immediate checkout. The library adds about 8,000 new titles each year in wide-ranging subject areas (including fiction). Check back often as new titles are added daily to the New Book collection. To browse recent acquisitions online, please visit http://sirsi.fairfield.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/1/1170/X/3. Some may recognize this location as formerly housing the Book Sale shelves. Donations of saleable items have declined in the past year so there were fewer items to offer. Instead, there will be a monthly book sale during the first week of every month. The sale cart will be in the lobby near the Circulation Desk. The same low prices continue with 50 cents for paperbacks and a dollar for hard copies unless otherwise marked.
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