The DNL Report

The town of Fairfield chooses a book each year and encourages the whole town to read it and engage through various programs. The One Book One Town (OBOT) committee is run by the Fairfield Public Library and consists of librarians and staff from FPL as well as the Pequot Library, Fairfield Museum & History Center, Fairfield University Bookstore, and our Library! This year we also welcomed representation from Sacred Heart University's Library.

The 2022 One Book One Town selection was The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Genres: Fiction/Fantasy/LGBTQIA+. Copies are available at our Library and there still may be some signed copies for purchase at the downtown bookstore! View past book selections on the OBOT website.

The Fairfield University student Book Club read the book over winter break and many other members of campus read it as part of the DiMenna-Nyselius Library's Winter Reading Challenge. Here are a few comments from the reading challenger's about The House in the Cerulean Sea:

"Loved it and couldn't put it down!"

"A perfect book at this time when the world is grey and chaotic to give you a feeling of hope."

"Each character was nuanced and a joy to discover. I was excited to read it, but enjoyed it even more than I thought I would."

"The LGBTQ representation was powerful and I think well done."

The main OBOT event each year is the author talk. If you missed it you can watch the recording on the Fairfield Public Library's YouTube page:

Take a quick survey at bit.ly/vipstudy19 by 12/5 to enter for a chance to win our VIP Study Room for 24 hours on readings days, 12/10 and 12/11.

*Lets out dramatic sigh*

It's that time of year again. Time to say our fond farewells to another group of student workers whose work, both collectively and individually, will be sorely missed. They take care of so much of the behind the scenes work that allows to function and provide the services and resources that we do. In keeping with tradition, we've added a book in each of their names to our collections. Each book was carefully considered and reflects their studies here at Fairfield and what we hope their future endeavors entail. Best of luck to all of you!

Here is the complete list of Seniors and the books that are being added to our collections in their honor:

Arjana Balaj (Politics/International Studies) International Relations in the Cyber Age: The Co-Evolution Dilemma

Benicat Benoit (Electrical Engineering) Simply Electrifying?: the Technology That Transformed the World, from Benjamin Franklin to Elon Musk

Clarensky Benoit (Electrical Engineering) The Grid: Biography of an American Technology 

Mahammad Camara (Bioengineering) The Body Builders?: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human

William Hope (Marketing) The Rise of the Curator Class?: Changing the Way We Buy, Sell, and Make Everything

Lea Lecaj (Psych Behavioral Neuroscience)