that the library owns more than 250,000 ebooks? When you search for books in our catalog, one feature allows you to limit results to ebooks. Ask library staff for help with this limiter.
Here is a research guide on ebooks we have created that provides more information.
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett. Paul Jenkins recommends this title. Since I'm a big fan of Follett and fascinated by the first World War, I suspected I would devour this book, and I was not disappointed. It's a page turner that follows the lives of five families as they struggle to survive the challenges of one of the bleakest periods known to humanity so far. Gripping and unforgettable.
Jane Austen Stories Podcast, season 1, Pride & Prejudice read by Dame Julie Andrews - recommended by Leslie Inglis. I'm really enjoying listening to Dame Julie Andrews read this classic (that, gasp! I've never read.) Easily accessible in half hour episodes or binge it all at once! Find it on your favorite podcast app.
Universal Principles of Color: 100 Key Concepts in Understanding, Analyzing and Working With Color
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A note from the University Librarian...My wife and I recently watched a wonderful film called The Librarians (no, not the Noah Wyle franchise).
The documentary focuses on efforts of school librarians around the country who are fighting against book bans. It's an inspiring (if also occasionally discouraging) story and reminded me that we must make every effort to make our voices heard so that light can outshine darkness. It also reminded me of a wonderful quotation by Martin Luther King, Jr. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
As we put one foot in front of the other day by day let us strive to practice love. As you know, I'm a big fan of the Beatles, who famously sang "All You Need is Love." Art necessarily simplifies certain issues, but I believe it is yet a wonderful mantra. In the song John Lennon sings "there's nothing you can do that can't be done." Yes, I get as discouraged as the next person, but on bleak days I try to keep such sentiments in mind. As the librarians in the film remind us, humans can still get many wonderful things done.
More news to pass on. The DiPietro Library has created its own Instagram account!
Follow us at @fpulibrary.
Best wishes, POJ
Add to our interactive-but-offline, information visualization project.
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Argentino, M.-A., & Amarasingam, A. (Eds.). (2025). Contemporary Far-Right Culture: The Art, Music, and Everyday Practices of Violent Extremism (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003425816
Chapter by Dr. Christina Cliff, "Far Right Fiction"
DeLauer, Verna, et al. “Am I Healthy? Am I Safe? College Residence as a Social Determinant of Health.” International Journal of Health, Wellness & Society, vol. 15, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 125–43. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.18848/2156-8960/CGP/v15i03/125-143.
Melinda Marie Jetté; Walking Tour of Historical Commemoration in Downtown Montréal. The Public Historian 1 August 2025; 47 (3): 136–137. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2025.47.3.136
Mary Anne Blauert, Evening Reference Librarian is reading: Teaching with AI: a practical guide to a new era of human learning by JoseĢ Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson and published in 2024.
This book talks about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. The authors offer suggestions for integrating AI effectively into teaching and learning environments. In the age of AI, critical thinking skills and information literacy are more important than ever. As AI continues to reshape the nature of work and human thinking, educators can equip students with the skills they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. (Provided by the Publisher)
Mary Anne Blauert also has and is continuously reading articles on Artificial Intelligence use in classrooms, workplaces, critical thinking and creativity.
Technical Services Assistant, Todd Niemi, had two poems published in The Galway Review 13, one poem in the Spring 2025 issue of CONFINGO magazine, and a poem of his will appear in the Winter 2025 issue of The Orchards Poetry Journal.
University Librarian Paul O. Jenkins published a poem, "Lucky Plant," in volume 9, issue 2 of October Hill, a poem "Promise" in the May 2025 edition of Discretionary Love, and a short story, "Charlotte," in the June 2025 issue of House of Long Shadows.
On November 7, Paul O. Jenkins made a presentation titled "Songs of Advice on Rubber Soul" at the international Everything Fab Four conference held in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Technical Services Librarian and Archivist, Brantley Palmer, is in post production on his second feature length documentary. The film is currently titled Contenders and tells the history of the long struggling Fall Mountain football program and their recent turnaround under their head coach, Orion Binney, a former player from the team. Brantley followed the Wildcats during their 2024 season and completed interviews with players, coaches, former players, booster club members, and parents in the Spring. The hope is to have the project completed by the Spring of 2026 and then go out to festivals and seek distribution.
Barrett Golay, Student Success Librarian, presented on Generative AI in Libraries ("From Vision to Practice: AI Leadership for Library Decision-Makers") at the 2025 New England Library Association Conference in Newport, RI at the end of October.
The word cloud above shows responses from the 75 or so session attendees.
