Fairfield Public Library To Announce 'One Book One Town' Selection For 2026 This Month

FAIRFIELD, CT — The next selection in Fairfield Public Library's popular "One Book One Town" series will be announced by the library and its community partners at 11 a.m. on Jan. 12 in the Periodicals Room at the Main Library, organizers announced. The event will take place simultaneously, both in person and on the Library’s social media platforms.

Copies of this year’s book selection will be available to borrow in print or digitally from Fairfield’s libraries, or will be available for purchase at various bookstores in Fairfield and Black Rock.

"While the chosen book is geared to teens and adults, a complementary book selection will be available for middle-grade readers," organizers said in a statement.

The selected book's author will also be appearing in person at the Sacred Heart University Theater in downtown Fairfield at an event on March 4.

From the announcement:

The One Book One Town initiative was inspired by a program created by librarian and author Nancy Pearl of the Seattle Public Library’s Washington Center for the Book, who wondered what would happen if everyone in the city read the same book simultaneously. Fairfield’s own community reading initiative— named One Book One Town—began in 2008, and each year a committee of members from the community meets to select that year’s book. Co-chairs of this year’s FPL OBOT Committee are Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services, and Jennifer Laseman, Head of Teen Services.

One Book One Town is made possible by the generous support of The Friends of Fairfield Public Library.

All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free. To register, or for more information, visit us online at: fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256-3160. Follow the Fairfield Public Library on X (formerly Twitter) @fairfieldpublib and on Facebook @fairfieldlibrary.