Thursday, June 16, 2022

Daniel Clarkson Fisher is 2022 Braverman Award Winner

 Daniel Clarkson Fisher, 

“A Promised (but Ultimately Unreachable) Land.” 2022 Braverman Award.



Progressive Librarians Guild Meeting

Sunday, June 26, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Washington Convention Center, 204C

Please make plans to attend the Progressive Librarians Guild Meeting at ALA Annual in Washington DC, where Daniel Clarkson Fisher, the 2022 winner of the Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize, will present his winning essay “A Promised (but Ultimately Unreachable) Land”.

Fisher’s essay presents a critical history of the concept of neutrality, which he categorizes as “functionally impracticable” despite being a “touchstone of contemporary librarianship.” As a case study, Fisher asserts that the selection of former President Obama as ALA’s 2021 keynote speaker is at odds with its organizational values.

Fisher is a graduate student at Western University, and his anticipated graduation date is June 2022.

PLG / Braverman Dinner
Sunday, June 26, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Baan Siam, 425 I Street Northwest, Washington DC

PLG members and friends are cordially invited to attend the 2022 Progressive Librarians Guild / Miriam Braverman Prize Dinner in Washington DC. This year's Miriam Braverman Prize is given to Daniel Clarkson Fisher for his essay “A Promised (but Ultimately Unreachable) Land”.

Baan Siam is moderately priced and provides vegetarian options. Hope to see you there!

— Mark Hudson, PLG Coordinating Committee

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