The Movers and Shakers 2019 award from Library Journal is a big deal! We are so proud of CMLE supporter and long-distance member Violet Fox, who is honored in the Advocates category for her outstanding advocacy work in the cataloging field.

From the article:
“She credits her approach to her experiences in the zine librarian and #critlib communities. “We need help from [others] so we can build a classification that’s as just and equitable as possible,” says Fox.”

Also in the Advocates category is Minnesotan librarian Carol Jackson from the Ramsey County Library for her excellent programming work.

Learn about the recipients of the Movers and Shakers 2019 in this excerpt below and check out the full article here!
“They give patrons the intellectual, emotional, and technological tools to become their best selves. They provide solutions to move the needle on critical issues such as literacy and health, race, social justice, and gender bias.

They do this and more with powerful professional and personal commitment. They help kids become readers and give them agency to lead on inclusivity, diversity, and international understanding, work with the unhoused and those with criminal records while upholding their dignity, and change the way their libraries interact with students and faculty and the way students and faculty innovate and collaborate.”