UNCG Student Chapter of the Progressive Library Guild

University of North Carolina Student Chapter of the Progressive Library Guild

Librarianship is Activism!

The Progressive Library Guild UNCG Student Chapter is forming this Fall 2012! Learn about the organization and how you can become a member!!

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Progressive Library Guild • Statement of Purpose “Progressive Librarians Guild was formed in New York City on January 1990 by a group of librarians concerned with our profession's rapid drift into dubious alliances with business and the information industry, and into complacent acceptance of service to an unquestioned political, economic and cultural status quo…”

PLG affirms, “A progressive librarianship demands the recognition of the idea that libraries for the people has been one of the principal anchors of an extended free public sphere which makes an independent democratic civil society possible, something which must be defended and extended. This is partisanship, not neutrality.”

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Progressive Librarians are‌ “PLG recognizes that librarians are situated as information workers, communications workers, and education workers, as well as technical workers. Like workers in every sector, our work brings us up against both economic and political issues. Cataloging, indexing, acquisitions policy and collection development, the character of reference services, library automation, library management, and virtually every other library issue embody political value choices. PLG members aim to make these choices explicit, and to draw their political Apart of the work PLG plans to do is diversify conclusions.â€?

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the images (artwork in Jackson Library UNCG) associated with libraries and books

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Am I (Gulp) RADICAL?! ?!?

UNCG PLG Student Chapter is for anyone who identifies as‌.

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Fierce Risk Taker

Different

Librarian

Lifelong Learner Teacher Misunderstood

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Main Menu UNCG Student Chapter Mission Statement Calendar of Events Membership Information Publications Contact Us Site Map

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UNCG PLG Mission Statement e are the Progressive Library Guild Student Chapter of UNCG we aim to create a platform for critical discourse about the intersection of libraries, politics, and culture. We affirm librarianship is activism.

Collectively we are interested in examining the library/information field through a social justice lens, both examining and eradicating oppression. UNCG PLG is committed to providing access to a diversity of materials, alternative media, equitable distribution and free flow of information. We are invested in becoming culturally competent librarians and information workers. UNCG PLG members are aware it is only through collaboration, community building, and education can we truly be socially responsible and be catalyst for social change.

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Membership To Join both the national and student chapter of PLG cost $10 that can be picked up/delivered to the President/Founder April Parker Please fill out the membership form and you will receive all details.

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Events SAVE THE DATES! Next Meeting February 11th 7-9pm Jewish Studies Room Jackson Library Room 974

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2012-2013 Events Brown Bag Discussions w/Community Partners Skillshare Workshops Exhibits Adopt a Floor of Jackson Library Book Drives Fundraisers Speaking Up and Getting OUT! Film Showings UNCG PLG is collaborating with SLAC!!!

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Videos about Progressive Librarianship Radical Librarianshiphttp://youtu.be/NkbhuUO7umE The Peoples Library Occupy Wall Street http://youtu.be/b-hKzulSKCw Librarianship as Activism http://youtu.be/WTIMkhWRFnI

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More about PLG • Books/Journals Available in Jackson Library!!

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• Websites/Blogs • PLG Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki /Progressive_Librarians_Gui ld • PLG National Homepage http://progressivelibrarians guild.org/Index.shtml Student Chapters http://drexelplg.blogspot.com/ http://stkatesplg.blogspot.com /

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Contact Us

Dr. Jim Carmichael Faculty Advisor (336) 334-3478 jim_carmichael@uncg.edu

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April Parker President/Founder of PLG Student Chapter a_parke2@uncg.edu (862)588-1521

plguncg@gmail.com

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