Progressive Librarians Guild:
UA Chapter Newsletter
From the President
Nicole Pagowsky
Welcome to Progressive Librarians Guild:
UA Chapter’s first newsletter. As the founder and
current President, I thought I would give you some
background on how we got started, what a progressive
librarian is, and what we are looking to accomplish in
the near future.
Our chapter of PLG actually started out as
a local collective of Radical Reference, at the end of
the Fall 2007 semester; although we do still want to
have ties with Radical Reference,
we thought it would be a better
move to become an official chap-
ter of PLG through SIRLS and
the UA for recognition and fund-
ing purposes. This change took
place this semester (Spring 2008),
and since February, we have been
PLG: UA.
So, what is a progressive
librarian? A progressive librarian
is an information professional
who defends and extends the
idea of libraries for the people, by
using LIS education and commu-
nity ties to champion change for
all.
As the PLG parent site states:
“Members of PLG do not accept the sterile notion of
the neutrality of librarianship, and we strongly oppose
the commodification of information which turns the
‘information commons’ into privatized, commercial-
ized zones. We will help to dissect the implications of
these powerful trends, and fight their anti-democratic
tendencies.”
Progressive librarians are relevant because librarianship
is political for a number of reasons: as information
professionals, we can be gatekeepers or distributors of
information, promoting or hindering equity of access
and open access, while fighting censorship; actions
of collection development, preservation, weeding, and
classification all shape the collective memory, and the
collective memory is what can influence our culture and
our society; and providing materials to the public for
self-education can pave the road to a successful democ-
racy, because a true, working democracy would be non-
existent without an educated public.
Specific examples of these ideas can be realized
through what we have accomplished this semester, and
what we hope to do in the future.
This semester, we attended and
briefly spoke at “Of Friends and
Whirlwinds: Inquiry, Move-
ments and ‘Constituent Imagi-
nation’: on research and radical
politics”, which was held at Dry
River (p. 2). We also contrib-
uted two Library of Congress
Subject Heading suggestions for
the Radical Reference LCSH
Blogging Party (p. 7). And, our
first fundraiser was a yoga work-
shop held at the main library,
led by our Events and Fund-
raising Coordinator, Rebecca
Bliquez, certified yoga instructor
(p. 5).
Next Fall semester, we
have a number of plans, including providing free work-
shops to the community; organizing events in town,
such as panel discussions, a Zine Fest, bringing Lost
Film Fest to Tucson, and organizing a small, non-profit
library. We also hope to have an official website up and
running, aside from our collaborative wiki. If any of this
interests you, and you are a SIRLS student, alumni, or
Tucson community library worker (at any level), we have
further information on becoming a member and also a
membership form (p. 11).
We are looking forward to our upcoming proj-
ects and hope you will join us!
Of Friends and Whirlwinds
Nicole Pagowsky
PLG: UA was contacted by Team Colors1 to
speak at Of Friends & Whirlwinds, which they had
organized at Dry River2. The focus of this event was on
the impact of research on social change, with discus-
sion of the schism in activism, pertaining to anti-
intellectualism and bureaucratic boundaries. We were
asked to participate because information professionals
facilitate research, and our group is specifically inter-
ested in activism, so it was a great match. or oppressive government entities. How to potentially
As the Team Colors blog3 says about the event:
“A series of talks on inquiry and movements from the
upcoming journal In the Middle of a Whirlwind: 2008
Convention Protests, Movement and Movements and
in celebration of the AK Press collection Constituent
Imagination: Militant Investigations / Collective Theo-
rization.”
Jeff Juris was the first speaker, and he is an
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at ASU West,
member of CAROB [Central Arizona Radicals Oppos-
ing Borders] and the ASU West Border Justice Group.
He spoke about ‘Militant Ethnography’, a phrase he
created to describe “a politically engaged and collabora-
tive form of participant observation carried out from
within rather than outside of grassroots movements.
Traditional objectivist perspectives fail to grasp the
concrete logic of activist practice, leading to inadequate
accounts and theoretical models of little use to activists
themselves.”4 The point of this form of research is to
make findings more relevant to subsequent action for
the groups the information pertains to, and also to dis-
tinguish the difference between a ‘capital A Activst’ and
an ‘activist’; the former more prone to self-righteous-
ness, and not being as truly immersed in the relevant
communities. He also delineated publishing for the
university bureaucracy in contrast to publishing freely
in regards to ‘copyleft’5, with implications and possible
cognitive dissonance engaged from the former. A great
discussion evolved from his talk, including some par-
ticipants sharing how they felt internal conflict about
the potentiality of returning to the university. (As the
Team Colors Blog states, Jeff Juris’ talk was “an expan-
sion of his article in Constituent Imagination: ‘Bridg-
ing the divide between activism and research: Militant
Ethnography as a tool for social transformation’”.)
Craig Hughes was the next speaker: a collec-
tive member of Team Colors (Craig Hughes, Conor
2
Cash, & Kevin Van Meter). Their main page explains
the purpose of the collective as, “to explore questions
of everyday resistance, mutual aid, the imposition of
work, social reproduction, class composition, commu-
nity participation and the commons – by creating en-
gaging workshops and producing provocative written
documents and articles.” Craig spoke about “‘DIY and
the movement beyond capitalism in the United States’
(An expansion on his essay in Constituent Imagi-
nation)”. It was interesting to hear effectiveness of
different kinds of activism, such as the punk and DIY
movement not posing an actual threat to corporations
remedy this was interwoven with Jeff’s discussion of
“Activist” and “activist”: how often in counterculture
movements in the United States, there can be misan-
thropic tendencies – getting frustrated and fed up with
the people activists are trying to help is not going to
help solve the problem. Understanding why people
are different and how they make their decisions can
promote a more holistic plan for working together; if a
person’s basic needs are not being met, they won’t have
as much interest in issues on a larger scale. A discus-
sion then formed about what issues within activism
are felt to be most important, as well as what connota-
tions the term “revolution” has for people, as it is often
present in punk and DIY-movement rhetoric. Many
participants said the word conjured negative images,
such as desolation or apocalypse. A lot of interesting
points were brought up.
Progressive Librarians Guild spoke last, with
myself (Nicole Pagowsky) representing our group.
I explained what PLG is and how activism can be a
large part of librarianship, as well as our present and
future goals. I also explained our roots, which are in
PLG (parent organization) and Radical Reference6.
The PLG parent organization was started in 1990 by
information professionals tired of ‘business as usual’,
where no one was taking a strong stand on issues. PLG
was hoping to ignite progressive change in libraries
and dissuade librarians from taking too neutral of
a stance. Since its formation, PLG has participated
in activist events, such as taking action or standing
in solidarity with other groups, and publishes the
Progressive Librarian periodical, as well as books,
collectively, or by individual members. Radical Refer-
ence was formed in 2004 in NYC, in response to the
Republican National Convention. Librarian volunteers
provided ‘street reference’ to activists, which consisted
of actually getting out into the streets and answering
questions and providing information.7 Radical Reference
also supplied ‘ready reference kits’, which included city
facts on transportation, emergency phone numbers, and
other essential information. Radical Reference has now
expanded to include local collectives all over the country,
as well as some international groups. Services include
community outreach and taking action on local issues.
They are probably most well-known, however, for pro-
viding virtual reference services to activists and indepen-
dent journalists through the Radical Reference website.
Individuals can ask questions, (mostly) anonymously,
of specific concern to topics pertaining or tangential
to activism. See the website for examples of questions
asked. A few of us from PLG also volunteer with Radical
Reference.
We were happy to be included in this engaging
and informative event, and if these topics are of inter-
est to the reader, the following resources provide further
discussion:
Shukaitis, S., Graeber, D., & Biddle, E. (Eds). (2007).
Constituent imagination: Militant investigations//collec-
tive theorization. Oakland, CA: AK Press.
Cash, C., Hughes, C., & Van Meter, K. (Eds). (2008).
In the middle of a whirlwind: 2008 convention protests,
movement and movements. (Available later this year).
1
http://www.warmachines.info
2
http://www.dryriver.org ; also, see pgs. 3 & 5 for a
community group feature on Dry River
3
http://teamcolors.blogspot.com/2008/04/will-you-
join-us-in-middle-of-whirlwind.html
4
Juris, J. (n.d.). Practicing militant ethnography within
movements against corporate globalization. Retrieved
May 5, 2008, from http://www.euromovements.info/
html/jeff-juris.htm
5
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft for defini-
tion
6
http://www.radicalreference.info
7
Yeo, S., Rane, J., Jacobs, J., Friedman, L., & Freedman,
J. (2005). Radical Reference: Taking information to the
street. Information Outlook.

Featured Community Group: Dry River Collective

Jacy Bell
The Dry River Collective
is a radical community group
in Tucson which describes itself
in its mission statement as “an
autonomous group of individu-
als working to create a com-
munity based on sustainability,
cooperation, and self-sufficiency.
[They] promote education and
direct action to resist all forms of
oppression and hierarchy.” Dry
River, founded in 2003, initially
got its start as a space as an info-
shop with zines in a small corner
of the all ages venue, Scrappy’s.
In 2006, the Collective found
its own space to rent on Main
Street at University Boulevard,
and that is where the Dry River
Radical Resource Center has
been located ever since, a place its do is offer an alternative to people and provide a space
members describes as “a community arts center for the where different kinds of events can happen that are gen-
rest of us.” Carrie Mott, Collective member, explains erated from the community…We just want there to be
Dry River’s objective, “What Dry River is trying to a place for people to create and do something different,
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 Q & A With “Cat and Girl” Creator Dorothy Gambrell
Q: What is the idea behind Cat and Girl, and how
long have you been doing it for?
Dorothy: A large Cat and small Girl live together and
sabotage adventure with personal reflection and sabo-
tage personal reflection with puns. The whole mess has
been going on now for an unseemly nine years.
Q: Are any of the characters based on people you
know?
Dorothy: At this sad point most of the characters pre-
date most of the people I know.
Q: Tell us about Donation Derby…
Dorothy: When people donate money to me I draw
a picture of how I spend it, post the picture online
and then mail the original drawing to the donor. How
many cancer research foundations do that?
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Q: Do you do any other comics, writing, or artwork?
Dorothy: On occasion. When asked. I keep a miscel-
lany blog at http://www.verysmallarray.com.
Q: I heard a rumor you had been considering going to
school for library and information science before de-
ciding to focus just on your comic; want to talk about
your interest in that at all?
Dorothy: I like information. I like knowing how to
find information, and I like the different ways systems
seek to manage, control and organize information. And
both of my parents were librarians. I never really stood
a chance.
-Nicole Pagowsky
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that’s something unique and new.”
Contact Information:
The Dry River Collective is comprised of vol-
Dry River Radical Resource Center
unteers who donate their time and money to keep the
740 N. Main St. @ University Blvd.
space open. There is a core group of people who do-
Tucson, AZ 85705
nate money for rent each month; Dry River also seeks
info@dryriver.org
donations at events and their website’s PayPal account.
They have weekly meetings on Wednesday evenings
www.myspace.com/dryrivertucson
which are open to any who are interested; it is at these
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz96thhwv10
meetings that decisions are made using consensus. The
Collective hopes to one day own a permanent space in
Tucson.
But in the meantime, Dry River is an all ages
venue and a drug and alcohol free space that wel-
comes all. As stated on their MySpace page, “NONE
WILL BE TURNED AWAY from any event, class,
or resource due to lack of money…and [Dry River]
welcomes all people regardless of race, gender, sexual PLG Yoga Fundraiser
identity, and age.” There is no fee to use the space and
everything at Dry River is by donation. The Resource
Center functions as an infoshop, music venue and free
school. It is an open space equipped with a stage, a
free store, computer lab, and a small lending and zine
library. They hold a variety of events from benefits
to movie screenings to skill shares and workshops, as
well as offer free Spanish, screen printing, yoga and
self-defense classes regularly. Eric Richardson, another
Collective member, states, “This whole thing is really
an experiment. I think one of the things we’ve done is
opened the doors and gotten the word out to as many
people as we can in the community and sort of let the
people that aren’t necessarily involved in the Collective
decide what they want to happen here.”
PLG’s first fundraiser included a relaxation
Upcoming events include weekly punk shows
yoga class taught by yoga instructor and PLG officer
and a music festival. Dry River also hosts a bi-weekly
Rebecca Bliquez. PLG hopes to repeat this event in
Anti-Civ, Anti-Reading Circle group, and has regular
Fall 2008 and include a discussion about concepts
open hours on Fridays from 12-4pm. Also, PLG will
from the book “Aftershock” by Pattrice Jones regarding
soon collaborate with the Collective on a project to
the relation between de-stressing and physically main-
organize, catalog and update their check out system for
taining balance. The discussion will emphasize the
their zine and color-coded lending library.
psychological and somatic issues relevant to higher-risk
So, if your interest has been piqued, check
activism.”
them out on their website, MySpace page, YouTube
video, or simply drop in. As Carrie professed what
she likes most about Dry River is that “it’s not limited
to just activists, and it’s not limited to just anarchists
or just people into punk shows. Anyone is welcome
here!”

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Book Reviews terrorism as vehicles for intimidation and arrest.
-Nicole Pagowsky
Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? : Reflections on the The No-Nonsense Guide to
Liberation of Animals World History
Edited by Steven Best and Anthony J. II Nocella Chris Brazier
This book chronicles This book lives up
the beginnings and cur- to its title... it really is a
rent state of the Animal no-nonsense guide to world
Liberation Front. This is history. Brazier gives an
an anonymous group of excellent overview with just
individual “cells” of activ- enough detail to keep the
ists who commit to no vio- reader engaged. This version
lence against any animals of world history also exam-
(human or non-human), ines information left out via
and use direct action to white, Christian, upper-class
rescue and protect non-hu- male privledge (terms to describe those who usually
man animals from condi- wrote history), and fills the reader in on what women
tions they are in, such as were doing and how some Europeans created opinions
mink farms, medical and and “facts” about non-white groups to justify brutal-
cosmetic testing labs, and factory farms. Eco-terrorism ization and pillaging, while providing further informa-
and animal-enterprise terrorism are terms thrown tion explaining the truth about these civilizations and
around often by the government, especially after 9/11, their advancements. The book is living and breathing-
and these essays debate whether direct action by the -not stale--and provides an excellent overview of the
ALF to rescue animals being used and abused for history of our world. -Nicole Pagowsky
vivisection, factory farming, the fur industry, and oth-
ers can truly be considered terrorism or not. The main The Bachelor Girl: 100
focus here is a discussion on if destruction of property Years of Breaking the
should be considered terrorism, and if aiming to only Rules - a Social History of
rescue these non-human animals consists of trying to Living Single
terrorize human oppresors. Comparisons are made to Betsy Israel
the Abolitionist movement, feminism and women’s
rights, and actions taken against Hitler’s Nazis by Jews I spotted this book on
and other groups. It is oft a delicate situation to com- the sale table at the ASU
pare anything to the Holocaust or slavery, but if one bookstore and decided,
views animals as living, breathing creatures with feel- hey, why not. It was only
ings, both physical and emotional, what we as humans $5 and had cool action
do to exploit these non-human animals can be shock- figures on the cover! All
ing. Because there are people who feel non-human joking aside, this book is
animals are objects belonging to humans to exploit, a fascinating read. As the
there are also essays discussing, philosophically, how title suggests, it chronicles the lives of single women
and why animals should be considered comparative to and perceptions of single women throughout the span
humans, and why it is then possible to relate animal of American history. What I especially loved about
exploitation, torture, and slaughter to the aforemen- this book is the way it describes of single and work-
tioned historical events, issues, and movements. This ing women incorporating impressions from a variety
book is fascinating and really explores issues involved of sources including personal diaries, the press, film
in the animal rights movement, its connections to and other popular media. Very cool and interesting to
other movements, and how far the government should note the different stereotypes about singles, working
really be allowed to go in using the terms terror and
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girls, spinsters, “Old Maids,” etc. Reading this book
made me realize that society’s perception of the single
lady, although very different from the 19th century,
is still laced with stigmatization. I still see a lot more
concern and hand-wringing over the “singleton” status
of ladies than that of guys - even from the most liber-
ated of quarters. A great read, highly recommend it!
-Rebecca Bliquez
Double Fold: Libraries
and the Assault on Paper
Nicholson Baker
This book is actually a
required text for my IRLS
541 Preservation class
but it’s definitely worth
a read for anyone that is
interested in history and
the preservation of mate-
rial culture. This book
Radical Reference Library of Congress Subject Headings
Blogging Party
Nicole Pagowsky
Jenna Freedman of Radical Reference (http://
www.radicalreference.info) organized a Library of
Congress Subject Headings Blogging Party in April. As
stated on the site, “Do subject headings still matter?
We say they do. Does the Library of Congress always
identify accessible and appropriately named headings
and implement them in a timely manner? We say not
always.”
How this blogging party worked was that anyone inter-
ested could either write a blog post, make a comment
on the original post on the Radical Reference site, or
send an email, discussing at least one suggestion for
a new or revised subject heading or cross-reference at
the Library of Congress (which obviously also has a far
reach, as many institutions go by the LCSH, and do
copy-cataloging). These suggestions could be original
or come from a list proposed by Sandy Berman (http://
jenna.openflows.com/files/lcshscorecard080415.pdf ).
Our chapter of PLG participated in this by
submitting two subject heading suggestions from
Sandy Berman’s list. We proposed “Bollywood Films”
and “Freeganism”; our blog entry
describes a trend in libraries (both U.S. and abroad) of
destroying paper copies of historic journals and news-
papers and replacing them with microfilm or scanned
copies. The Library of Congress and British Library are
both cited as “culprits” in this document destruction
effort. According to the author, the microfilm copies
are often incomplete, difficult to read and deteriorat-
ing from exposure to light, fungi or poor storage with
no original paper copies extant to replace them. The
author argues that the justifications for paper destruc-
tion such as lack of storage space and cost-effective-
ness, are inadequate. I found his research and argu-
ments to be very compelling and as a future librarian,
I found the “gorey” scenes where original documents
are hacked apart in warehouses by “guillotines” to be
pretty disturbing. Another great read! -Rebecca Bliquez
(http://plg-sirls.blogspot.com/2008/04/rad-refs-lcsh-
blogging-party.html) follows:
“Dear Library of Congress,
Progressive Librarians Guild: UA Chapter would like
you to please add both Bollywood Films (proposed
by Sanford Berman 14 August 2007) and Freeganism
(also proposed by Sanford Berman, 28 June 2007).
This post is part of the Radical Reference Library of
Congress Subject Heading Suggestion Blog-a-Thon.
1. Bollywood Films
When searching LC’s online catalog, you have 103
entries for the keyword “Bollywood”. According to
Wikipedia, it is one of the biggest film producers in
the world. Many of your collected materials even have
the term Bollywood in the title, such as Bollywood: the
Indian cinema story by Nasreen Munni Kabir.
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Foyer of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandcastlematt/
From the publisher’s description, “Culture and Global
Change presents a comprehensive introduction to
the cultural aspects of third world development. It
contains 25 chapters from leading writers in the field
which each offer their own particular take on ‘culture’
and explore the significance and meaning of cultural
issues for different people in different parts of the con-
temporary world... this book considers the relationship
between culture and development within a truly global
context.” This describes Culture and Global Change
edited by Tracey Skelton and Tim Allen. If Bollywood
is an important cultural issue and has had a part in
influencing development in the Indian subcontinent,
it should be substantial enough to warrant a subject
heading.
2. Freeganism
Although a neologism, it still is not too new of a term
to include; it began, officially, in the mid 1990’s. This
not only describes a movement, but an important ex-
tension of veganism, which “although the term “vegan”
started in the United Kingdom about 50 years ago
with the formation of the Vegan Society, the practice
of not eating animal products actually began long ago.”
(from VeganNet)
There are 124 entries in the LC online catalog for the
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keyword “vegan”, and 212,000 en-
tries on Google for “freeganism”.
The site, Freegan.info explains the
movement as,
“Freeganism is a total boycott of
an economic system where the
profit motive has eclipsed ethical
considerations and where massive-
ly complex systems of productions
ensure that all the products we
buy will have detrimental impacts
most of which we may never even
consider. Thus, instead of avoid-
ing the purchase of products from
one bad company only to support
another, we avoid buying anything
to the greatest degree we are able.”
Considering the increase of people
interested in socially responsible,
green living, it would be an im-
portant topic to be able to re-
search. Even Oprah had a segment
on Freegans!
Most of the publications about the topic seem to be
blogging and articles, yet not many books, but hopefully
that will change in the near future. Having a subject
heading for it might influence more non-electronic-only
publications.
Sincerely,
PLG: UA Chapter”
The blog party was listed in Library Journal and
two of our suggestions were noted in the brief list of
examples.
As Jenna continues on the Rad Ref site, “All you
have to do is spend one day behind a reference desk to
see examples of biased, non-inclusive, and counterintui-
tive classifications that slow down, misdirect, or even
obscure information from library users. As librarians
and library workers, providing access to information is
important-and classifying it in ways that are inclusive
and intuitive strengthens our egalitarian mission.”
All results were posted on the website (http://radicalref-
erence.info/taxonomy/term/620), along with the re-
sponse from Library of Congress.
 PLG Welcoming Social Event!
PLG members and friends met on 9 April 2008 at Bison Witches for food, fun and drinks! This was a
great opportunity for members not only to mingle and get to know one another, but for prospective members to
meet current PLGers and learn a bit more about the new club. We’ll keep you posted for the next social event!

Clockwise from the left: Paulita Kewanwytewa, Sho Ikeda, Danielle Stanley, Lisa Dillivan, Nicole Pagowsky, Arvey
Basa, and Jacy Bell.

Considering membership with PLG: UA? Here’s a run-

down on joining our chapter!
1. WHO CAN JOIN PLG?
Library and Information Science students at SIRLS,
alumni of SIRLS, and current library workers in Tuc-
son at any level can join.
2. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
$20 for 2 years of membership
3. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF JOINING?
PLG: UA is one of only six student chapters of PLG
in the country, and currently the newest, so you would
have the opportunity to shape the direction of our
chapter and help build our programs, events, and
structure. You would be able to participate in creating
our newsletter, work with Tucson community groups
to create ties and organize events, and get to know fel-
low students in the SIRLS program, alumni, and com-
munity library workers. Please complete the member-
ship form and pay the appropriate dues to join.
If you are interested in joining the PLG parent organi-
zation, please go to their website for more information
on dues and benefits:
http://libr.org/plg/index.php
4. HOW MUCH OF A COMMITTMENT DO I
NEED TO MAKE?
As much or as little as you would like. We have bi-week-
ly meetings, collaborate on our wiki, and promote dis-
cussion through our listserv. We don’t require a certain
amount of participation, but do encourage at least some.
However, if you choose to run for an officer position,
most will require a substantial time commitment.
5. WHERE DO I SEND MY DUES?
You can send them C/O our Treasurer to the SIRLS
building:
School of Information Resources and Library Science
PLG: UA Chapter -- C/O Treasurer
1515 E. 1st St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
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-Checks should be made out to --
“Progressive Librarians Guild: UA Chapter”
6. WHAT IF I’M A DISTANCE STUDENT IN
THE SIRLS PROGRAM OR AN ALUMNI WHO
HAS MOVED OUT OF TUCSON?
Distance members are able to attend meetings through
Breeze, collaborate on the wiki and through the list-
serv, and contribute to our newsletter. Distance stu-
dents can also run for certain officer positions (Web-
master/Newsletter Editor, Events Coordinator, and
Fundraising Coordinator).
10. I’M NOT A LIS STUDENT, ALUMNI, OR
WORKER; HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
We are unable to take individuals as members who do
not fall in the above categories; however, we are very
interested in collaborating with community groups, so
please do get in touch with us if you are with another
group!
PLG: UA Officers

7. WHO CAN BE AN OFFICER? President

Because we are a University group, only students can Nicole Pagowsky
run for officer positions; however, any paying member nfp@email.arizona.edu
can become a “Project Manager”. A Project Manager
(PM) takes the lead in organizing a particular event, Vice President & Treasurer
and reports information to the Events Coordinator. Rachel Cannady
There can be more than one PM per project. rcannady@email.arizona.edu

8. I’VE NEVER REALLY DONE ANY ACTIV- Secretary

ISM IN THE PAST; WOULD I FEEL AWKWARD Jacy Bell
JOINING? jkbell@email.arizona.edu
No; you do not have to be a “seasoned” activist to join
PLG: simply an interest in progressive librarianship Webmaster & Newsletter Editor
and hopefully a willingness to participate and collabo- Sho Ikeda
rate with us is all we ask. ikeda@email.arizona.edu

9. I’M STILL NOT SURE IF I’M INTERESTED Events Coordinator

OR NOT, WHAT ELSE CAN HELP ME DECIDE? Rebecca Bliquez
That’s okay -- you can still join the listserv and come to rbliquez@email.arizona.edu
our meetings to get a feel for PLG to see if you want to
become a member. To subscribe to the listserv: Fundraising Coordinator
Send an email message to: listserv@listserv.arizona. Rebecca Bliquez
edu with an empty subject line, and with the following
as the only line in the body of the message: Faculty Advisor
subscribe UA-PLG Yourfirstname Yourlastname Tom Wilding
Because the list engine registers your email address as a wilding@email.arizona.edu
subscriber instead of your name, only the email ac-
count you registered will be allowed to receive postings
or to post messages. You may register all of your email
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 Progressive Librarians Guild: UA Chapter Membership Form

Name: ___________________________________

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$20 for 2 years of membership

Please make checks payable to “Progressive Librarians Guild: UA Chapter”.
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