The Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize, named after librarian Miriam Braverman, is sponsored by the Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG). The Prize is awarded each year for the best student paper about some aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship. Papers related to archivists, archives, and archival work are also eligible.
The winning paper is published in the Progressive Librarian journal.
2016. Sarah Kortemeier. University of Arizona.“I'll Drown My Book: Visibility, Gender, and Classification in The University of Arizona Poetry
Center Library.”
2015. Kyle Shockey. Indiana University. “Intellectual Freedom Is Not Social Justice: The Symbolic Capital of Intellectual Freedom in ALA Accreditation and LIS Curricula.”
2014. Denise Scott. University of Toronto. “Deconstructing the ‘Books for Boys’ Discourse.”
2013. Emily Lawrence. iSchool at University of Maryland - College Park. “Loud Hands in the Library: Neurodiversity in LIS Theory & Practice."
2012. Sara Zettervall. St. Catherine University. “Through a Distant Lens: Visions of Native Hawaiians in Children’s Picture Books."
2011. Tiffany Chow. University of Michigan."Design Implications: How Space Can Transform the Library and Its Public."
2010. Kristen Hogan. University of Texas-Austin."'Breaking Secrets' in the Catalog: Proposing the Black Queer Studies Collection at the University of Texas at Austin."
2009. Sarah Clark. University of California, Los Angeles. “Marketing the Library? Why Librarians Should Focus on Stewardship and Advocacy.”
2008. Miriam Rigby. University of Washington. JUST THROW IT ALL AWAY! (and other thoughts I have had that may bar me from a career in archiving).
2007. Marcel A. Q. LaFlamme. Simmons College."Towards a Progressive Discourse on Community Needs Assessment: perspectives from collaborative ethnography and action research."
2006. Joseph Deodato. University of Maryland. "Becoming Responsible Mediators: The Application of Postmodern Perspectives to Archival Arrangement and Description.”
2005. Jennifer Downey. San Jose State University. "Public Library Collection Development Issues Regarding the Information Needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Patrons."
2004-Prize not given.
2003. Michelle Sipley. Syracuse University."Operation-Patriot Act: The Role of School Libraries in Promoting a Free and Informed Society."
