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Daniel Clarkson Fisher

Branch Librarian,
Markham Public Library

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Branch Librarian,
Markham Public Library

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Daniel Clarkson Fisher

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Bio

Daniel Clarkson Fisher, MLIS (he/him/his) is a third-generation librarian living and working on the traditional territories of the Huron Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabeg peoples, which are covered by Treaty 13 and the Williams Treaties. He holds an MLIS from Western University, is a member of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 905, and was the recipient of the 2022 Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize from the Progressive Librarians Guild. In addition, his writing has appeared in the Journal of Radical Librarianship and the American Library Association's SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table) Newsletter among other publications.

Education

Western University
London, Ontario, Canada
Master of Library and Information Science, 2022

Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Master of Fine Arts in Documentary Media, 2019

University of the West
Rosemead, California, United States
Doctorate in Buddhist Studies, 2013

Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Master of Divinity, 2006

Denison University
Granville, Ohio, United States
Bachelor of Arts in Religion, 2001

Professional Associations

Ontario Library Association
2021 - Present

Progressive Librarians Guild
2020 - Present

Job History

Markham Public Library
Branch Librarian (Permanent Full-Time)
Markham, ON, Canada
October 2025 - present

Markham Public Library
Community Librarian (Contract Full-Time)
Markham, ON, Canada
June 2025 - October 2025

Markham Public Library
Full-Time Library Services Associate (Permanent Full-Time)
Markham, ON, Canada
December 2023 - June 2025

Markham Public Library
Part-Time Library Services Associate (Permanent Part-Time)
Markham, ON, Canada
September 2022 - December 2023

Lewis R. Lancaster Research Library
Library Assistant
Rosemead, CA, United States
January 2007 - May 2007

Allen Ginsberg Library
Circulation Assistant
Boulder, CO, United States
August 2003 - May 2006

Crawfordsville Community School Corporation
Substitute Library Media Specialist
Crawfordsville, IN, United States
August 2002 - May 2003

Honors and Awards

H.W. Wilson Foundation Graduate Scholarship
Master of Library & Information Science Program, Western University
2021

Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (Master’s Program)
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
2018

Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize
Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG)
2022

TMUFA Scholarship (Special Award for Commitment to Social Justice/Labour Relations)
Toronto Metropolitan University Faculty Association (TMUFA)
2019

Interests

  • Equity of Access
  • Librarianship
  • Privacy
  • Social change