State librarian mum on whether to drop Fisher’s name from award

Author Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
State Librarian Scott Murphy was asked last month by the Vermont Board of Libraries to act on a recommendation to remove the name of Dorothy Canfield Fisher from the prestigious children’s book award.
If Murphy has formed an opinion on the matter, he is clearly not saying. In fact, after several emails, phone messages and visits to his office by a VTDigger reporter, he has not responded in any way.
During its Jan. 11 meeting, the board voted 7-0 to recommend