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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden loved a children’s book. Did it contribute to her firing?
In 1946, an award-winning author wrote one of the first children’s books about racism. The main character was a young African ...
Larry Wilson: Should librarian or defense attorney run Library of Congress?
Who’s a better fit for boss librarian of America’s Library of Congress: A genuine librarian with a University of Chicago Ph.D ...
Alsobrooks urges Trump to reinstate Carla Hayden to Library of Congress
In a letter, U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is urging President Donald Trump to reinstate former Librarian of Congress Carla ...
Firing, hiring and a mystery: The 225-year-old Library of Congress has never had a moment like this
The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this.
Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers
President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a ...
Trump fires nation’s first Black Librarian of Congress
Carla Hayden, the first African American and woman to lead the Library of Congress, was dismissed without explanation.
Trump replaces longtime Librarian of Congress with top Justice Department official
President Donald Trump named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting librarian of Congres. Carla Hayden, who started ...
Carla Hayden Made the Library of Congress More Inclusive. Then She Was Fired for It.
The nation’s first African American Librarian of Congress was the latest person to get fired by President Donald Trump, a ...
Former librarian of Congress fired by President Trump has ties to Springfield
Carla Hayden, who was fired as librarian of Congress on May, spent her childhood summers in Springfield at her grandparents. Hayden attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville before transferring to ...