Carla Hayden, photographed at the Library of Congress in March 2019, was removed as Librarian of Congress by President Donald Trump on May 8. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images) The nation’s first African ...

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden spoke at the Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Branch on Saturday night, where she sat down for a fireside chat with Ashley Jordan, president and ...

FILE - Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives on the red carpet for the 2024 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall ...

Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress, who was removed from her position by the White House on May 8, spoke with CBS journalist Robert Costa on the network’s June 8 Sunday Morning broadcast.

Here are a few things President Donald Trump and his toadies seem not to know about the Library of Congress when justifying the firing of Carla Hayden (“Alsobrooks urges Trump to reinstate Carla ...

It is safe to assume that most Americans have, at best, a vague understanding of the Library of Congress and its mission as the nation’s largest library and perhaps ...

Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress, who has held the position since 2016, received an unexpected email on May 8, 2025. “Carla, on behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform ...

Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and Black person to serve as Librarian of Congress, is speaking out after being abruptly dismissed from her position May 8. Initially appointed by President Barack ...

NEW YORK — The former Librarian of Congress abruptly fired by President Donald Trump has found a new position with the country's largest philanthropic supporter of the arts. The Andrew W. Mellon ...

*Dr. Carla Hayden made history on multiple fronts today with her Senate confirmation as the nation’s 14th Librarian of Congress. The longtime leader of Baltimore’s library system has the distinction ...

On Wednesday, Carla Hayden was confirmed as the United States’ next Librarian of Congress, after breezing through a confirmation hearing in April and being confirmed by the Senate in a 74-18 vote. Dr.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Carla Hayden to be the new librarian of Congress. If confirmed, she would become the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.