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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times – Literary Hub
– The Keynote address at the American Librarian’s Association annual convention, June 28th, 2025 Sarah Weinman Sarah Weinman is the author of three nonfiction books: The Real Lolita, Scoundrel, and Without Consent (Ecco, November 2025). She is also the editor of several anthologies, most recently Evidence of Things Seen: True Crime in an Era of…
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Former Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden speaks out about her firing by Trump – CBS News – Sunday Morning, June 8, 2025
… libraries nationwide. “CBS News Sunday Morning” features stories on the arts, music, nature, entertainment, sports, history, science and Americana … Read MoreGoogle Alert – (library OR libraries OR librarian OR librarians) OR "public library"
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Why did Trump fire Dr. Carla Hayden, the celebrated Librarian of Congress? – MSNBC
Why did Trump fire Dr. Carla Hayden, the celebrated Librarian of Congress? There was no good reason for the president to fire Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. So why in the world did Trump do this?May 9, 2025, 9:54 AM PDT, By Steve Benen Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, was on…
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Trump abruptly fires librarian of Congress in latest purge of government – The Guardian
Carla Hayden, first woman and first African American to hold post, dismissed in terse email on Thursday night.Carla Hayden, first woman and first African American to hold post, dismissed in terse email on Thursday night. Read More Google Alert – U.S. Politics
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Making the Library of Congress More Relatable | ISTE Blog
By Julie Randles, February 3, 2022 Carla Hayden is an anomaly. She’s not only the first woman and African-American to hold the Librarian of Congress position – she’s actually a librarian, too. That makes her the second in a string of 14 historians, lawyers, even a poet who have held this post by presidential appointment.…
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What Do We Want From the Next Librarian of Congress? | Electronic Frontier Foundation
What Do We Want From the Next Librarian of Congress? There’s a reason “librarians everywhere” were singled out for an EFF Pioneer award in 2000. Time and again, in fights against censorship and intrusive surveillance laws, librarians have been allies of the public, serving as the institutional representation of the ideals of intellectual freedom, unfettered…
