Carla Hayden is the first woman and first African American to lead the largest national library in the world. U.S. President Donald Trump sparked widespread outrage Thursday by abruptly firing Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden with a two-sentence email sent by the White House’s deputy director of presidential personnel. According to her bio, Hayden was...
Way back in 2016 and the waning days of his second term, President Barack Obama nominated an old friend to fill the post of Congressional Librarian. Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress.  President Obama said, “Michelle and I have known Dr. Carla Hayden for a long...
A librarian in Exeter has been shortlisted for a top national award. Chris White from Exeter Library has been shortlisted for Libraries Connected annual awards. Libraries Connected is the membership body for public library services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Chris has been nominated and shortlisted in the Culture and Creativity category. According to...