Yahoo

Trump has fired the head of the Library of Congress, but the 225-year-old institution remains a ‘library for all’ – so far

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 ...
Yahoo

Carla Hayden Made the Library of Congress More Inclusive. Then She Was Fired for It.

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 ...
Boston Herald

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. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man ...
Roll Call

Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed budget cut

After a stretch of uncertainty in May in which its leader and another director were removed by President Donald Trump, the Library of Congress is again under fire, though this time from congressional ...
Roll Call

As Library of Congress crisis deepens, lawmakers tread carefully

A stalemate at the Library of Congress continued Tuesday with no easy resolution in sight, as lawmakers considered how far to wade in. Citing “executive overreach,” House Minority Leader Hakeem ...