Carla Hayden
Carla Diane Hayden (born August 10, 1952)[1][2] is an American librarian. She is the 14th and current Librarian of Congress since 2016.[3][4] Hayden is the first woman and the first African American to hold the post.[5][6][7] She is the first professional librarian appointed to the post in over 60 years.[8]
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| 14th Librarian of Congress | |
| Assumed office September 14, 2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Robert R. Newlen |
| Preceded by | David Mao (Acting) |
| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mitch Freedman |
| Succeeded by | Carol Brey-Casiano |
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| Born | August 10, 1952 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
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Dr. Hayden (left) poses with actress Lynda Carter
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks at the gala ceremony for the inaugural Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, October 17, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Note: Privacy and publicity rights for individuals depicted may apply.
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References
- ↑ "Carla Hayden". The HistoryMakers. 16 July 2010. http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/carla-hayden-41. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History with Carla Hayden" (Finding aid). The HistoryMakers. 16 July 2010. http://thmdrupal.azureedge.net/sites/production/files/A2010_082_Hayden_Carla_EAD.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Landgraf, Greg (November 2016). "Meet Carla Hayden: America's Librarian". American Libraries. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1116-AL-web.pdf.
- ↑ Cox, Ana Marie (19 January 2017). "Carla Hayden Thinks Libraries Are a Key to Freedom". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/magazine/carla-hayden-thinks-libraries-are-a-key-to-freedom.html.
- ↑ "About the Librarian - About the Library - Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ↑ Brown, Matthew Hay (6 September 2016). "Carla Hayden, longtime Enoch Pratt CEO, to be sworn in as 14th librarian of Congress on Sept. 14". The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-carla-hayden-swearing-in-20160902-story.html. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Ali, Safia Samee (14 September 2016). "Carla Hayden is the first African American and woman to head the Library of Congress". NBC News. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/carla-hayden-be-sworn-first-african-american-woman-head-library-n615116.
- ↑ Hines, Shawnda (16 July 2016). "Dr. Carla Hayden to serve as the next Librarian of Congress" (Press release). American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/07/dr-carla-hayden-serve-next-librarian-congress.
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