President Trump Abruptly Fires Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden
On Thursday night, President Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden from her post as Librarian of Congress, a position she has held since her appointment in 2016.
On Thursday night, President Trump abruptly fired Dr. Carla Hayden from her post as Librarian of Congress, a position she has held since her appointment in 2016.
After wildfires tore through western Maui, bookmobile librarian Jessica Gleason rolled in to help a grieving community.
Advocates from the American Library Association and other public interest groups rallied on Capitol Hill in support of E-Rate, a federal program that funds broadband for libraries and schools, as the Supreme Court weighs its constitutionality.
The American Library Association urged the new acting director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, to be mindful of the legal obligations that Congress has imposed on the agency.
The Trump Administration has called for the elimination of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency that provides funds for America’s libraries.
E-Rate has been a quiet powerhouse providing broadband connectivity to libraries and schools across the U.S. for nearly three decades. A conservative group is challenging it in court.
It’s Library Card Sign-up Month, and TRANSFORMERS’ Optimus Prime is helping libraries everywhere celebrate by showing off his very own Cybertron Public Library library card. But did you know that before he was the hero we know today, Optimus was a librarian named Orion Pax?
Have questions about the I Love My Librarian Award? We have answers! Check out some of the most common ones here.
Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award, and ten librarians will receive $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
The American Library Association is teaming up with Skybound and Hasbro’s TRANSFORMERS to encourage people to roll out to their libraries.