American librarian and 14th Librarian of Congress (born 1952)
Not to be confused with Carl Hayden.
Carla Hayden
Hayden in 2020
14th Librarian of Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office September 14, 2016
President
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Deputy
Robert Newlen Mark Sweeney
Preceded by
David S. Mao (Acting)
President of the American Library Association
In office 2003–2004
Preceded by
Maurice J. Freedman
Succeeded by
Carol A. Brey-Casiano
Personal details
Born
(1952-08-10) August 10, 1952 (age 71) Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Education
Roosevelt University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Dr. Carla Diane Hayden, Ph.D (born August 10, 1952)[1][2] is an American librarian who is serving as the 14th librarian of Congress.[3][4] Since the creation of the office of the librarian of Congress in 1802, Hayden is both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post.[5][6][7][8] Appointed in 2016, she is the first professional librarian to hold the post since 1974.[9]
Born in Tallahassee, Florida, Hayden began her career at the Chicago Public Library, and earned a doctorate in library science from the University of Chicago. From 1993 until 2016, she was the CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, and president of the American Library Association (ALA) from 2003 to 2004.[10][11][12] During her presidency, she was the leading voice of the ALA in speaking out against provisions of the newly passed United States Patriot Act, which impacted public information services.[13][14]
In 2020, she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[15]
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^"Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History with Carla Hayden" (PDF). The HistoryMakers. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original (Finding aid) on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
^Cox, Ana Marie (19 January 2017). "Carla Hayden Thinks Libraries Are a Key to Freedom". The New York Times.
^"About the Librarian | About the Library | Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^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. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^Ali, Safia Samee (14 September 2016). "Carla Hayden is the first African American and woman to head the Library of Congress". NBC News.
^Rockett, Darcel (3 January 2022). "6 questions with 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: 'I really want to connect with as many people as possible.'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
^Hines, Shawnda (16 July 2016). "Dr. Carla Hayden to serve as the next Librarian of Congress". American Library Association. Archived from the original (Press release) on 2018-12-30.
^"Enoch Pratt library names Gordon Krabbe acting CEO". The Baltimore Sun. 11 August 2016.
^"ALA's Past Presidents". American Library Association. 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
^"Carla Hayden Elected New American Library Association President". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 27 May 2002.
^DiFulvio, Frank (20 July 2006). "Public Statement by American Library Association President Dr. Carla Hayden Submitted to a Judicial Committee Hearing, America After 9/11: Freedom Preserved or Freedom Lost?". American Library Association.
^Peterson, Andrea (3 October 2014). "Librarians won't stay quiet about government surveillance". The Washington Post.
^"The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2020". American Philosophical Society. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
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