Library funding is under threat. Find out how you can show up for libraries: ala.org/showup. CHICAGO — A new publication in “Discover and Learn with the Library,” an educational series published by ...

Reaction is mounting nationwide following former President Donald Trump's sudden dismissal of Dr. Carla Hayden​, the Librarian of Congress.

“The Library of Congress is the People’s Library. There will be accountability for this unprecedented assault on the American way of life sooner rather than later,” he said in a statemen ...

Angela Alsobrooks, a Maryland Democrat, is urging President Donald Trump to reinstate former Librarian of Congress ... the Library’s collection and strengthen the Library’s digital ...

In Washington, the Library of Congress holds 173 million documents on over 500 miles of shelving. Founded in 1800, this US ...

In 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Carla Hayden as the 14th Librarian of Congress, making her the first woman and the first African American to hold the position. But on May 8, Hayden’s tenure ...

In 1946, an award-winning author wrote one of the first children’s books about racism. The main character was a young African ...

The funding provided digital access to historic American ... and the future hosting of the collection on the Library of Congress website is uncertain. But the NEH isn’t gone completely.

President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of ...

The collection includes digital collections of slave documents ... “There were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting ...

The Sanibel Public Library District’s board recently filled an open seat on the commission. At their meeting on May 2, the ...

This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. President Donald Trump’s administration fired ...