Arts Jun 20 Carla Hayden on her time as a pioneering librarian of Congress and getting fired by Trump By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Daria Nastasia
Politics May 12 Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, who defended Trump in hush money trial, named acting Librarian of Congress Blanche is a former federal prosecutor who was a key figure on Trump's defense team in his New York hush money trial, which ended in a conviction on 34 felony counts. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Politics May 09 Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden President Donald Trump abruptly fired Hayden in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office. By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press
Arts Apr 09 Elton John, Mary J. Blige, ‘Minecraft.’ Here are all the new inductees to the National Recording Registry Twenty-five recordings entered the archive in the class of 2025, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Wednesday. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Nation Apr 10 Watch 6:33 Library of Congress seeks diverse archivists and storytellers Founded in 1802, the U.S. Library of Congress is one of the world’s largest repositories of human knowledge. Now, a new initiative backed by a $15 million grant seeks to expand the National Archive to include diverse experiences. NewsHour Weekend’s… By Ivette Feliciano
Jun 20 Tony Bennett named next recipient of Gershwin Prize By Joshua Barajas Bennett is the ninth recipient, following past honorees like Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Carole King, among others. Continue reading
May 05 Disco deserves more respect. These 5 songs prove why By Joshua Barajas As the Library of Congress celebrates disco for the first time, we asked music historian Bill Brewster to spotlight five revolutionary disco tracks. Continue reading
Sep 20 The new Librarian-in-Chief picks her favorite children’s book By Anne Azzi Davenport We ask Carla Hayden where her own passion for reading came from, and to share her favorite childhood book. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch The new librarian of Congress on the value of ‘free information’ By PBS News Hour The Library of Congress has a new chief: Carla Hayden. Most of her predecessors in the role have come from scholarly institutions, but Hayden is a librarian through and through. She is also the first woman and the first African… Continue watching
Sep 14 WATCH: Carla Hayden sworn in to lead Library of Congress By News Desk Carla Hayden from Baltimore became the 14th librarian of Congress on Wednesday. You can watch her full swearing-in ceremony. Continue reading