Carla Hayden Loved a Children’s Book. Did It Contribute to Her Firing?

Carla Hayden loved a children’s book. Did it contribute to her firing?

In 1946, an award-winning author wrote one of the first children’s books about racism. The main character was a young African American girl, a Girl Scout Brownie with pigtails. Carla Hayden, a Baltimorean and former librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump last week, could relate. She was a Brownie when she read “Bright April” as an 8-year-old, repeatedly checking it out from her local library. She had pigtails, too. Years later, Ha…

Librarian of Congress speaks with GBH week before ousted by Trump – The Bay State Banner

President Donald Trump’s administration fired Carla Hayden from her job as Librarian of Congress on Thursday. She was the first woman and African American person to head the world’s largest library.

Trump Abruptly Fires First Carla Hayden: The First Black Woman to Serve as Librarian of Congress - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

Hayden made history in 2016 as the first woman and first African American to run the Library of Congress. Her firing arrived in the form of an abrupt email in the evening hours. The post Trump Abruptly Fires First Carla Hayden: The First Black Woman to Serve as Librarian of Congress appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..

Trump Abruptly Fires First Carla Hayden: The First Black Woman to Serve as Librarian of Congress - The Baltimore Times

Listen to a short summary Read by Dana G. Your browser does not support the audio element.On May 8, 2025, President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, through a sudden email. Carla Hayden was the first woman and first African American to hold this position, starting in 2016. Her firing raised concerns […] The post Trump Abruptly Fires First Carla Hayden: The First Black Woman to Serve as Librarian of Congress appeared fi…