Library of Congress claims reveal ignorance

Donald Trump’s executive order of March 27 ordered the restoration of statues, memorials and monuments that had been transferred in the past five years to federal museums and warehouses, mostly dedicated to the Confederate, racist and pro-slavery side of the American Civil War. His purpose: “return truth and sanity in the history of the United States” (Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History). The action seeks to reverse the iconoclast wa…

Library of Congress claims reveal ignorance

Here are a few things President Donald Trump and his toadies seem not to know about the Library of Congress when justifying the firing of Carla Hayden (“Alsobrooks urges Trump to reinstate Carla Hayden to Library of Congress,” May 13). First, the Library of Congress is a research library. Only Library of Congress staff are allowed in the stacks to peruse the shelves of books. Generally, members of the public under 18 are not admitted to the Libr…

What Is The Library of Congress and What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?: Book Censorship News, May 16, 2025

Following the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services in March and April–further damage currently on hold due to rulings in two lawsuits filed by 21 states attorneys general and the American Library Association/AFSCME–last week, the federal administration turned its attention to doing damage at the Library of Congress. The Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, was fired via a two sentence email, and two days later, the admini…