Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The main reading room is seen at the Library of Congress on June 13, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter/Getty Images Carla Hayden, ...

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this. A week ago, the Trump administration fired the longtime librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The man ...

President Donald Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the longtime head of the Library of Congress, in a move that Democratic lawmakers panned as “callous” and “ignorant.” House Minority Leader Hakeem ...

At head of title: Library of Congress. "The first of the series of Contributions to American library history, the preparation of which has been undertaken by librarians representing the several states ...

President Trump unexpectedly fired Library of Congress head Carla Hayden on Thursday in a move that sent Democrats into a frenzy. Hayden — the first woman and black librarian of Congress — received an ...

In 1894, Richard R. Wright published “A brief historical sketch of Negro education in Georgia.” The 60 page pamphlet provided an investigation into the lengths to which Black people had gone to secure ...

The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research library ...

Who is in charge of the Library of Congress: Congress or the president? Until recently, the settled answer in Washington was that the world’s largest library was, as its name states, a legislative ...