Trump dismisses the first African-American Librarian of Congress from his position
Title: Trump boots out America's first African-American Librarian of Congress in a shocking move
In a surprising turn of events, President Donald Trump has given U.S. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden the boot! This former groundbreaker—the first woman and the first African American to head the prestigious U.S. Library of Congress—received an e-mail from the White House stating her duties were terminated "effective immediately"[1]. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico was quick to share this uncanny news from Washington on Thursday[1].
The Library of Congress, with its whopping 20 million catalog records for books, manuscripts, audio and visual documents, and other media[2], didn't comment straight away on this unexpected firing. Hayden has been at the helm since 2016 and was due to hang up her librarian's hat next year. The search for her successor is now on[2].
It seems that Hayden's fallout with Trump could be linked to allegations of indoctrinating U.S. children with "radical sexual ideologies"[1]. The day before her dismissal, a right-wing activist group called the American Accountability Foundation urged for her firing[1]. They labeled her "woke, anti-Trump" and claimed she supported ideas that transgender people should reject their biological identity[1].
Reacting to the news, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the removal a "disgrace." In his view, Trump is attempting to "ban books, whitewash American history, and turn back the clock," effectively stifling diversity and progressive thought at the Library[1].
[1] Enrichment Data: https://www.washingtonpost.com/librarian-of-congress/2025/05/06/carla-hayden-fired-by-donald-trump/[2] Enrichment Data: https://www.loc.gov/about/librarian/hayden/
- The Democratic House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, expressed dismay over the removal of Carla Hayden, stating, "The removal of Carla Hayden is a disgrace."
- In a controversial move, President Donald Trump, on Thursday, terminated the duties of African-American Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who had been in office since 2016, effective immediately.
- The American Accountability Foundation, a right-wing activist group, called for Hayden's dismissal, labeling her as "woke" and "anti-Trump," claiming she supported radical sexual ideologies.
- It remains unclear if the indoctrination allegations against Hayden directly led to her dismissal, but her stance on transgender issues was a contentious point for critics.
- Having dealt with critical issues such as war-and-conflicts, politics, general-news, crime-and-justice, and WhatsApp messages in the Library of Congress' extensive catalog, many feel that the library will struggle to find a librarian as effective as Hayden.
