Carla Hayden
American librarian and 14th Librarian of Congress · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1952 · age 74
Carla Diane Hayden is an American librarian who served as the 14th librarian of Congress. Hayden was both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post. Appointed in 2016, she was the first professional librarian to hold the post since 1974.
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2024Honorary Doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-SorbonneAward2021Elizabeth Blackwell AwardAward2018American Library Association Honorary MembershipAwardNewberry Library AwardAward2017ALA Medal of ExcellenceAward2015Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach LectureAward2013Joseph W. Lippincott AwardAward2006Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach LectureAward1995Librarian of the Year AwardAward1952Born10 August 1952
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Dr. Hayden (left) and actress Lynda Carter participating in the June 2017 "Library of Awesome" event that celebrated the role of comics and graphic novels in promoting literacy, as they strike the typical pose of Wonder Woman
Smokey Robinson and Carla Hayden at the Kennedy Center Honors Medallion Ceremony at the Library of CongressAwards
About this person
In May 2025, she was dismissed from the post by President Donald Trump. On July 7, 2025, she was appointed senior fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 74
