President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, as part of his efforts to reshape American cultural institutions. Hayden's tenure focused on modernizing the library and improving its digital infrastructure, which garnered positive recognition, including praise from Republican Congressman Bryan Steil. However, her dismissal has been attributed to concerns over her approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and the content of children's materials. The Library of Congress remains a vital institution housing a vast collection of cultural materials.
By most accounts, Hayden's work in strengthening the Library's digital infrastructure has been a success.
There were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
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