The decision by President Donald Trump to fire Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress, a scant year before her 10-year term ends perhaps ranks among his most crass, inexplicable and senseless firings. Hayden is both the first woman and the first African American to hold this, until now, apolitical post.

The end of Spofford’s tenure saw the opening of the main location on November 1, 1897, the Library of Congress Building—rechristened the Thomas Jefferson Building in 1980—with its ornate ...

After Carla Hayden became the librarian of Congress in 2016, Roll Call spoke to her about her place in history and those who inspired her.

Revisiting our 2023 conversation with Carla Hayden and tour of the Main Reading Room, following her unexpected removal by

As for the Library of congress, the James Madison Memorial Building and the John Adams Building are mainly used for scholarly research, but the Thomas Jefferson Building welcomes visitors Tuesday ...