The Trump administration fired the librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla D. Hayden, on Thursday, drawing swift outcry from Democrats. Dr. Hayden was the first African […]
Tag: Libraries and Librarians
This Alabama City Faces a Culture War, With Its Public Library at the Center
The public library is one of the biggest civic buildings in Fairhope, Ala. Almost every day across its 40,000 square feet in the heart of […]
Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region […]
These Are the 381 Books Removed From the Naval Academy Library
Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books […]
How Jimmy Carter Launched His Career and Cemented His Legacy in Atlanta
The mythology of Jimmy Carter begins and ends in Plains, the small Georgia town that raised him and kept drawing him back. Yet roughly 150 […]