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'''Carla Diane Hayden''' (born August 10, 1952 in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]<ref>[http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2349/Hayden-Carla-D.html biography.jrank.org]</ref>) is an American [[librarian]]. She is the current CEO of [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and was president of the [[American Library Association]] (ALA) from 2003-2004.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/officers/past/ ALA website]</ref> During her presidency, she was the leading voice of the ALA in speaking out against the newly passed United States [[Patriot Act]]. |
'''Carla Diane Hayden''' (born August 10, 1952 in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]<ref>[http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2349/Hayden-Carla-D.html biography.jrank.org]</ref>) is an American [[librarian]]. She is the current CEO of [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]] in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], and was president of the [[American Library Association]] (ALA) from 2003-2004.<ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/officers/past/ ALA website]</ref> During her presidency, she was the leading voice of the ALA in speaking out against the newly passed United States [[Patriot Act]]. |
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On February 24, 2016, [[Barack_Obama | President Barack Obama]] nominated her to serve as the [[Librarian of Congress]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Revision as of 21:09, 24 February 2016
Carla Hayden | |
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| Born | August 10, 1952 |
| Alma mater | Roosevelt University University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Librarian Nominated Librarian of Congress |
Carla Diane Hayden (born August 10, 1952 in Tallahassee, Florida[1]) is an American librarian. She is the current CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland, and was president of the American Library Association (ALA) from 2003-2004.[2] During her presidency, she was the leading voice of the ALA in speaking out against the newly passed United States Patriot Act.
On February 24, 2016, President Barack Obama nominated her to serve as the Librarian of Congress.
Life
Dr. Hayden is a graduate of Roosevelt University and received her master's and doctorate degrees in library science from the University of Chicago. She taught as an assistant professor of library science at the University of Pittsburgh before returning to Chicago to begin her professional career as a children's librarian at Chicago Public Library. She was appointed second-in-command at Chicago Public Library in 1991.[3] In 1993 she was appointed to the position of Director at Enoch Pratt Free Library.[3] In 1995, she was awarded the National Librarian of the Year Award by Library Journal, becoming the first black person to receive the prestigious award.[4] Dr. Hayden has twice given the Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture.[5]
As ALA President in 2003-2004, Dr. Hayden was vocal in her public opposition to the Patriot Act, leading a battle for the protections of library users' privacy. She especially objected to the special permissions contained in Section 215 of that law, which gave the Justice Department and the FBI the power to access library user records.[6] Hayden often sparred publicly with then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft over the language of the law. Ashcroft often ridiculed the library community, and stated that the ALA had been "misled into opposing provisions of the act that make it easier for FBI agents to fish through library records".[6] Hayden's response was immediate, stating that the ALA was "deeply concerned that the Attorney General would be so openly contemptuous" (to the library community), while also pointing out that librarians had been monitored and been under FBI surveillance as far back as the McCarthy Era. Hayden asserted that Ashcroft should release information as to the number of libraries that had been visited under the provisions of Section 215.[6]
In January 2010 President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Hayden as a member of the National Museum and Library Services Board and National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.
On February 24, 2016, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Hayden as the next Librarian of Congress.[7] In a press release from the White House[8] President Obama stated:,
“Michelle and I have known Dr. Carla Hayden for a long time, since her days working at the Chicago Public Library, and I am proud to nominate her to lead our nation’s oldest federal institution as our 14th Librarian of Congress. Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to modernizing libraries so that everyone can participate in today's digital culture. She has the proven experience, dedication, and deep knowledge of our nation’s libraries to serve our country well and that’s why I look forward to working with her in the months ahead. If confirmed, Dr. Hayden would be the first woman and the first African American to hold the position – both of which are long overdue.”
References
- ^ biography.jrank.org
- ^ ALA website
- ^ a b St. Lifer, E., & Rogers, M. (1993). Hayden leaves Chicago PL to head Enoch Pratt Free Lib. Library Journal, 118(10), 19. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.
- ^ Gatewood, Tracey. (1996, February 3). She's top librarian in U.S. Afro - American Red Star,p. A1. Retrieved April 4, 2010, Ethnic NewsWatch (ENW). (Document ID: 507909941).
- ^ "Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture". American Library Association. American Library Association. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ a b c John N Berry III. (2003, October). The stuff of patriotism. Library Journal, 128(17), 8. Retrieved April 4, 2010, from ABI/INFORM Global. (Document ID: 456699961).
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/potus/videos/vb.424207551102424/457630757760103/
- ^ President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress. February 24, 2016. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/02/24/president-obama-announces-his-intent-nominate-carla-d-hayden-librarian