Senate, July Prior to joining the Pratt Library, Hayden was deputy commissioner and chief librarian of the Chicago Public Library; an assistant professor for Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh; and the library services coordinator for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Hayden was president of the American Library Association from to Hayden received a B. The book argues that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, churches, synagogues, and parks that help us form crucial, sometimes life-saving connections. Greatness and humility—the interplay and tension between them, the importance of both—seemed to echo across each gleaming stairway and emanate from each carefully labelled acid-free folder.
Hayden met the Obamas when they all lived in Chicago. When I asked about her relationship with them, she was reticent—no anecdotes, no self-aggrandizement. She also gently demurred from talking about Trump. But if you watch footage of the Inauguration, you can see the affection there.
Hayden, in a black coat and black gloves, is seated just to the right of the Capitol door. Michelle Obama, looking melancholy, smiles and waves in her direction. Obama sees Hayden, waves, beams, approaches her, and leans in for a hug. In her office, Hayden picked up the Jefferson candy bowl and offered me some butterscotch. Oh, my goodness, yes!
And then they tell you, Luke Cage first appeared in this comic. TI , a drink when cake you eat. Our greatest President was also, possibly, our greatest reviser—a cutter and paster who questioned his imperfect ideas, accepted input, made them better, and kept all of his drafts, so that history could learn not just from his speeches but from the workings of his mind. The contents of the library, like Hayden herself, often directed my attention to the systems by which progress is made and recorded.
It should feel very special because it is very special. But it should be very familiar. Daliyah Marie Arana , a four-year-old girl from Gainesville, Georgia, who had read more than a thousand books, had been named Librarian for a Day.
She looked dressed up, delighted, and a little bit as if she owned the place. Its collection includes not just books but also maps, photographs, recordings and, as of , every Tweet ever sent. Hayden will not only be responsible for overseeing the collection and guiding its acquisition efforts — the library adds roughly 12, items a day — but also for shaping public outreach programs and educational services.
Perhaps most importantly, she'll be responsible for modernizing how the library handles its collections. Hayden's predecessor James Billington, who retired in September, held the role for 28 years: He was appointed in under President Reagan. Just imagine how dramatically libraries, and technology, have changed since Hayden will be the first librarian appointed since the invention of the internet as we know it.
This is particularly important when it comes to the U. Copyright Office, which is actually part of the Library of Congress. Nothing had done more to challenge copyright law than the mass explosion of shared content made possible by the internet. Having a Librarian of Congress who is familiar with how people share and alter media could be key to any changes made on copyright issues.
Hayden will have 10 years to set the Library on a path toward modernization, once she's sworn in.
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