Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress
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Trump Administration Fires Librarian of Congress

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines 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 American and first woman to serve as the head of the institution. Dr. Hayden, appointed as the 14th…

This Alabama City Faces a Culture War, With Its Public Library at the Center
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This Alabama City Faces a Culture War, With Its Public Library at the Center

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines 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 downtown, retirees gather for book club in the auditorium, teenagers play chess upstairs, and toddlers learn their letters…

Anti-Immigrant Rioters Set a UK Library on Fire. The Community Rallied.
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Anti-Immigrant Rioters Set a UK Library on Fire. The Community Rallied.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When the rioters came for Spellow Library, they used the nonfiction section as kindling. Deborah Moore, then the library’s manager, arrived the next morning to find that the shelves and couches recently purchased as part of a refurbishment project had been stacked up…