Copyright Register Shira Perlmutter was abruptly fired by email by the White House’s deputy director of personnel. Perlmutter ...

During a wild time for copyright law, the US Copyright Office has no one at the helm—and no one knows when that will change.

The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) invites you to attend our Chair's Program. Our theme this year is, "Real Research for Real Librarians", which is highlighted by the presentations from this year ...

As President Trump's actions continue to cause upheaval for libraries, here are updates on Trump's attacks against US ...

The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the selection of Finian Shey Chesser of Sebring, Florida, as the 2025 recipient of the Julia J. Brody Public Librarian Scholarship. The ...

Leo S. Lo, who currently serves as dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, has been appointed the University of Virginia’s next University ...

Carla Hayden, the 14th librarian of Congress, who was removed from her position by the White House on May 8, spoke with CBS journalist Robert Costa on the network’s June 8 Sunday Morning broadcast.

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden found out she was being fired by the Trump administration in a brief email. It said: “Carla, On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform ...

The agency’s appointed acting director then placed many agency staff members on administrative leave, sent termination notices to most of them, began canceling grants and contracts and fired all ...

On May 12, Trump appointed Todd Blanche, deputy U.S. attorney general, as the new Librarian of Congress. Paul Perkins, who works for the Department of Justice, was named the new copyright register ...

The dispute began on May 8, when the Trump administration emailed Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress since 2018, and told her she was fired. Hayden’s deputy, Robert Newlen, became acting ...