[ISLMA-Share] Congratulations to the New Librarian of Congress - Carla Hayden

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Yes - very interesting. It seems that previous librarians of Congress have
been "esteemed scholars". Also, last year Congress passed a law limiting
the position to a ten year term.

Beverly Zbinden
Teacher / Library Coordinator
Niles North High School
9800 N. Lawler Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077
(847)626-2183

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks
about education."
  - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education


On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Awesome! Although, isn't it a bit frustrating that:
>
>  "Hayden is also only the third Librarian of Congress to actually have
> training as a librarian."
>
> I assumed the position of Librarian of Congress required the person to be
> a librarian...
>
> Very happy for her! Congratulations!
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> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 8:34 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Carla Hayden: new librarian of Congress makes history, with an eye on the
>> future
>> <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/15/carla-hayden-librarian-congress-first-woman-african-american-post-interview>
>> Beverly Zbinden
>> Teacher / Library Coordinator
>> Niles North High School
>> 9800 N. Lawler Avenue
>> Skokie, IL 60077
>> (847)626-2183
>>
>> "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks
>> about education."
>>   - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education
>>
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