President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday, according to a spokesperson from the Library of Congress.
It is not clear why Hayden was being removed from the position.
Hayden served as the 14th Librarian of Congress after being appointed to a 10-year term by President Barack Obama in February 2016 and confirmed by the Senate in July 2016.
She was was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.
During her tenure, Hayden prioritized efforts to make the Library and its collections more accessible to the public, including by investing in information technology infrastructure and digitization efforts, according to her official biography….