DR. CARLA HAYDEN, LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS ~

 

Dr. Carla Hayden

 Librarian of Congress

R E A D   M E

In 1995, Hayden received the Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal, becoming the first African American to receive the award.^[71][72]

• 1995: Library Journal, Librarian of the Year Award^[72]
• 1995: Loyola University Maryland, Andrew White Medal
• 1996: National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Torch Bearer Award^[73]
• 1996: DuBois Circle of Baltimore, Legacy of Literacy Award
• 1998: Johns Hopkins University, President's Medal
• 2000: University of Baltimore, Doctor of Humane Letters^[73]
• 2001: Morgan State University, Doctor of Humane Letters^[73]
• 2003: The Daily Record, Maryland's Top 100 Women^[74]
• 2003: Ms., Woman of the Year^[40]
• 2004: College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Pro Urbe Award^[73]
• 2004: YWCA, Leader Award^[73]
• 2004: Greater Baltimore Urban League, Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award^[73]
• 2005: Barnard College, Medal of Distinction^[73]
• 2006: American Library Association, Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture^[73]
• 2007: McDaniel College, Doctor of Humane Letters^[75]
• 2013: American Library Association, Joseph W. Lippincott Award
• 2015: American Library Association, Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture^[76]
• 2016: Fortune, The World's 50 Greatest Leaders^[77]
• 2017: College of William & Mary, Doctor of Humane Letters^[78]
• 2017: American Library Association, Melvil Dewey Medal^[79]
• 2017: Women's National Book Association, Centennial Award^[80]
• 2017: Hurston/Wright Foundation, North Star Award^[81]
• 2017: Time, Firsts List^[82]
• 2017: New York Public Library, Library Lion^[83]
• 2017: Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, W.E.B. Du Bois Medal^[84]
• 2018: American Library Association, Honorary Membership^[85]
• 2018: Newberry Library, Newberry Library Award^[86]
• 2019: Wake Forest University, Doctor of Humane Letters^[87]
• 2019: New York University, Doctor of Humane Letters^{[citation needed]}
• 2019: American Academy of Achievement, Golden Plate Award^[88][89]
• 2022: Columbia University, honorary Doctor of Letters^[90]
• 2022: University of Pennsylvania, Doctor of Humane Letters^[91]
• 2023: Tufts University, honorary Doctor of Letters^[92]
• 2023: American Library Association, Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship^[93]
• 2024: Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Circle of Excellence Award^[94]
• 2024: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Chair’s Award^[95]
• 2024: Daughters of the American Revolution, History Award Medal^[96]
• 2025. PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion from the PEN/Faulkner Foundation.^[97]

      George Saunders     

The New York Times