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The Smithsonian Libraries is pleased to present our next Information Matters lecture featuring Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Dr. Hayden's talk will address the importance of diversity in libraries in American society. Information Matters Lecture with Dr. Carla Hayden Thursday, July 19th, 2018 2pm Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW Washington DC Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress on September 14, 2016. Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to lead the national library, was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama on February 24, 2016, and her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 13. Prior to her latest post she served, since 1993, as CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. Hayden was president of the American Library Association from 2003 to 2004. In 1995, she was the first African American to receive Library Journal's Librarian of the Year Award in recognition of her outreach services at the Pratt Library, which included an after-school center for Baltimore teens offering homework assistance and college and career counseling. Hayden received a B.A. from Roosevelt University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the Graduate Library School of the University of Chicago. This event is free and open to the public. Additional details and RSVP information may be found here: https://library.si.edu/event/hayden-lecture This lecture will be recorded and webcast (details to come). Please request access services by emailing [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> by July 12th. [EmailSignature_option2_Tag_RGB] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~