Carla Hayden has been the Librarian of Congress since 2016. She was the first woman and African American to hold the position.

Outgoing U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón and her two immediate predecessors, Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith, are condemning President Donald Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who had appointed each of them to their positions.

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.