President Obama Nominates New Librarian of Congress Who Supports Open Access (teleread.com)

Posted by yaelk on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @10:11AM from the will-the-gop-let-this-through dept.

Dr. Carla Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and a former president of the American Library Association, is President Obama's nominee for Librarian of Congress. What a contrast to long-time LoC Librarian James Billington, a stuffy old academic who hated e-books and was so far out of touch that he liked faxing more than e-mail. According to President Obama, "Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to modernizing libraries so that everyone can participate in today's digital culture." Dr. Hayden was a fierce opponent of the Patriot Act and believes strongly in speaking out against surveillance. What's more, she would be the 14th Librarian of Congress, in charge of the Copyright Office, and the first woman and first African-American to hold the position.

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Mitch McConnell responds "HELL NO!" by NotDrWho · 2016-02-24 10:19 · Score: 0, Troll

The next President should pick the Librarian!!!

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SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
Re: Nomination Blocked! by elrous0 · 2016-02-24 11:18 · Score: 0, Troll

You mean just like the Democratic Congress respected Ronald Reagan's nominee, Robert Bork?

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SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.