Library Talks
Library Talks
The New York Public Library
Breaking New Ground with Dr. Carla Hayden and Tracy K. Smith
45 minutes Posted May 12, 2019 at 3:00 am.
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Dr. Carla Hayden is the 14th Librarian of Congress, the first African American and the first woman to hold this position. Tracy K. Smith is the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States, and Director and Professor of Creative Writing at Princeton University. In a conversation with Schomburg Director, Kevin Young they discussed their work, the future of Black librarianship and the democratization of libraries