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Hallie Rich

United States

Editor-in-Chief at Library Journal

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Articles

  • 6 days ago | libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich

    I played basketball from the time I was about nine years old until a knee injury sidelined me in high school. The game features in some of my happiest memories from growing up—from my dad coaching our undefeated rec league team to summer open gym sessions to laughing with my teammates at pre-game dinners and post-game bus rides. I enjoyed playing basketball, but what I really loved was being part of a team.

  • 2 weeks ago | libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich

    Library of Congress Photo by Wally Gobetz via Flickr A dispute over leadership at the Library of Congress (LoC) has emerged as a test in the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Following the May 8 firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, former LoC deputy librarian Robert Newlen assumed the acting Librarian of Congress post.

  • 2 weeks ago | libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich

    Library of Congress Photo by Wally Gobetz via Flickr A dispute over leadership at the Library of Congress (LoC) has emerged in what appears to be a test over the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government. Following the May 8 firing of Dr. Carla Hayden, former LoC deputy librarian Robert Newlen assumed the acting Librarian of Congress post.

  • 2 months ago | libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich

    A multi-state coalition files lawsuit following week of rapid changes at IMLS. On Friday, April 4 attorneys general from 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to stop the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) as well as the Minority Business Development Agency and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

  • 2 months ago | libraryjournal.com | Hallie Rich

    Last year I read about a meteorologist named Chris Gloninger who took a job at a television station in Des Moines, IA, with a goal of increasing the station’s climate coverage. Agriculture is the cornerstone of Iowa’s economy, and he saw an opportunity to provide information about climate issues that could be valuable to farmers. Yet when Gloninger spoke openly about climate change in his weathercasts, he began to receive death threats.