The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication.

Carla Hayden, who was fired as librarian of Congress on May, spent her childhood summers in Springfield at her grandparents. Hayden attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville before transferring to Roosevelt University. The Lincoln Library Director said Hayden was 'a champion for librarians, for people regarding the power of reading.'

All fellow Marylanders can take pride in the work of Dr. Carla Hayden, who has provided remarkable leadership as the Librarian of Congress. Her sacking by Donald Trump, who knows little about Congress and less about libraries, is a scandal exposing his contempt for learning,…

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

Trump’s bid to exert control over the Library of Congress is a focal point in a power struggle between the legislative and executive branches.

President Trump’s firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday marked the arrival of the conservative culture wars to the world’s largest library.

GOP congressional leaders have stood aside the past four months as President Donald Trump has attacked legislative branch prerogatives — shuttering agencies, canceling federal grants and imposing sweeping tariffs. Now he’s meddling in their actual back yard.