Carla Hayden will become a senior fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, focusing on advancing public knowledge through libraries and archives. She returns amid significant cultural debates following her dismissal from her previous position. Hayden has expressed concerns about threats to the freedom of ideas. The Mellon Foundation is addressing financial shortfalls in arts communities due to federal funding cuts with a $15 million emergency fund. It has historically supported initiatives against book bans and aimed to promote diversity among librarians.
"For generations, libraries, archives, and cultural institutions have been the guardians of knowledge and the catalysts for human progress. Together, we will work to strengthen the public knowledge ecosystem and ensure that the transformative power of information remains accessible to all."
The Mellon Foundation has been working to fill fiscal holes for arts communities reeling from federal cuts. Its $15 million 'emergency' fund aims to offset the $65 million that were supposed to go to state humanities councils.
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