Librarians have always been heroines

Here are some awe-inspiring trailblazers to brighten your day

Before I begin, of course, there were (and are) librarian heroes too; not to minimize their contributions, but heroine kind of rhymes with librarian, and women’s history is my thing.

I’ve been planning this post for several weeks, so it’s purely an unhappy coincidence that the only living member of this sampling of trailblazers, Dr. Carla Hayden, was re…