Director of Joyce Foundation's Culture Program has extensive library experienceHall Tracie Hall was working at the Seattle Public Library when she learned about a new scholarship program aimed at diversifying the library profession. She immediately applied and in 1998 became one of the American Library Association's first Spectrum Scholars. She went on to earn a master's degree in library and information science. On Feb. 24, Hall will become the first female African American executive director of ALA, which has 57,000 members and reported revenue of $54 million in 2018. Her appointment follows a lengthy search and a contentious debate over the educational requirements of… Read More