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Tracie D. Hall

Librarian, author, and advocate for the arts

Tracie D. Hall (born 1968) is an American librarian, author, curator, and advocate for the arts. Hall served as the executive director of the American Library Association from 2020 to 2023.²

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Born 1968.¹

About

She was the first African American woman to lead the organization since its founding in 1876.

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Companies

American Library AssociationChief executive officer Feb 4, 2020 to now¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Dar es Salaam^{3 4}
Date not recordedUniversity of Nairobi^{3 4}
Date not recordedUniversity of California, Santa Barbara Bachelor of Arts^{3 4}
Date not recordedYale University Master of Arts^{3 4}
Date not recordedUniversity of Washington Master of Library and Information Science^{3 4}

Hall was born and raised in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

She received a dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in law and society and African American studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1991. She went on to receive a Master of Arts in international studies from Yale University and a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Washington Information School, where she studied under Spencer Shaw.

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Career

Occupation: librarian, writer.^{4 9}

Since 2020Chief executive, American Library Association⁸
Date not recordedWorked at Chicago City Council⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Seattle Public Library^{5 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Queens Public Library^{5 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Joyce Foundation^{5 6}
Date not recordedWorked at American Library Association^{5 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Dominican University^{5 6}
Date not recordedChief executive, ALA Allied Professional Association⁷

Prior to her appointment as ALA executive director, Hall served as the director of the Joyce Foundation Culture Program. She also served as Chicago's Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. In libraries, Hall was vice president of the Queens Public Library and assistant dean of the Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science. She was the director of the Office for Diversity for the American Library Association from 2003 to 2006. Earlier in her career, she worked at the Seattle Public Library and Hartford Public Library and run a homeless shelter in Santa Monica. In the private sector, she worked as community investment strategist at Boeing’s Global Corporate Citizenship Division.

Hall is founder and curator of Rootwork Gallery, an experimental arts space in Chicago founded in 2016. She has served as a visiting curator at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a visiting professor at Southern Connecticut State University, Wesleyan University, and the Catholic University of America. A poet and playwright, Hall was a Cave Canem Foundation fellow.

On October 5, 2023, the American Library Association (ALA) announced Hall's resignation. Hall had been executive director since 2020, leading the Association through the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023-2024 Hall is visiting fellow at the University of London Royal Holloway College, researching the impact of Brexit on public libraries in the United Kingdom.

In Fall 2024 Hall will be Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the University of Washington Information School.

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Personal life

Born1968, Los Angeles¹⁰
CitizenshipUnited States¹¹

Awards

2022Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community^{12 13}

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Wikimedia CommonsTracie D. Hall photo by The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), CC BY-SA 2.0

About

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Early life and education

Career

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Awards

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