Robert Newlen

Robert Newlen
Newlen in 2017
Librarian of Congress
Acting, Disputed
Assumed office
May 8, 2025*
Preceded byCarla Hayden
Personal details
Born
Robert Randolph Newlen

Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education
*Since Hayden's dismissal by Donald Trump, the role of acting librarian has been disputed between the principal deputy, Newlen, and Trump's named appointee, Todd Blanche.

Robert Randolph Newlen is an American librarian and as the Principal Deputy Librarian of the United States Library of Congress, became the Acting Librarian of Congress following the dismissal of Carla Hayden in May 2025 by the Trump administration.