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Former librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, who was fired by President Donald Trump last year, was among three honorees recognized by the Authors Guild at the organization’s annual fundraising gala on Monday night, the Associated Press reports. “In many places today, librarians are under attack for believing in the power of the written word and in the principle that free people should be able to read freedom. Yet librarians remain steady and hopeful,” said Hayden, who received the Champion of Writers Award. The other honorees were authors Percival Everett, who received the Baldacci Award for Literary Activism, and Amy Tan, recipient of the Preston Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community.