, ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁W anda ▁Kay ▁Brown ▁announced ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁T rac ie ▁D . ▁Hall ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association . ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁li br ari ans ' ▁intersection ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁census ▁was ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁President ▁Brown ' s ▁March / A pril ▁American ▁L ibr aries ▁column . ▁She ▁noted , ▁" It ' s ▁important ▁to ▁view ▁this ▁civ ic ▁duty ▁through ▁the ▁l ens ▁of ▁social ▁justice . ▁ ▁Hard - to - count ▁groups ▁include ▁recent ▁imm igr ants , ▁people ▁of ▁color , ▁young ▁children , ▁and ▁rent ers ." ▁▁ ▁L ibr aries ' ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic ▁was ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁W anda ▁Kay ▁Brown ' s ▁president ial ▁column ▁in ▁May , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁“ L ibr aries ▁Ada pt ▁amid ▁Cris is : ▁F inding ▁insp iration ▁from ▁library ▁workers ▁across ▁the ▁country .” ▁ ▁She ▁highlight ed ▁home work ▁help ▁at ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁County ▁Public ▁Library ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁the ▁My ▁L ibr arian ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁appoint ments ▁to ▁assist ▁pat rons ▁with ▁navig ating ▁small ▁business ▁lo ans ▁at ▁the ▁Public ▁Library ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁and ▁Hamilton ▁County ▁in ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁the ▁housing ▁of ▁hom eless ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Public ▁Library ▁in ▁Washington . ▁Brown ▁concluded , ▁" May ▁these ▁challeng ing ▁and ▁uncertain