Tracie D. Hall

Tracie D. Hall (born 1968) is an American librarian, author, curator, and advocate for the arts who has served as the executive director of the American Library Association from 2020 to 2023. Hall is the first African American woman to lead the association since its founding in 1876. Early life and education 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. Career