What should we make of Trump’s library?
Andrew Carnegie viewed public libraries as essential tools for self-improvement and democracy. Carnegie funded the construction of over 2,500 libraries worldwide. He famously declared that a library “outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.” Carnegie called libraries “never failing springs in the desert.”
The George W. Bush Presidential Library is on the campus of Southern Methodist University. The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library is on the campus of Texas A&M University. The William J. Clinton Presidential Library — Bridge to the 21 Century — Museum is in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Barack Obama Presidential Library, in Chicago, is a presidential center campus — dedicated to the people — on opening day, Juneteenth 2026.
Donald J. Thump, a president who ignited the banning of almost 6,000 books in 2025; systematically dismantled diversity, equality and inclusion programs across the federal government, military, foreign service and federal contracting; made the word “diversity” a pejorative term in every institution of higher learning in America, the most diverse country in the world without, seemingly, a first or second thought about regional, national, global impact.
Question: What kind of presidential library will Donald J. Thump build for himself?