$('#header').ready(function() {
  $('#welcome-message').load('/readers?whoami=true', function(response, status) {
    var welcome = $('#welcome-message');
    if (response != ' ') {
      welcome.prepend('Hello ');
      welcome.append('<a style="color: white;" href="/logout/">&nbsp;&nbsp;(LOG OUT)</a>');
    } else {
      welcome.append('<a style="color: white;" href="/login/">You are not currently logged in.</a>');
    }
  });
});