That Librarian: Amanda Jones
@librarianjones.com
Educator-Librarian-Author-Activist-Grassroots Organizer-Speaker-Bibliophile-Louisianan
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The 2025 #TIME100NEXT list is out! I'm honored to be a part of this group: time.com/next @la-cac.org
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@librariesftp.bsky.social has a new library board lookup tool, as well as a Board Watcher Bingo you can take with you for your first meeting!
Resources — For The People
www.librariesforthepeople.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@librariesftp.bsky.social has a new library board lookup tool, as well as a Board Watcher Bingo you can take with you for your first meeting!
Today’s mission: Look up your local public library board and find out when they meet. Review the latest agendas and meeting minutes. The anti-library crowd counts on you being too tired or busy. That’s when they sneak in bad policy and remove books. Don’t let them.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today’s mission: Look up your local public library board and find out when they meet. Review the latest agendas and meeting minutes. The anti-library crowd counts on you being too tired or busy. That’s when they sneak in bad policy and remove books. Don’t let them.
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It’s a perfect day to share this as I had the privilege of seeing “The Librarians” last night. If you have the opportunity please watch! #libsky #booksky #edusky
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Quick trip to Dallas with my friend Tiffany to hang with the awesome Nancy Jo and speak at Half Price Books. We visited several museums, ate Tex Mex, and lived our best lives.
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Quick trip to Dallas with my friend Tiffany to hang with the awesome Nancy Jo and speak at Half Price Books. We visited several museums, ate Tex Mex, and lived our best lives.
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ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
ALA celebrates today's ruling in federal court in RI permanently blocking the Administration's actions to dismantle IMLS.
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: "This victory belongs to all of us, and we build the future of our libraries together." Read our full statement & take action: www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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We are living through a period of profound uncertainty and systemic challenge—where erasure of truth and history is not only possible, but actively underway.
The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance | Common Dreams
History is protected by those who collect, preserve, and share the facts.
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We are living through a period of profound uncertainty and systemic challenge—where erasure of truth and history is not only possible, but actively underway.
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I'm going to get something up Monday but in the mean time, y'all, IMLS got a *massive* win today.
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
In a Major Victory, Rhode Island Judge Permanently Blocks Trump's Bid to Shutter the IMLS
In a November 21 summary judgment ruling, judge John J. McConnell held that the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the IMLS and several other federal agencies via executive order was both ill...
www.wordsandmoney.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm going to get something up Monday but in the mean time, y'all, IMLS got a *massive* win today.
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
The judge in the case between 21 states and the administration blocked further dismantling of the IMLS by Trump. It'll be appealed, but we've gotta take the Ws.
www.wordsandmoney.com/in-a-major-v...
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Omg and @librarianjones.com you absolute LEGEND. "This is my town and they can all go to hell." Iconic.
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Omg and @librarianjones.com you absolute LEGEND. "This is my town and they can all go to hell." Iconic.
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Join us at #NCTE for the powerful @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social !
November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Join us at #NCTE for the powerful @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social !
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NEW: ALA is sounding the alarm after the Administration announced new steps to dismantle the Department of Education. School & academic libraries across the country rely on Dept. of Ed. funding and knowledge to best serve their students and faculty.
More: www.ala.org/news/2025/11... #ForOurLibraries
More: www.ala.org/news/2025/11... #ForOurLibraries
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
NEW: ALA is sounding the alarm after the Administration announced new steps to dismantle the Department of Education. School & academic libraries across the country rely on Dept. of Ed. funding and knowledge to best serve their students and faculty.
More: www.ala.org/news/2025/11... #ForOurLibraries
More: www.ala.org/news/2025/11... #ForOurLibraries
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Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
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Missouri court strikes down book ban law that pushed libraries to remove hundreds of titles
A law creating a misdemeanor offense for school employees who supply ‘sexually explicit material’ to students is now void.
www.stlpr.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Huge win for Missouri and for all libraries. Thank you to MASL, MLA, the ACLU, and everyone involved! @la-cac.org #FReadom
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
www.stlpr.org/government-p...
I made this 3 years ago….
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I made this 3 years ago….
Thank you to The Great Battlefield for helping to draw attention to this issue! #FReadom
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Author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, Amanda Jones - The Great Battlefield Podcast
Amanda Jones joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as an award winning Librarian and an online smear campaign against her from the far right, that led her to writing her story i...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Thank you to The Great Battlefield for helping to draw attention to this issue! #FReadom
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November Elections Show Widespread Public Library Support
www.slj.com/story/Novemb...
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November Elections Show Widespread Public Library Support
The November 4 elections across the country sent a resounding message that voters value their libraries.
www.slj.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
November Elections Show Widespread Public Library Support
www.slj.com/story/Novemb...
www.slj.com/story/Novemb...
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Had the opportunity to see The Librarians this weekend. So powerful. Encouraging to share this with a theater of people on the same page with collective gasps and group laughter at the right times.
Thank you for your bravery @librarianjones.com, @sassylibrarian.bsky.social, and all librarians. 💛
Thank you for your bravery @librarianjones.com, @sassylibrarian.bsky.social, and all librarians. 💛
Now playing Chicago, IL; Ithaca, NY; Eugene, OR; Lancaster, PA; Austin, TX & Vancouver+ lots of additional screenings throughout North America! Our theatrical tour continues to expand, so see Kim A. Snyder’s award-winning documentary in a theater near you!
TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Had the opportunity to see The Librarians this weekend. So powerful. Encouraging to share this with a theater of people on the same page with collective gasps and group laughter at the right times.
Thank you for your bravery @librarianjones.com, @sassylibrarian.bsky.social, and all librarians. 💛
Thank you for your bravery @librarianjones.com, @sassylibrarian.bsky.social, and all librarians. 💛
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Finally saw “The Librarians”last night. I’m glad I saw it in a theatre because if I’d streamed it at home, I would have been yelling at the screen the entire time. Kudos to the brave people like @sassylibrarian.bsky.social and @librarianjones.com who fight for the freedom to read!
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Finally saw “The Librarians”last night. I’m glad I saw it in a theatre because if I’d streamed it at home, I would have been yelling at the screen the entire time. Kudos to the brave people like @sassylibrarian.bsky.social and @librarianjones.com who fight for the freedom to read!
Some days are just so-so. Some days are awesome. Today I got to meet Ellen Hopkins in person so it was fantastic!
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Some days are just so-so. Some days are awesome. Today I got to meet Ellen Hopkins in person so it was fantastic!
This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is real. Our govt is Tweeting like a 14 year old and calling Americans imbecilic morons. We worry about children being bullied but this is the example set by the U.S. GOVERNMENT. This is so shameful. I’m embarrassed for any of you that think this is okay or make excuses for it.
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@librarianjones.com @sarahnfisk.bsky.social some local to me coverage of the doc!!!
(For people seeing this, Amanda and I have the same agent, who is Sarah)
(For people seeing this, Amanda and I have the same agent, who is Sarah)
“It’s 2025 and the book burners are back. Along with a form of neo-McCarthyism that is tantamount to a witch hunt.” 📚 #canpoli #uspoli
‘The Librarians’ Traces the Battle of a Lifetime | The Tyee
As rightward forces campaign to pull books from library shelves, a gripping new documentary exposes what’s at stake.
thetyee.ca
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
@librarianjones.com @sarahnfisk.bsky.social some local to me coverage of the doc!!!
(For people seeing this, Amanda and I have the same agent, who is Sarah)
(For people seeing this, Amanda and I have the same agent, who is Sarah)
I pre-ordered mine!
@cardsagainsthumanity.com, longtime supporter of libraries, organized a creative way to support ALA with presales of a special edition product—Cards Against Humanity Explains the Joke—during Banned Books Week. CAH will donate 100% of proceeds to ALA.
ALA Explains the Donation: ala.org/CAH
#IGM25
ALA Explains the Donation: ala.org/CAH
#IGM25
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I pre-ordered mine!
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From Policy Ask to Public Voice: Five Layers of Writing to Advance School Library Policy
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From Policy Ask to Public Voice: Five Layers of Writing to Advance School Library Policy
Writing about education policy serves as the backbone infrastructure for an influence campaign.
politicsinpractice.slj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
From Policy Ask to Public Voice: Five Layers of Writing to Advance School Library Policy
politicsinpractice.slj.com/2025/11/11/f...
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I got my $1 and my apology. I met falsehood with resolve, and I claimed my own voice by defending it.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I got my $1 and my apology. I met falsehood with resolve, and I claimed my own voice by defending it.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.
And in that single dollar, my truth stands taller than every lie told. Let it be known: I will never back down.