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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 13h

Walked through the airport and saw my face in Time, on the cover of USA Today, and my book on the shelves. So surreal. I’m counting every blessing and grateful for all who stand for truth and intellectual freedom. They tried to silence me. Wrong one. Cheers to the haters! 🥂
#Invictus

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Des Moines Public Library @desmoineslibrary.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at Drake University for our Fall Author Series event with Amanda Jones in celebration of Banned Books Week. Thank you to @cowleslib for bringing us in as a partner on the event.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 18h

Congratulations to Terri and Iris!!!
#BannedBooksWeek

www.cbsnews.com/news/wyoming...

Wyoming library director fired amid uproar over books with LGBTQ+ themes wins $700,000 settlement

Terri Lesley was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters.

www.cbsnews.com

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 1d

Sam Helmick and I met a celebrity tonight at Drake University. Meet Griff II, Drake University’s mascot!!!! He is 60 pounds of pure muscle and fell asleep while we spoke. 10/10 would recommend petting Griff.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 1d

I’m feeling pretty good today. How about you?

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 1d

Remember to speak out against book bans this week and EVERY week. We must protect our nation’s libraries. #BannedBooksWeek @la-cac.org

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 1d

I’m going to post an update later today!

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Thank you!!!!

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Thank you for every bit of it every step of the way. 😭😭😭

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Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship @la-cac.org · 2d

If we care about intellectual freedom, we must protect not only the books, but the people who defend them. Congratulations to our co-founder @librarianjones.com on a well-deserved victory! @uabookbans.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social

Conservative bloggers to face Louisiana librarian again after court reverses lawsuit dismissal

Amanda Jones filed the lawsuit after a 2022 meeting of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control, where discussions took place about restricting access to books that some attendees deemed inappro...

www.theadvocate.com

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Oh how the turn tables. 💅🏼

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

"Conservative bloggers to face Louisiana librarian again after court reverses lawsuit dismissal"

You're goddamn right, that librarian @librarianjones.com is getting the attempt at justice she so rightly deserves.

www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

Conservative bloggers to face Louisiana librarian again after court reverses lawsuit dismissal

Amanda Jones filed the lawsuit after a 2022 meeting of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control, where discussions took place about restricting access to books that some attendees deemed inappro...

www.theadvocate.com

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Lots of joy today!

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Today’s just bananas! 🍌💅🏼

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

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Tom Bober @captainlibrary.bsky.social · 2d

Getting ready for my talk with @librarianjones.com next Wednesday at her St. Louis event with Left Bank Books. Want to hear us chat it up? Learn more (and register) here: www.left-bank.com/event/amanda...

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Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship @la-cac.org · 2d

Our #libraries are under attack. This #BannedBooksWeek2025 we’re sharing daily actions to #ProtectLibraries & #SaveOurDemocracy.

Today's focus: RESOURCES—FAQs, toolkits & orgs to help you fight back. www.la-cac.org/resources

@librarianjones.com @uabookbans.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Such a good film!!!!!

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 2d

Proud that my group, Livingston Parish Library Alliance, is standing with @authorsabb.bsky.social!

Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 6d

AABB is proud to join this coalition of groups fighting for the freedom to read. Nothing gives us more hope than the understanding that while the fight may be daunting, we are not in it alone. 1/3

Standing together for the freedom to read.

All students, all people, deserve and require access to information.

Access to books is essential for the free exchange of ideas and for the protection of a healthy democracy.

Books hold a pivotal role in our culture—a role that must be projected.

During Banned Books Week, we recommit ourselves to fighting censorship and authoritarianism all year round.

Today, a well-coordinated network of politically motivated public officials, groups are attacking our fundamental freedoms—including our freedom to read.

Thousands of books that predominantly depict people of color and LBGTQ+ people and that discuss sex, gender, sexuality, race, and racism are banned in public schools and libraries across the country.

These attacks on school districts and public libraries, educators and librarians, authors and illustrators, and the publishers and booksellers that support them are stripping students, families, and all library patrons of their freedom to read and learn.

These efforts upend the lives of students, families, authors, illustrators, educators, and librarians. It leads to erasure from the shelves, harassment from would be censors, denial of access to books, job loss, and financial and emotional distress.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

Three cheers for Audrey (librarian) and Kim (director) in this PBS News story about @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social!

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

The fight against book bans by public school librarians shown in new documentary

According to a new report from PEN America, public schools across the U.S. saw more than 6,800 book bans in the 2024-25 school year. A new documentary, “The Librarians,” examines the experiences of sc...

www.pbs.org

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

Thank you to BookTrib for featuring my book in this article by Laura Ann Bird.

booktrib.com/2025/10/06/d...

Defending the Right to Read What We Want | BookTrib.

Book banning has been a part of American culture for a long time. Back in 1851, for instance, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned and even burned for depicting the horrors of slavery....

booktrib.com

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · 3d

I agree! So much has happened since @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social stopped filming. NJ Freedom to Read Act signed. That Librarian by @librarianjones.com became a best-seller and is now out in paperback. Suzette Baker won her suit for wrongful dismissal. And more!

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Kelly Lynn Thomas @kellylynnthomas.bsky.social · 3d

Started reading THAT LIBRARIAN by Amanda Jones (@librarianjones.com) yesterday in honor of Banned Book Week.

Librarians and library workers have been on the front lines of the modern fight for intellectual freedom for decades. Follow them, read them, listen to what they have to say.

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

Thank you!!!

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 3d

@librarianjones.com is a hero and a well-deserved Time100 “The World’s Most Influential Rising Stars”!

time.com/collections/...

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

TheBookWrangler is a national treasure. Follow him on Instagram.

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