That Librarian: Amanda Jones
Educator-Librarian-Author-Activist-Grassroots Organizer-Speaker-Bibliophile-Louisianan
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- Another librarian is standing up for herself! If you feel led to do so, consider giving up a snack/treat this week and donating that $5 to my friend Christine. www.gofundme.com/f/legal-supp...
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- Shout out to the staff at the Library of Congress! #Librarians www.politico.com/live-updates...
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- What a sad day.
- Reposted by That Librarian: Amanda JonesIt’s been a month and a half since the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) was ransacked by DOGE. In that time, the only government agency dedicated to public libraries and museums has been turned into a propaganda machine.
- Reposted by That Librarian: Amanda JonesGot pics? We'd love to see them! Add your past AASL National Conference photos to our database. Photos may be used to promote #AASL25 and upcoming events! Submit photos here: bit.ly/4jzYZev
- For ALL. Period.
- Chapter 9: Reflection of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder: “We must be concerned with what is true and what is false: “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Lesson: Be kind to our language. Reflection in LinkTree in bio.
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- Help us purchase items for the students at JAMS in Kenya!
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- Reposted by That Librarian: Amanda Jones📌Poster Session and IdeaLab Session Proposals are NOW OPEN! 💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation. ✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: bit.ly/4d1ipGQ
- Reposted by That Librarian: Amanda JonesUPDATE: A court just ruled in our favor, blocking the administration’s effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The agency is dedicated to supporting the museums and libraries that communities love.
- “Many who have become targets of internet conspiracy theories and personal defamation have been public school librarians, including Amanda Jones. Her voice is engaging and the story she tells is by turns dismaying, enraging, an not all that surprising…..” lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-...
- “The Librarians is essential viewing and one of the many vanguard explorations of our current social and political erosion.” dallasfilmnow.com/2025/05/01/f...
- Chapter 7: Reflection of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder: “People and parties who wish to undermine democracy and the rule of law create and fund violent organizations that involve themselves in politics.” Lesson: Be reflective if you must be armed. Full reflection in Linktree in bio.
- Join @andrea-trudeau.bsky.social @captainlibrary.bsky.social and me in supporting Dr. Wasonga's vision for her school library this summer. Every contribution will make a huge difference! #TLsky #booksky #Skybrarian #BeTheChange #BuildingLibraries #HumanCenteredLibraries
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- Chapter 6 Reflection of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder: “For violence to transform the system, the emotions of rallies and insurrections and the ideology of exclusion has to be incorporated into the training of armed guards.” View all/complete chapter reflections at linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian.
- Our U.S. Representative from Louisiana is so embarrassing and unhinged.
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- Reposted by That Librarian: Amanda Jones18 states are prioritizing media literacy! School librarians are your go-to experts for teaching students how to navigate and analyze information responsibly. Let's get informed! 💡 #LibrariansLead #MediaLiteracyEducation #StudentSuccess #aaslslm
- Chapter 5 Reflection of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder: “Professional ethics must guide us… then there is no such thing as just following orders.” Lesson: Remember professional ethics. View all/complete chapter reflections at linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian.
- I still can’t believe I wrote a book. 😭 If Kelly hadn’t been the very first one to cover my story, I don’t know that my path would have led to this book. I’ll always be grateful!!!!!
- Headed to Los Angeles Times Festival of Books!!!! #BookFest
- Chapter 4 Reflection of On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder: “The minor choices we make are themselves a kind of vote.” Lesson: Take responsibility for the face of the world. Our words and actions matter. So, too, does their absence. More reflection on FB at www.facebook.com/share/p/1AMC...
- Hope to see some of you in Philly this summer. I’ll be presenting with Peter Parnell and the Writers Guild Initiative, and also presenting on a panel for the IFRT Chair’s program.
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- I’ve been reading/reflecting On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder. Too much to post here, so you can read it here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1C6k...
- If you’re in the Los Angeles area this weekend, come to the book festival! events.latimes.com/festivalofbo... #BookFest
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- Funny (not funny) how this man rails against the “evil” library and about protecting children in my community from books and librarians. He also sure has had a lot to say about me. I’ve never been arrested or committed a crime, so…. www.wafb.com/2025/04/21/l...
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- Juno Mars turned 3 today!
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- “I say to everyone who asks me for advice, you need to talk about it… talk until you’re blue in the face, and, eventually, the right person will hear you @sassylibrarian.bsky.social is a hero. Many of us wouldn’t have found our voice without her leading the way. www.wgbh.org/culture/book...
- Our president is nothing more than a schoolyard bully.
- I was in Little Rock less than 24 hours, but we went to the Clinton Presidential Library before I spoke at the Central Arkansas Library System. Shout out to Jen and Ashley for meeting me and for the fun adventure. Thank you to everyone at CALS and to my in conversation partner Rep Tippi McCullough!
- If you are in Little Rock this evening, I hope to see you there! events.cals.org/event/13075664
- During interviews, it is inevitable that I will be asked what gives me hope. My answer is always the same: our nation’s youth. The youth of DAYLO (and their adult mentors) inspire me daily. If you haven’t seen the documentary Banned Together, check it out on Prime and/or Apple TV.
- Shout out to PEN America, ACLU of Tennessee, the families, the authors, and Rutherford County Library Alliance for fighting back in Rutherford County, TN. #BanHateNotBooks @la-cac.org pen.org/press-releas...
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- "In a moment of capitulation of universities, law firms, tech platforms, and newsrooms, these improbable first responders [librarians] are defenders of democracy and the freedom to read." @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/ap...
- Happy book birthday to Nikki Grimes!!!!
- Pressure groups. Ask yourselves why and what do they get out if it. Follow the money. @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
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- I spy 2020 @slj.com Librarian of the Year Cicely Lewis in People!!! @glma-inc.bsky.social people.com/authors-who-...
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- Thank you to everyone who voted for me. It is an honor to serve my profession during this difficult time of attacks against intellectual freedom and libraries.
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- Want to know what it’s like to currently be a librarian in the U.S.? I wrote a book about it and my story is similar to thousands of librarians’ stories.
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- Reposted by That Librarian: Amanda JonesNew — I spoke to the school principal of Sackets Harbor, NY, where ICE handcuffed and disappeared a mother and 3 kids (including a 3rd grader). It’s also the town Trump Border Czar Tom Homan calls home. Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:
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- Our president is horrible and not a leader. Leaders don’t push hate and seek to divide. Leaders unite.
