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
The Librarians is now on PBS and Independent Lens. Check your local stations or view on the PBS YouTube channel: youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The Librarians is now on PBS and Independent Lens. Check your local stations or view on the PBS YouTube channel: youtu.be/ywQOCY-qDzE?... @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org
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When we Christians are more known for our support of presidents than we are for our support of the poor, the immigrant, the abused, the marginalized, the sick, the hungry, and the oppressed, that is when we know we are following someone other than Jesus and we have a lot of repenting to do.
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When we Christians are more known for our support of presidents than we are for our support of the poor, the immigrant, the abused, the marginalized, the sick, the hungry, and the oppressed, that is when we know we are following someone other than Jesus and we have a lot of repenting to do.
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Please please watch tomorrow night on PBS. Most people have no idea what librarians are dealing with. Some heavy hitters in our field are in this movie. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social
Watch THE LIBRARIANS, Feb 9, on PBS Independent Lens. Check local listings. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Bernard Malamud Quote: “There are no wrong books. What’s wrong is the fear of them.”
“There are no wrong books. What’s wrong is the fear of them.” — Quote by Bernard Malamud
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February 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Please please watch tomorrow night on PBS. Most people have no idea what librarians are dealing with. Some heavy hitters in our field are in this movie. @librarianjones.com @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @becalzada.bsky.social
Don’t forget to use the 5 Calls app each day to call your elected officials. They give you a script and the numbers to call. Don’t just gripe on the internet. Do something.
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Don’t forget to use the 5 Calls app each day to call your elected officials. They give you a script and the numbers to call. Don’t just gripe on the internet. Do something.
Happy Library Lovers Month to everyone who loves and supports our libraries! #Libraries #Librarians #BookLove
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Happy Library Lovers Month to everyone who loves and supports our libraries! #Libraries #Librarians #BookLove
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Drops 2/9 on PBS.
“If our country does manage to save itself, it will be because people just like these librarians say enough is enough. We the people have a right to read what we want, and no billionaire or self-appointed prophet will take that right from us.” @la-cac.org
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The Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes
In a documentary airing soon on PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners.
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February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Drops 2/9 on PBS.
Some of y’all forgot what The Sound of Music was really about and why your mothers and fathers fought back. But the generation you raised didn’t forget. And the generation we raise sure as hell won’t.
February 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Some of y’all forgot what The Sound of Music was really about and why your mothers and fathers fought back. But the generation you raised didn’t forget. And the generation we raise sure as hell won’t.
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New from ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: Libraries are centers of community in difficult moments. But many libraries are facing their own challenges with aging & outdated facilities.
Read more, including new federal research on library facilities, spurred by ALA advocacy: www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
Read more, including new federal research on library facilities, spurred by ALA advocacy: www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
Libraries help communities weather storms. Many are getting snowed under
COMMENTARY | The recent winter storms showed how vital libraries are, but they are struggling with deferred maintenance and an uncertain funding future.
www.route-fifty.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
New from ALA Pres. Sam Helmick: Libraries are centers of community in difficult moments. But many libraries are facing their own challenges with aging & outdated facilities.
Read more, including new federal research on library facilities, spurred by ALA advocacy: www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
Read more, including new federal research on library facilities, spurred by ALA advocacy: www.route-fifty.com/digital-gove...
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PASS IT ON!!!
Watch THE LIBRARIANS on PBS, Monday Feb 9.
Watch THE LIBRARIANS on PBS, Monday Feb 9.
“If our country does manage to save itself, it will be because people just like these librarians say enough is enough. We the people have a right to read what we want, and no billionaire or self-appointed prophet will take that right from us.” @la-cac.org
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes
In a documentary airing soon on PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
PASS IT ON!!!
Watch THE LIBRARIANS on PBS, Monday Feb 9.
Watch THE LIBRARIANS on PBS, Monday Feb 9.
“If our country does manage to save itself, it will be because people just like these librarians say enough is enough. We the people have a right to read what we want, and no billionaire or self-appointed prophet will take that right from us.” @la-cac.org
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
The Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes
In a documentary airing soon on PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“If our country does manage to save itself, it will be because people just like these librarians say enough is enough. We the people have a right to read what we want, and no billionaire or self-appointed prophet will take that right from us.” @la-cac.org
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Imagine living in a world where people become billionaires by causing human suffering...
writing books so popular you become the rare billionaire who gets rich without causing human suffering...
and then deciding to use those billions to cause human suffering anyway just for the love of the game.
writing books so popular you become the rare billionaire who gets rich without causing human suffering...
and then deciding to use those billions to cause human suffering anyway just for the love of the game.
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Imagine living in a world where people become billionaires by causing human suffering...
writing books so popular you become the rare billionaire who gets rich without causing human suffering...
and then deciding to use those billions to cause human suffering anyway just for the love of the game.
writing books so popular you become the rare billionaire who gets rich without causing human suffering...
and then deciding to use those billions to cause human suffering anyway just for the love of the game.
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This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
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Librarians have been at the forefront of human rights battles.
They are educators and service providers.
And they also were the first protectors of reader privacy when regressive governments wanted their borrowing records.
Defend your libraries. If we lose them, we won't get them back.
They are educators and service providers.
And they also were the first protectors of reader privacy when regressive governments wanted their borrowing records.
Defend your libraries. If we lose them, we won't get them back.
“And it’s not just an attack on librarians, but it’s attack on the books. But they’re also trying to devalue and defund libraries as a whole across the board.”
bookriot.com/the-finalist...
bookriot.com/the-finalist...
bookriot.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Librarians have been at the forefront of human rights battles.
They are educators and service providers.
And they also were the first protectors of reader privacy when regressive governments wanted their borrowing records.
Defend your libraries. If we lose them, we won't get them back.
They are educators and service providers.
And they also were the first protectors of reader privacy when regressive governments wanted their borrowing records.
Defend your libraries. If we lose them, we won't get them back.
“And it’s not just an attack on librarians, but it’s attack on the books. But they’re also trying to devalue and defund libraries as a whole across the board.”
bookriot.com/the-finalist...
bookriot.com/the-finalist...
bookriot.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 PM
“And it’s not just an attack on librarians, but it’s attack on the books. But they’re also trying to devalue and defund libraries as a whole across the board.”
bookriot.com/the-finalist...
bookriot.com/the-finalist...
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Four state-level right to read bills are on deck right now. Here's what they are, why one of them is not being actively endorsed, and how you can get involved.
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
Four Freedom to Read Bills to Follow Right Now: Book Censorship News, February 6, 2026
Updates on four freedom to read bills at the state level right now, as well as the voices of students advocating for their right to read.
bookriot.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Four state-level right to read bills are on deck right now. Here's what they are, why one of them is not being actively endorsed, and how you can get involved.
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
The teen letters here are outstanding, too.
That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...
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This podcast episode is SO GOOD! Amanda Jones & Audrey Wilson Youngblood tell their stories of being attacked by book banners, and director Kim A. Snyder explains how she made the film. Great questions from Kate & Charlie, who ❤️ libraries. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
@librarianjones.com
@librarianjones.com
“Book banning is wrong. And we are talking about it this week.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
The Librarians: A Must-See Documentary for Book Lovers
Podcast Episode · The Book Case · 02/05/2026 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
This podcast episode is SO GOOD! Amanda Jones & Audrey Wilson Youngblood tell their stories of being attacked by book banners, and director Kim A. Snyder explains how she made the film. Great questions from Kate & Charlie, who ❤️ libraries. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
@librarianjones.com
@librarianjones.com
Grateful to Kate and Charlie Gibson for welcoming us on The Book Case podcast to talk about @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social Thank you for amplifying our stories and championing literacy, books, and intellectual freedom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @la-cac.org
The Librarians: A Must-See Documentary for Book Lovers
Podcast Episode · The Book Case · 02/05/2026 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Grateful to Kate and Charlie Gibson for welcoming us on The Book Case podcast to talk about @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social Thank you for amplifying our stories and championing literacy, books, and intellectual freedom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @la-cac.org
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This film! I cannot wait. I got my first library card when I learned to write my name & went every week as a kid, worked in the college library system as a student worker for 4 years, worked at the city library for a summer after graduation & have continued to use the heck out of my local library.
“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
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‘The Librarians’ To Premiere On PBS ‘Independent Lens’ As Political Backlash Mounts Against Book Banning
'The Librarians,' directed by Kim A. Snyder, will debut on PBS amid a backlash to book banning campaigns across the country.
deadline.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
This film! I cannot wait. I got my first library card when I learned to write my name & went every week as a kid, worked in the college library system as a student worker for 4 years, worked at the city library for a summer after graduation & have continued to use the heck out of my local library.
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One of the best movies I saw last year. Make the time to watch it if you care about freedom of access and ideas. These librarians, and the community members who support them, are heroes, too.
“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
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‘The Librarians’ To Premiere On PBS ‘Independent Lens’ As Political Backlash Mounts Against Book Banning
'The Librarians,' directed by Kim A. Snyder, will debut on PBS amid a backlash to book banning campaigns across the country.
deadline.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 AM
One of the best movies I saw last year. Make the time to watch it if you care about freedom of access and ideas. These librarians, and the community members who support them, are heroes, too.
“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
deadline.com/2026/02/the-...
‘The Librarians’ To Premiere On PBS ‘Independent Lens’ As Political Backlash Mounts Against Book Banning
'The Librarians,' directed by Kim A. Snyder, will debut on PBS amid a backlash to book banning campaigns across the country.
deadline.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
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New: Thanks to advocates from across the country, library funding was not only included in the FY26 federal budget, it was increased. Your advocacy made a difference for libraries!
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
New: Thanks to advocates from across the country, library funding was not only included in the FY26 federal budget, it was increased. Your advocacy made a difference for libraries!
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries
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School libraries are the buzzing hub of a school learning environment.
School Libraries Empower Students
School libraries are the buzzing hub of a school learning environment.
buff.ly
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
School libraries are the buzzing hub of a school learning environment.
I named my daughter after Jo March!
Take Five: Little Women Reimaginings | Teen Librarian Toolbox
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Take Five: Little Women Reimaginings
With (at least) two Little Women reimaginings coming out in 2026, let's see what other retellings there are!
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I named my daughter after Jo March!
What was once a community space, libraries have become a battleground over censorship, with librarians on the frontlines. Watch @independentlens.bsky.social
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9. pbs.org/independentlens
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9. pbs.org/independentlens
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 AM
What was once a community space, libraries have become a battleground over censorship, with librarians on the frontlines. Watch @independentlens.bsky.social
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9. pbs.org/independentlens
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9. pbs.org/independentlens
Scenes from the airplane this past weekend: Toronto, the Rocky Mountains, California sunset, and Dallas. I’m tired but blessed.
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Scenes from the airplane this past weekend: Toronto, the Rocky Mountains, California sunset, and Dallas. I’m tired but blessed.