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
Time to sit on the couch, snuggle with Juno Mars, and finish Die Hard with the fam, while ignoring the Christmas presents all over the living room and maybe getting a third slice of pie in a bit. Yippee-ki-yay. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
December 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Time to sit on the couch, snuggle with Juno Mars, and finish Die Hard with the fam, while ignoring the Christmas presents all over the living room and maybe getting a third slice of pie in a bit. Yippee-ki-yay. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
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Happy Holidays from all of us here at Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship!
December 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship!
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Happy holidays from THE LIBRARIANS team! This year we’ve screened the film all over the globe & we are so thankful to YOU for coming out in droves to support our superheroes.
Moral of the story: Librarians know stuff and they get SHHH done. From our filmmaking team, librarians & library activists.
Moral of the story: Librarians know stuff and they get SHHH done. From our filmmaking team, librarians & library activists.
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Happy holidays from THE LIBRARIANS team! This year we’ve screened the film all over the globe & we are so thankful to YOU for coming out in droves to support our superheroes.
Moral of the story: Librarians know stuff and they get SHHH done. From our filmmaking team, librarians & library activists.
Moral of the story: Librarians know stuff and they get SHHH done. From our filmmaking team, librarians & library activists.
My ❤️ is full. This year stretched me: librarian, author, activist, mom, wife, friend. I traveled, spoke up for libraries, and helped build one in Kenya. My book earned out, got optioned, and I am in a documentary. I fought hard, won some battles, and learned a lot. I’m grateful. Here’s to ‘26.
December 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My ❤️ is full. This year stretched me: librarian, author, activist, mom, wife, friend. I traveled, spoke up for libraries, and helped build one in Kenya. My book earned out, got optioned, and I am in a documentary. I fought hard, won some battles, and learned a lot. I’m grateful. Here’s to ‘26.
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This is the real war on Christmas.
Choose love, not ICE.
Our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org is airing in cities across the U.S. this week.
Go to LoveNotICE.org to join us in demanding that ICE stop their attacks on our neighbors.
#LoveNotICE
Choose love, not ICE.
Our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org is airing in cities across the U.S. this week.
Go to LoveNotICE.org to join us in demanding that ICE stop their attacks on our neighbors.
#LoveNotICE
December 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is the real war on Christmas.
Choose love, not ICE.
Our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org is airing in cities across the U.S. this week.
Go to LoveNotICE.org to join us in demanding that ICE stop their attacks on our neighbors.
#LoveNotICE
Choose love, not ICE.
Our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org is airing in cities across the U.S. this week.
Go to LoveNotICE.org to join us in demanding that ICE stop their attacks on our neighbors.
#LoveNotICE
Getting to see friends during the holiday season has been the best gift of all! @heykellyjensen.bsky.social @noethematt.bsky.social @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @edrabinski.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Getting to see friends during the holiday season has been the best gift of all! @heykellyjensen.bsky.social @noethematt.bsky.social @sassylibrarian.bsky.social @edrabinski.bsky.social
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PEN America: Cancellation of 60 Minutes segment—reportedly because the Trump administration refused to be interviewed—represents an abandonment of "central principles of press freedom and independent news gathering."
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
After ‘60 Minutes’ Pulls Investigation on Deportations, PEN America Warns that Journalism Can’t Depend on Government Approval
The decision by Bari Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, to pull a “60 Minutes” segment on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants—reportedly because the Trump administration refused to be intervi...
pen.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
PEN America: Cancellation of 60 Minutes segment—reportedly because the Trump administration refused to be interviewed—represents an abandonment of "central principles of press freedom and independent news gathering."
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
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Censorship can hit any community — show up for your next library board and school board meeting and speak up for your local librarians!!
This was a very timely screening for Tennesee librarians as they are currently facing audits within their youth collections as well as local attempts to pass bans on public library books. In the “last school year, at least 1,623 books were banned from Tennesee classrooms alone.” (-The Tennessean).
At a recent screening at Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, TN, The Tennessean stopped by to witness the “scoffs,” “gasps,” and “audible sniffers” from the audience as well as their thoughts on the film. “I feel like I just watched a horror movie based on a true story.”
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December 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Censorship can hit any community — show up for your next library board and school board meeting and speak up for your local librarians!!
Did I get my Christmas wish? Is Gov Kim Jong Landry leaving LA? He most certainly can’t be both our governor AND Special Trump Suck-up to Harass Greenland at the same time. Our state constitution forbids it. And why does he look like the Scooby Doo Mud Monster? www.fox8live.com/2025/12/22/t...
December 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Did I get my Christmas wish? Is Gov Kim Jong Landry leaving LA? He most certainly can’t be both our governor AND Special Trump Suck-up to Harass Greenland at the same time. Our state constitution forbids it. And why does he look like the Scooby Doo Mud Monster? www.fox8live.com/2025/12/22/t...
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“A book ban is un-American for this simplest reason: it takes a decision that belongs in the private space that exists between a person and their conscience and turns it into a public act of control.”
A must-read post by Sharon McMahon
substack.com/@sharonmcmah...
A must-read post by Sharon McMahon
substack.com/@sharonmcmah...
Sharon McMahon (@sharonmcmahon)
Book bans create a nation of permission seekers instead of critical thinkers. It is not the role of the government to pre-decide the information and stories citizens are allowed to encounter.
substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“A book ban is un-American for this simplest reason: it takes a decision that belongs in the private space that exists between a person and their conscience and turns it into a public act of control.”
A must-read post by Sharon McMahon
substack.com/@sharonmcmah...
A must-read post by Sharon McMahon
substack.com/@sharonmcmah...
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If you are in the UK The Librarians is avaliable on the iplayer, under the Storyville banner. Well worth a watch.
Excited to see @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social playing at The Prytania on Jan 4th! @la-cac.org
www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...
www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you are in the UK The Librarians is avaliable on the iplayer, under the Storyville banner. Well worth a watch.
Excited to see @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social playing at The Prytania on Jan 4th! @la-cac.org
www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...
www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...
December 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Excited to see @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social playing at The Prytania on Jan 4th! @la-cac.org
www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...
www.theprytania.com/movies/the-l...
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2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year.
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, and Successes Over The Year
What were the book censorship trends in 2025? Here are the highs and lows, as identified by five organizations doing the work.
bookriot.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year.
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social
bookriot.com/book-censors...
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Thank you @librarianjones.com & Suzette Baker for this @timemagemizu.bsky.social article. The gratitude of #librarians and #readers across the country must also go to Leila Green Little @ifightforbooks.bsky.social for her courage! Bravo for all who stand up for #FirstAmendment rights! #TLSky #EduSky
“Authoritarians gain power when citizens stop paying attention. Visit your local library, check out books, and keep reading. If we stay unified and informed, we can ensure reading w/out restriction remains the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental freedom for all.”
time.com/7341120/book...
time.com/7341120/book...
December 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Thank you @librarianjones.com & Suzette Baker for this @timemagemizu.bsky.social article. The gratitude of #librarians and #readers across the country must also go to Leila Green Little @ifightforbooks.bsky.social for her courage! Bravo for all who stand up for #FirstAmendment rights! #TLSky #EduSky
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Banger of a piece from Suzette Baker and @librarianjones.com in TIME magazine: time.com/7341120/book...
The Supreme Court Just Opened the Door to a New Era of Book Bans
The Supreme Court’s inaction puts Americans’ First Amendment rights at risk.
time.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Banger of a piece from Suzette Baker and @librarianjones.com in TIME magazine: time.com/7341120/book...
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Thank you @librarianjones.com and Suzette Baker for this powerful piece. 38 million Americans now live in an unfortunate place and time where censorship is legal.
“Authoritarians gain power when citizens stop paying attention. Visit your local library, check out books, and keep reading. If we stay unified and informed, we can ensure reading w/out restriction remains the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental freedom for all.”
time.com/7341120/book...
time.com/7341120/book...
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thank you @librarianjones.com and Suzette Baker for this powerful piece. 38 million Americans now live in an unfortunate place and time where censorship is legal.
“Authoritarians gain power when citizens stop paying attention. Visit your local library, check out books, and keep reading. If we stay unified and informed, we can ensure reading w/out restriction remains the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental freedom for all.”
time.com/7341120/book...
time.com/7341120/book...
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Authoritarians gain power when citizens stop paying attention. Visit your local library, check out books, and keep reading. If we stay unified and informed, we can ensure reading w/out restriction remains the foundation of our democracy and a fundamental freedom for all.”
time.com/7341120/book...
time.com/7341120/book...
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“It’s not about litigating a set book. It’s not ever about the one book.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Important read- this article from the @thetnholler.bsky.social focusing on the reaction of TN librarians to @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...
Librarians film shines spotlight on book bans, TN librarians react
"The Librarians" documentary portrays the growing book ban movement across the nation. A group of TN librarians watched the film and spoke with us.
www.tennessean.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“It’s not about litigating a set book. It’s not ever about the one book.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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Well lookie here! It's my best of/most notable/favorite young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror books of 2025! reactormag.com/notable-youn...
Notable Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror of 2025 - Reactor
Check out 30 of the best young adult titles of the year
reactormag.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Well lookie here! It's my best of/most notable/favorite young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror books of 2025! reactormag.com/notable-youn...
We stand united.
Proud to announce that #Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship has joined the American Library Association! We are standing together for #libraries, readers, and the #freadom to read. @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We stand united.
“Under the soft, undulating lights of the film’s end credits, the librarians wrapped themselves, not in armor, but in cozy knit sweaters, soft pea coats, tote bags full of notebooks and round glasses wiped free of tears.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org
www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...
Librarians film shines spotlight on book bans, TN librarians react
"The Librarians" documentary portrays the growing book ban movement across the nation. A group of TN librarians watched the film and spoke with us.
www.tennessean.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“Under the soft, undulating lights of the film’s end credits, the librarians wrapped themselves, not in armor, but in cozy knit sweaters, soft pea coats, tote bags full of notebooks and round glasses wiped free of tears.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org
www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...
www.tennessean.com/story/news/2...
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Honored to share a guest piece for Literary Activism today about the post-World War II boom in comics burnings. What made book burning so seductive to people in 1940s-50s America?
That, plus this week's big roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/post-ww2-com...
That, plus this week's big roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/post-ww2-com...
The Seductive Appeal of Burning Comic Books in Postwar America: Book Censorship News, December 12, 2025
What led to a rash of comic book burnings in post-World War II America and where and how does this legacy still exist today?
bookriot.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Honored to share a guest piece for Literary Activism today about the post-World War II boom in comics burnings. What made book burning so seductive to people in 1940s-50s America?
That, plus this week's big roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/post-ww2-com...
That, plus this week's big roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/post-ww2-com...
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Have you cast your VOTE FOR THE LIBRARIANS yet? Help us share our superheroes stories to an even wider audience and support the Freedom to Read movement by voting (or voting again) for us in the Cinema Eye Honors Audience Choice Award!
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Audience Choice Voting - Cinema Eye Honors
Audience Choice Voting Choose Your Favorite Film of this year
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