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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I love This One Summer. A brilliant book, and one I highly recommend to teens. Thanks for standing up for it here Amanda.
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I love This One Summer. A brilliant book, and one I highly recommend to teens. Thanks for standing up for it here Amanda.
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“The decision came after nearly an hour of heated public comment that included calls to burn books, biblical warnings of divine judgment, and multiple disruptions …” we are headed don a dark road as a country.
February 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“The decision came after nearly an hour of heated public comment that included calls to burn books, biblical warnings of divine judgment, and multiple disruptions …” we are headed don a dark road as a country.
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I always have the warning of German poet Heinrich Heine in my mind: "Where they burn books, in the end they will burn people."
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I always have the warning of German poet Heinrich Heine in my mind: "Where they burn books, in the end they will burn people."
Yep, that’s me. Yep, that’s my public library. Maybe they’ll ban dancing next and Kevin Bacon will show up. (And I mean the actor and not the pig that escapes from down Clinton Allen Road with that name. 🤣)
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"Burn the book and get rid of it forever": Library board votes to restrict award-winning graphic novel for teens despite legal warnings and disrupted meeting - Livingston Parish News
LIVINGSTON, La. — A contentious Livingston Parish Library Board of Control special meeting on February 10th, 2026, ended with the board voting 6-3 to relocate the award-winning graphic novel "This …
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February 13, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Yep, that’s me. Yep, that’s my public library. Maybe they’ll ban dancing next and Kevin Bacon will show up. (And I mean the actor and not the pig that escapes from down Clinton Allen Road with that name. 🤣)
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@la-cac.org @everylibrary.bsky.social
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Discovery is going to be 🔥🔥🔥!
Great news for @librarianjones.com: “The appellate court said Jones has a right to argue that the comments ‘were knowingly false or made with reckless disregard of the truth, and caused Ms. Jones injury, including harm to her reputation, contempt, ridicule, anxiety, and emotional distress.’”
Louisiana Supreme Court allows local librarian's defamation lawsuit against Michael Lunsford to proceed - Livingston Parish News
The Louisiana Supreme Court has unanimously rejected an attempt by Michael Lunsford and Citizens for a New Louisiana to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Livingston Parish school librarian Amanda ...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Discovery is going to be 🔥🔥🔥!
My former student (I taught her 7th grade English) made the NYT bestsellers list. To say I’m proud is an understatement!
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 AM
My former student (I taught her 7th grade English) made the NYT bestsellers list. To say I’m proud is an understatement!
Thank you for shining a light on what is happening to our nation’s libraries! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social
They weren’t looking for a fight. Then the fight came to their libraries, families, and lives.
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Thank you for shining a light on what is happening to our nation’s libraries! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @oif.bsky.social @penamerica.bsky.social
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The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
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February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
I started photographing millstones after the anti-library crowd began wielding the Bible like a weapon, throwing the “millstone verse” while claiming moral high ground. There’s real irony in screaming insults in God’s name while quoting a verse about protecting “little ones.” 1/2
February 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I started photographing millstones after the anti-library crowd began wielding the Bible like a weapon, throwing the “millstone verse” while claiming moral high ground. There’s real irony in screaming insults in God’s name while quoting a verse about protecting “little ones.” 1/2
“There is a reason groups like M4L have made a coordinated effort to weaken public education, hollow out civic institutions and target vulnerable communities. This is a deliberate strategy that undermines trust in our government’s ability to serve its citizens.”
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February 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“There is a reason groups like M4L have made a coordinated effort to weaken public education, hollow out civic institutions and target vulnerable communities. This is a deliberate strategy that undermines trust in our government’s ability to serve its citizens.”
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Me and three of my besties having a fun convo!
Excited to share this conversation with #Librarians building #libraries founders @captainlibrary.bsky.social @librarianjones.com and @andreatrudeau.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Me and three of my besties having a fun convo!
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Congratulations @librarianjones.com !
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
After nearly four years, I beat Michael Lunsford and Citizens for a New Louisiana today in a unanimous decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. I’ll be collecting my money from last four years and look forward to discovery. More coming soon!!!!! #Invictus #ForTheLibrarians
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Congratulations @librarianjones.com !
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
The court has allowed Ms. Jones to proceed with her defamation suit against those who said she was promoting pornography to children, when, in fact, she was standing up for
children’s right to read.
After nearly four years, I beat Michael Lunsford and Citizens for a New Louisiana today in a unanimous decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. I’ll be collecting my money from last four years and look forward to discovery. More coming soon!!!!! #Invictus #ForTheLibrarians
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
After nearly four years, I beat Michael Lunsford and Citizens for a New Louisiana today in a unanimous decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. I’ll be collecting my money from last four years and look forward to discovery. More coming soon!!!!! #Invictus #ForTheLibrarians
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Thrilled to announce that Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com has prevailed in her latest court battle against Michael Lunsford & Citizens for a New Louisiana. In a unanimous decision the LA Supreme Court has declined to hear Lunsford's request for dismissal, leaving the 1st Circuit's ruling intact.
February 10, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Thrilled to announce that Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com has prevailed in her latest court battle against Michael Lunsford & Citizens for a New Louisiana. In a unanimous decision the LA Supreme Court has declined to hear Lunsford's request for dismissal, leaving the 1st Circuit's ruling intact.
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Finally had the chance to watch The Librarians. Inspiring. Thank you @librarianjones.com and all others involved. Proud to be a school Librarian. thelibrariansfilm.com
The Librarians Film | Official Site
Librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting on the frontlines of democracy
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February 11, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Finally had the chance to watch The Librarians. Inspiring. Thank you @librarianjones.com and all others involved. Proud to be a school Librarian. thelibrariansfilm.com
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Finally watched this and was sobbing as @librarianjones.com talked about our responsibility to protect kids 💔💔💔
Highly recommend everyone watch this documentary. The work we do matters.
Highly recommend everyone watch this documentary. The work we do matters.
THE LIBRARIANS is now streaming on @pbs.org’s YouTube channel and app. Watch now and get engaged in the Freedom to Read movement in your community!
Watch now: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
Watch now: tinyurl.com/TheLibrarian...
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Finally watched this and was sobbing as @librarianjones.com talked about our responsibility to protect kids 💔💔💔
Highly recommend everyone watch this documentary. The work we do matters.
Highly recommend everyone watch this documentary. The work we do matters.
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Just watched this. Librarians are my heros.
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 10, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Just watched this. Librarians are my heros.
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.
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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...