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Sep 27, 2024 | 
okcfriday.com | Amanda Jones
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda Jones
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Amanda Jones, a 23-year veteran in public education has moved from classroom teacher to involvement in a suit in the court of law. The lawsuit is based upon her fight against book banning that is spreading across the nation.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
publishersweekly.com | Amanda Jones
Recently, I opened an email from a librarian who shared a story that has become all too familiar. She was being vilified in her community, simply for being a librarian. It’s a story I know all too well. In July 2022, I endured a similar fate. After I made a brief speech against banning books with LGBTQ themes from my hometown public library in Livingston Parish, La., two men began making false accusations about me on social media.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
bookriot.com | Amanda Jones
The fight against book bans in schools, public libraries, and elsewhere across the map is ongoing, and the tireless work of keeping books accessible and on shelves has been heaped on the shoulders of many who recognize the negative impact these bans have on communities. Librarian Amanda Jones is one such individual who took a stand against book banning in her Louisiana parish.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
yesmagazine.org | Amanda Jones
“She’s a sparrow when she’s broken / But she’s an eagle when she flies”—Dolly Parton, “Eagle When She Flies”Every day for the past 22 years, I’ve left my house and traveled the same route to work. It takes exactly six minutes from the time I leave until the moment I open the door of my SUV to walk inside my school.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Amanda Jones |Stephanie Johnson |Brandon Stanton |
A useful book for readers interested in better understanding a persistent problem. A memoir by a middle school librarian from Louisiana who fought censorship. After speaking up against censorship at her local public library board meeting in Livingston, Louisiana, in 2022, Jones, the former president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, began receiving threatening emails and attacks via social media.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
emailinc.net | Amanda Jones |Becky Kolosik
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”The author of that quote is Oprah Winfrey, which may surprise some of you, as she seems to have a lot. But, as we all know, money isn’t the answer to every problem. In fact, it is rarely a real cure for the challenges our world throws at us.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
bluewillowbookshop.com | Bee Johnson |Ransom Riggs |Carol Mithers |Amanda Jones
The end of August is upon us, school has started, and here at the shop we're turning our attention to a busy fall calendar of author events and big book releases. In the meantime, there are still lots and lots of great new releases to share with you. Today, we're shining a spotlight on twelve of the best recent titles across all ages and many genres.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
time.com | Amanda Jones
IdeasBy Amanda JonesAugust 20, 2024 7:00 AM EDTJones is the author of the book THAT LIBRARIAN: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. She has been an educator for 22 years, and is the President of the Louisiana Association of School LibrariansImagine waking up one day to a targeted smear campaign insinuating that you, a school librarian, are advocating the teaching of anal sex to 11-year-olds.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
bookriot.com | Amanda Jones |Erica Ezeifedi
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Last week, I wrote about what I felt was the best book club book of the summer, which recent news keeps validating (see: Jimmy Fallon’s book club update and the latest adaptation news). In other book club dealings, have you ever tried going solely by book title to select your next group read?
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Amanda Jones
Lunar New Year falls on Saturday, February 10 in 2024. From wish soup to dragon gifts, these seven board books and picture books show young readers many ways to celebrate the holiday. Celebrating Chinese New Year: A Bilingual Book in English and Mandarin with Traditional Characters, Zhuyin, and Pinyin by Lacey Benard & Lulu Cheng. illus. by Lacey Benard. Bitty Bao. ISBN 9781958833148.
