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That librarian : the fight against book banning in America / Amanda Jones.

Summary:

"One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values most about books is how they can affirm a young person's sense of self. So in 2022, when she caught wind of a local public hearing that would discuss "book content," she knew what was at stake. Schools and libraries nationwide have been bombarded by demands for books with LGTBQ+ references, discussions of racism, and more to be purged from the shelves. Jones refused to stand by and have these stories banned in her community. She spoke out that night at the meeting. Days later, she woke up to a nightmare that is still ongoing. Amanda Jones has been called a groomer, a pedo, and a porn-pusher; she has faced death threats and attacks from strangers and friends alike. Her decision to support a collection of books with diverse perspectives made her a target for extremists using book banning campaigns--funded by dark-money organizations and advanced by hard right politicians--in a crusade to make America more white, straight, and "Christian." But Amanda Jones wouldn't give up without a fight: she sued her harassers for defamation and urged others to join her in the resistance. Mapping the book banning crisis occurring all across the nation, That Librarian draws the battle lines in the war against equity and inclusion, calling book lovers everywhere to rise in defense of our readers."-- Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781639733538
  • ISBN: 1639733531
  • Physical Description: 269 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269).
Formatted Contents Note:
Liars and buzzards and trolls, oh my -- How we got here -- Here, there, everywhere -- WWJD: what would Judy do? -- (Wo)man in the mirror -- Hell hath no fury like a librarian scorned -- The battle begins : initial court proceedings -- Are you there Michelle? It's me, Amanda : it's hard to go high when the haters go so low -- The mob song -- Some people are ride or die, some people aren't -- The longevity of hate -- Think of the children -- It's raining sin, Hallelujah -- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- What you can do in your own community -- Don't let anyone dull your sparkle -- My July 19, 2022, speech to the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control.
Subject: Libraries.
Librarians.
Challenged books > United States.
Prohibited books > United States.
Censorship > United States.
Censorship.
Genre: Informational works.
Autobiographies.

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