Amanda Jones – That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
October 19 @ 10:00 am
Amanda Jones has been an educator for 23 years, at the same middle school she attended as a child. She has served as President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians and won numerous awards for her work in school libraries, including School Library Journal Librarian of the Year. A sought-after keynote speaker, Amanda is a frequent volunteer for state and national library associations, as well as a co-founder of the Livingston Parish Library Alliance and founding member of Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship. She lives in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
In That Librarian, Jones maps the book banning crisis occurring across the nation, drawing the battle lines in the war against equity and inclusion, calling book lovers everywhere to rise in defense of our readers.
Jones will be joined by by Sam Helmick, the American Library Association Council 2024-2025 president-elect and the Iowa City Public Library Community & Access Services Coordinator.
Cosponsored by the Iowa City Public Library’s Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival, an annual event series promoting our right to seek information, read, and speak freely.
