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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. Read on for an excerpt from her story about how one decision to speak up against bans during a library board meeting changed her life and encouraged others to do the same.
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America by Amanda JonesOne 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. Amanda would be damned if her community were to ban stories representing minority groups. 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. |
Early in the summer of 2022, I had spoken to several friends of mine who worked at our public library. There was rumor afoot that a library board member had been making comments about LGBTQIA+ books and was questioning the purchase of certain books. These librarians all had an impending sense of doom that there would be a move to censor books with LGBTQIA+ characters.
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Here’s this week’s library news to have on your radar. We’ve got a long list of censorship updates, a rundown of the recent controversy surrounding NaNoWriMo, and more.
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News Updates
Nearly two dozen Philadelphia libraries have closed this summer due to A/C issues.
More than 180 UK public libraries have closed or been handed to volunteers since 2016.
NPR looks at how some states are trying to fight the rising costs of eBooks for libraries.
Cool Library Updates
This Las Vegas librarian is using R&B to bring kids into the library.
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Following this week’s disastrous finale of The Bachelorette, I’ve had it up to here. At some point, this show used to kind of (sort of maybe) be about falling in love. But that premise seems all but abandoned in favor of being able to boast the most dramatic season ever. The problem with promising that every season? At some point, it stops being about human emotions, and it starts feeling exploitative. It’s seriously getting to the point where I’m considering abandoning the franchise all together.
Fiction about reality TV shows allows us to experience the drama of other people’s lives without real people’s emotions actually being involved. And books like this one end up being kind of wish fulfillment, too. Because when a season ends as disastrously as Jenn Tran’s season just ended, don’t we all just wish Jenn had ditched all these garbage men and ran off with one of the female contestants from the previous season?
Here for the Wrong Reasons by Annabell Paulsen and Lydia WangShe was a horse girl. She was a wannabe Instagram influencer. Can I make it any more obvious? No, but really. Krystin is an idealistic young woman from Montana who has rodeo competition on lock. Her dating life, though? Non-existent. In fact, Krystin has never had a boyfriend, but she’s sure of what she wants. She’s hoping she can find it as a contestant on the reality TV show Hopelessly Devoted. (This show is basically just The Bachelor, but instead of giving out roses, they cut strings. It’s the same concept, though) Meanwhile, Lauren is coming onto Hopelessly Devoted for one reason and one reason only: social media clout. Sure, Lauren is a lesbian, but nobody on Instagram needs to know that. All she has to do is make sure she gets eliminated before the finale, and she’ll be golden. Simple enough, right? |
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San Marino officially “got their scraps” last night. Marcus, Luke and Andy are here to celebrate a historic night as they earned their first-ever competitive win.
Billy Gilmour also got his scraps but Scotland didn’t get the points, much to the confusion of Andy. Plus, we look ahead to Lee Carsley’s first match as England manager and gear up for the launch of the Pitbull Stadium. It’s Friday, don’t stop the party!
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How The Tragically Hip came to represent the nation
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