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

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.

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.

Happy Library Lovers Month to everyone who loves and supports our libraries! #Libraries #Librarians #BookLove

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.

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 But many libraries are facing their own challenges with aging & outdated facilities.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...

PASS IT ON!!! Watch THE LIBRARIANS on PBS, Monday Feb 9.

“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 open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Imagine living in a world where people become billionaires by causing human suffering... writing books so popular you become the rare billionaire who gets rich without causing human suffering... and then deciding to use those billions to cause human suffering anyway just for the love of the game.

This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year. She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again. Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/

Librarians have been at the forefront of human rights battles. They are educators and service providers. And they also were the first protectors of reader privacy when regressive governments wanted their borrowing records. Defend your libraries. If we lose them, we won't get them back.

“And it’s not just an attack on librarians, but it’s attack on the books. But they’re also trying to devalue and defund libraries as a whole across the board.” bookriot.com/the-finalist...

Four state-level right to read bills are on deck right now. Here's what they are, why one of them is not being actively endorsed, and how you can get involved. The teen letters here are outstanding, too. That, plus a deeply frustrating roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/freedom-to-r...

This podcast episode is SO GOOD! Amanda Jones & Audrey Wilson Youngblood tell their stories of being attacked by book banners, and director Kim A. Snyder explains how she made the film. Great questions from Kate & Charlie, who ❤️ libraries. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @librarianjones.com

Grateful to Kate and Charlie Gibson for welcoming us on The Book Case podcast to talk about @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social Thank you for amplifying our stories and championing literacy, books, and intellectual freedom. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @la-cac.org

This film! I cannot wait. I got my first library card when I learned to write my name & went every week as a kid, worked in the college library system as a student worker for 4 years, worked at the city library for a summer after graduation & have continued to use the heck out of my local library.

One of the best movies I saw last year. Make the time to watch it if you care about freedom of access and ideas. These librarians, and the community members who support them, are heroes, too.

“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social deadline.com/2026/02/the-...

New: Thanks to advocates from across the country, library funding was not only included in the FY26 federal budget, it was increased. Your advocacy made a difference for libraries! Share your appreciation for the library funding measures: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #FundLibraries

School libraries are the buzzing hub of a school learning environment.

I named my daughter after Jo March!

What was once a community space, libraries have become a battleground over censorship, with librarians on the frontlines. Watch @independentlens.bsky.social @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on the PBS YouTube Channel and PBS app starting February 9. pbs.org/independentlens

Scenes from the airplane this past weekend: Toronto, the Rocky Mountains, California sunset, and Dallas. I’m tired but blessed.

Thank you to Kelly Jensen for always putting in the work and making us aware of these things.

🇨🇦 O Canada 🇨🇦 So honored to keynote at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference and deeply moved to receive an Intellectual Freedom Award. The kindness, generosity, and warmth were overwhelming. What a beautifully organized conference and an unforgettable time in Toronto. My ♥️ is full.

Thank you Barbara Kingsolver, @parnassusbooks.bsky.social Ann Patchett, @jodipicoult.bsky.social, Mary Kay Andrews, and @librarianjones.com Amanda Jones. Not only do they write great books but they are badass women that stand up and speak out against injustice. 💪🏼♀️ 📚 It’s the women getting it done!!

So lucky to be hearing @librarianjones.com talk about her experience as an "accidental activist" when advocating for books. #OLASC

As a former Girl Scout, and former “Cookie Mom” to my daughter’s troop, I know how wonderful the Girl Scouts are. Help this local troop out if you can. I just donated a few boxes to help them pay for camp.

Call for Papers: The Political Librarian invites all levels of information, memory, library, and cultural heritage professionals, administrators, educators, researchers, policy analysts, and stakeholders to contribute to the Spring 2026 issue of The Political Librarian.

If you are in the Nashville area, you do NOT want to miss this event!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/film-scree...

Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.

Libraries in the United States receive over a billion visits every year, so there are obviously a lot of library users out there.

Renée Watson’s "Heartbook” Wins Newbery Medal This one was special to Watson, who spoke with SLJ about the Newbery recognition. www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

Freedom Truck programming isn’t history. It’s propaganda. One version of America, one set of “values,” using a federal agency meant to serve everyone. Libraries teach HOW to think. They want to tell you WHAT to think. bookriot.com/imls-freedom...

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

His name is Alex Jeffrey Pretti. He was 37 years old & was a licensed ICU nurse He was recording ICE & helping a female protester after they shoved her to the ground He was Legally carrying a weapon that ICE removed from him quite a few seconds before they shot him 5 times & executed him

The students who will begin college in the fall were in 8th grade when rampant book banning began in the USA. A look at the generational impact of book bans on teenagers–one of the most impacted groups by this First Amendment violation. bookriot.com/the-generati...

Go, Amanda Jones!! ✨👏🏽 Yay! 😊

Check out #45! 😭😭😭 My little kid nerdy heart loves this because I grew up looking forward to this magazine included with the Sunday paper every week. I am so honored to see my book on this list in a magazine that means so much to me. Thank you, PARADE Magazine! parade.com/books/best-n...

While fighting back against book censorship can see overwhelming, the good news is that small actions taken by lots of people add up. If you do one thing per quarter, one thing per month, or even one thing per week, your efforts make a difference. Swipe through for what you can do to make an impact.

I had the honor of seeing a screening of this tonight at the historic Kentucky Theater, introduced by Silas House! Huge turnout for such an important documentary. Action items, folks: Get a library card Support your local librarians Attend school board meetings Buy books by marginalized authors

"I’m sad—in disbelief and just so angry that our staff and our students are going through this.” www.slj.com/story/Minnes...

New trailer for @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social just dropped. If you haven’t had a chance to see it, then mark your calendars because it will be streaming on PBS and Independent Lens beginning February 9th! youtu.be/2y151tS5Ntc?...

Just watched the excellent @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social on BBC iPlayer. Such a moving and often terrifying film, but essential viewing for all who care about books and their power to promote empathy and understanding.

3rd book of my year of reading thank you for your strength and courage @librarianjones.com #goallin #savelibraries #notallheroeswearcapes #thelibrarians #Nationalyearofreadign2026 #AmandaJones