An Evening with Librarian, Author and Activist, Amanda Jones

Purchase her book here: That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America | Village Books (indielite.org)

As Montgomery County and Conroe ISD continues to face book bans and censorship, Village Books welcomes author and activist Amanda Jones. Amanda Jones has been an educator for 22 years and is the President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians. She was the 2021 School Library Journal Co-Librarian of the Year, 2021 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, and 2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year. Amanda is a sought-after keynote speaker at national and international conferences, and has been interviewed in national media including MSNBC, NPR, NBC News, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and more . Amanda co-founded the Livingston Parish Library Alliance to defeat censorship attempts in her community and is a founding member of the Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship, which fights against censorship efforts across the state. She lives in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. We ask that attendees purchase the book through Village Books to go through the signing line. You can purchase it here: That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America | Village Books (indielite.org)