That Librarian with Amanda Jones

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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How did an award-winning librarian become the target of an online hate campaign? Sharon McMahon chats with Amanda Jones about her new book, “That Librarian,” and her experience speaking out against book bans and censorship. Amanda talks about the consequences she’s faced, including death threats and her address being posted online, and why she’s so passionate about making books accessible to everyone. From the misinformation fueling these bans, to the crucial role libraries play in communities, Amanda tells us why standing up for what’s right matters more than ever. Credits: Host and Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon Supervising Producer: Melanie Buck Parks Audio Producer: Craig Thompson To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.8	Hello friends, welcome.
0:37.0	Delighted you can join me today.
0:56.9	My guest is Amanda Jones, who has written a book about her experiences as a librarian fighting book bands. And my goodness, what an interesting conversation this is. So let's dive in. I'm Sharon McMahon. And here's where it gets interesting.
1:05.2	I'm really excited to be chatting with that librarian today. How are you, Amanda? I'm good. How are you?
1:12.1	I am really good. We have a mutual interest. First of all, mutual interest in libraries. I love libraries. I've always love libraries. I grew up a block from a library. The library made me who I am, quite honestly.
1:17.3	And I hold libraries very close to my heart. I know they're important to you too. Otherwise,
1:21.9	you would not have gone into this field. But libraries have been under attack recently. Is that a fair statement? Oh, you could say
1:30.9	that, yes. Libraries and librarians and the authors and the characters and the stories
1:37.1	have been under attack for several years now. The past few years have been really an onslaught of
1:41.9	hate towards libraries and authors and stories.
1:44.9	Yeah, you're right. That throughout history, we have seen historic time periods where people
1:49.5	have been really intent on banning books and this book is smut or this book is whatever.
1:54.5	They're these sort of cyclical natures of moral panic surrounding books.
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