I will not be silent

Jones, Amanda

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Title

I will not be silent

Author(s)

Jones, Amanda

Issue Date

2024-08-14

Keyword(s)

• op-ed
• editorial
• book bans
• censorship
• librarians

Abstract

This op-ed from school librarian Amanda Jones paints a bleak picture of the real-time damage being wrought by what she aptly calls extremist censorship and smear campaigns. Not only are targeted books and the historically marginalized experiences they often contain in the crossfire, librarians and educators who stand against censorship face vilification and threats to their jobs and lives. Jones highlights the crucial role of collaboration as library workers across the LIS field take up the fight to push back and protect their communities' right to read.

Series/Report Name or Number

Research on Diversity in Youth Literature, volume 6 issue 1

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Forum

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130606

DOI

10.21900/j.rydl.v6i1.1410

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2024 Amanda Jones
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).

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