Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: In 2022, Louisiana middle school librarian Amanda Jones became the subject of social media posts accusing her of being a pedophile and making threats against her life. The reason? She, along with others, spoke out against banning books at a local library meeting. This book tells her story in context with the overall debate over book banning in America. Review: I took my daughter to a library book sale this weekend and since I knew she'd be in the library basement for a while, I decided to look for another book to check out. I wound up choosing That Librarian because as a writer, I've always been concerned about the concept of book banning, and I was intrigued by the first-hand story the author was telling. I have to tell you; I don't normally get angry from reading books. This one was an exception to that. The real-life horror story Jones went through was so unbelievable, I might have had a hard time believing it was true had she not also showed the actual emai...