Amanda Jones
Awards
2023 AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
2023 LLA Alex Allain Intellectual Freedom Award
2023 ALA IFRT Paul Howard Award for Courage
2023 ALA IFRT John Phillip Immroth Award
2023 ACRL-LA Library Profressional Award
2022 EdTech Magazine Top 30 K-12 Education IT Influencers
2021 School Library Journal Librarian of the Year
2021 Library Journal Mover and Shaker
2021 AASL Inspire COVID Recovery Grant
2021 Debra Rochelle Grant
2021 Dollar General Youth Literacy Grant
2020 Louisiana School Librarian of the Year
2020 Louisiana Dream Teacher of the Month (December)
2019 AASL Social Media Superstar Program Pioneer
2019 LACUE State Middle Teacher of the Year
2019 AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
2019 James O Modisette Award for Top Middle School Library Programming in Louisiana from LLA
2018 REALISD Project Member
2009 Live Oak Middle School Teacher of the Year
Associations
American Library Association (ALA)
Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT)
Louisiana Chapter Councilor 2023-2026
Rainbow Round Table
Library of the Future Award Committee 2023-2024
Committee Associate of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (standing, Council) 2024-2026
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
#AASL19 National Conference Social Media Squad
#AASL21 Conference Committee Social Media Co-Chair 2020-2021
School Library Promotion Committee 2020-2022
Inspire Special Event Grant Committee 2020-2021
Knowledge Quest Blogger 2020-2022
Chapter Assembly Member 2021-2024
Secretary 2022-2023
#AASL23 National Conference Co-Chair 2022-2023
Association of Library Service for Children (ALSC)
Louisiana Library Association (LLA)
James O Modisette Committee for Excellence in School Library Programming
Intellectual Freedom Committee
LLA's Delegate to ALA
Executive Board Member
PEN America Member (Writer)
Louisiana Association of School Librarians (LASL)
Parliamentarian 2019-2020
2nd VP 2020-2021
Vice President 2021-2022
President 2022-2023
Past President 2023-2025
School Librarian of the Year Committee
LASL Delegate for AASL Chapter Assembly
Advisory Council for the University of Iowa School of Library Information Science's Online Ready program (formerly at South Carolina College of Information and Communication)
International Society of Technology Education (ISTE)
National Association of Media Literacy Education (NAMLE)
International Association of School Librarians (IASL)
LA Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE)
LA Young Readers' Choice Awards 6-8 Committee (LYRC) 2019-2022
Louisiana Federation of Teachers
South Carolina Association of School Librarians Associate Member (SCASL)
Association of College and Research Libraries: Louisiana Chapter (ACRL-LA)
League of Women Voters of Louisiana
Authors Against Book Bans
Freedom to Read Foundation
Professional photographs provided by Kathryn and Travis Photography.