“Banned Wagon” brings banned books to the metro

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Banned Wagon made a stop at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines during Banned Books Week to spread awareness.

“We’re hoping it will start a dialogue for people to learn more about what they can do themselves to make sure that kids get to read what they want to read, and that the books are free for us all,” Skip Dye, Senior Vice President of Library Sales and Digitial Strategy for Penguin Random House said.

The Banned Wagon is a collaboration between Penguin Random House, Unite Against Book Bans (UABB), First Book, and Little Free Library. This is the second tour of the Banned Wagon, which will make nine stops across the Midwest and the South…

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