Any list of essential children’s literature would be incomplete without Margaret Wise Brown’s “Goodnight Moon.” However, the book was included on a different list until 1972: the list of books banned by the New York Public Library.
The history of book bans is full of head-scratchers like this one and the Ohio University Zanesville Campus Library hopes to help people understand this history and call into question trends of censorship in literature.
Hosted Sept. 26, students and community members are encouraged to learn about and discuss banned or challenged books while enjoying selections of food and drink at the annual Banned Book Café. One of the main organizers of the event is Jennifer Lisy, an assistant professor of instruction in early childhood and elementary education on the OU Zanesville campus. …