Hoboken Public Library paving the way for book sanctuary movement across NJ [Video]

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) — There’s a movement happening in New Jersey, to prevent the banning of books, and it’s thanks to one woman who created the first book sanctuary in the state.

Hoboken Public Library Director Jennie Pu is that visionary, starting the library’s book sanctuary a year ago, which has now sparked more than 30 other public libraries that have followed her lead.

The controversial books sit prominently on the second-floor shelves of the Hoboken Public Library, but in other parts of the country, titles like these are being banned.

“We have had some pressure, but I can tell you with certainty almost all of it has originated outside our community,” Pu said.

The mission of the book sanctuary is to offer a place where titles that have been criticized because of their content are all welcome.

“What this means, it tells me that our communities here in New Jersey believe in the …