A line formed outside the West End Neighborhood Library in D.C. on Sunday — and not because people were there to check out books.

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Instead, concerned residents joined the line, one by one, waiting for their turn to pick up a free copy of a banned book from Penguin Random House’s Banned Wagon . The orange truck, decorated with images of famous banned book titles and the words “Save Our Stories,” sat outside the library as volunteers handed out free copies of books.

“In addition to the free banned books, there’s l

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