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MATINICUS ISLAND, Maine -- There's an "Island of Misfit Toys" in the popular holiday classic. Now there's an island for unwanted and banned books, too.

There’s an “Island of Misfit Toys” in the popular holiday classic. Now there’s an island for unwanted and banned books, too.

A tiny library on Matinicus Island off the Maine coast is on a mission to fill its shelves with books that have fallen out of favour elsewhere.

MATINICUS ISLAND, Maine (AP) -- There's an "Island of Misfit Toys" in the popular holiday classic. Now there's an island for unwanted and banned books,

The tiny library on Matinicus Island 22 miles (35 kilometers) off the Maine coast is on a mission to fill its shelves with books that have been banned elsewhere.

“We are buying banned books in order to publicly push back against the impetus to ban books."

MATINICUS ISLAND, Maine (AP) — There’s an “Island of Misfit Toys” in the popular holiday classic. Now theres an island for unwanted and banned books, too.

There’s an “Island of Misfit Toys” in the popular Christmas show

The Matinicus Island Library has adopted a range of historically banned books including classics such as Catch-22 and To Kill a Mockingbird.

The tiniest library in Maine, housed on Matinicus Island 22 miles off the states coast, is on a mission to fill its shelves with unwanted and banned books.