In 2022, Martha Hickson was nationally recognized for her efforts to oppose book bans. The librarian at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School received the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity in June of that year, which is awarded by the American Library Association. Two years later, Hickson continues to lead the efforts against book bans in public schools in New Jersey, including in her own Hunterdon County district in Annandale, an unincorporated section of Clinton Township. On May 7, members of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional Board of Education will v…