The American Library Association (ALA) announced Monday that George Takei will be its honorary chair for Banned Books Week, coming up Oct. 5-11.

Takei, an award-winning actor, New York Times best-selling author and activist, will aim to spread awareness on book bans and censorship, according to the group.

“Books are an essential foundation of democracy,” Takei said in a statement. “Our........

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