By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion—the right to read. The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old Takei will serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 5-11. Libraries and bookstores around the country will highlights books that have been censored, from Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” to Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye.”“I remember all too well the lack of access to books and media that I needed growing up. “Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves—and each other—in books.”Previous honorary chairs for Banned Books Week, established in 1982, include Ava DuVernay, LeVar Burton and Jason Reynolds. Takei will share leadership with honorary youth chair Iris Mogul, a first-year student at the University of California, Santa Cruz who has been active for years in anti-banning campaigns.