Banned Book Week highlights right to read

The first week of October has been designated by the American Library Association as Banned Book Week, and the Eastern Oklahoma Library System (EOLS) is celebrating at the Sallisaw and Muldrow libraries.

For more than 40 years, this annual event has brought together the entire book community — including librarians, teachers, booksellers, publishers, writers, journalists and readers of all kinds — in a collective show of support for the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those some may de...