Coastal Carolina celebrates Banned Book Week

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina University is celebrating people’s freedom to read by observing Banned Book Week.

Assistant philosophy professor Preston McKever-Floyd holds a discussion Monday on the ethics of banning books.

On Thursday, Coastal Carolina students take part in the Banned Books Read-Out. That’s an event where they read sections from some of the most commonly banned books from Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” to the “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling.

The event will also include performances of banned music and a video on censorship.