**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  

Explore some of the history of the long saga of censorship and the need some cultures have to silence certain writers, artists, and musicians. Special attention will be paid to America, where there continues to be a heated debate regarding exactly how “free” creative minds really are when it comes to expressing feelings and ideas. Using recent data collected by the American Library Association, examine on-going examples of censorship, review the probable roots/causes of such censorship, and explore whether total freedom of expression is actually possible. Led by Dr. Bill Thierfelder, a retired college professor who taught a variety of Arts and Humanities courses for 32 years at several New York universities and colleges, including St. John's University and Dowling College. 

Register directly on Zoom HERE.  Presented in collaboration with the Groton Library.

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

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