BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Library Market//iCal Export//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"Banning Books in America: Not a How To" with Author Sam uel Cohen UID:3686 DTSTAMP:20260420T000300Z DTSTART:20260518T230000Z DTEND:20260519T000000Z LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE V IA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via em ail.**  We all have thoughts and feelings about the rise of book banning s in America so this is a great opportunity to have a discussion about it! Join author and professor, Samuel Cohen, for a conversation on his most r ecent release, Banning Books in America: Not a How-to, which is a book about banned books in the U.S. - about reading them, teaching them, and le nding them under the shadow of political pressure not to. Bring your quest ions as Sam will have answers (or, at least, thoughtful responses that wil l make us think) to them. We hope you can join us for this important topic . RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded and the video will be ava ilable for two (2) weeks. All registrants will receive the recording via e mail within 48 hours of the program. Please register for this event and y ou'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zo om.This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library  and we're happy to be collaborating with the John Curtis Free Librar y in Hanover, MA as well as the Tewksbury Public Library to bring this pro gram to our communities. We are thrilled to be partnering with the Ashland Senior Center for this event. URL:https://www.sturbridgelibrary.org/event/banning-books-america-not-how- author-samuel-cohen-3686 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR