[Md-sligo] Upcoming events at MD LBPH

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On 10/2/18, Ashley Biggs -LBPH- via MD-Sligo <md-sligo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> I just wanted to send a reminder of some great up-coming events hosted by
> the library!
>
> First Event:
> In-Touch, presented by Baltimore Center Stage:
> Date: October 9th and October 16th, 2018
> Time: 11:00 AM
> Location: 415 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201
> Combine the power of a good story with a skilled actor/storyteller and you
> have one incredible story hour. We all know the joy we had as a child when
> someone read aloud to us; all in our community enjoy the same comforts and
> benefits that a story can provide. Join Baltimore Center Stage’s
> storytelling artist as they make a personal connection and present dynamic,
> engaging stories. We can’t wait to see you there! (While RSVP is not
> required, it is recommended.)
>
> Second Event:
> Righting Wrongs: Scientific Evidence and the Wrongfully Convicted
> Date: October 15, 2018
> Time: 6:30 PM; Call in: 515-604-9516; Access Code: 202933
> The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH)
> is excited to announce that it will host a FREE teleconference program with
> attorney Michele Nethercott, Director of the Innocence Project Clinic at
> the University of Baltimore School of Law, focusing on the role that
> science plays in the conviction and exoneration of defendants in criminal
> cases. The event, entitled Righting Wrongs: Scientific Evidence and the
> Wrongfully Convicted, is part of a larger collaborative effort with the
> Maryland Humanities’ One Maryland, One Book campaign.
>
> As part of the One Maryland, One Book reading campaign, the Maryland State
> Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has invited Michele
> Nethercott to speak about the role science plays in helping those who have
> been wrongfully convicted overturn their verdicts. Ms. Nethercott is the
> Director of the Innocence Project Clinic and has spent her career working
> to help those wrongfully convicted. She received her B.A. in Economics from
> Sarah Lawrence College in 1980 and her J.D. from Northeastern University
> School of Law in 1984. She has worked as a trial attorney in the Maryland
> State Office of the Public Defender since 1988. In the 1990s, Ms.
> Nethercott took additional courses at Johns Hopkins University in molecular
> biology and genetics to acquire in-depth knowledge of what was then a new
> type of evidence being introduced to the legal system, evidence obtained by
> DNA testing. She is now a nationally recognized legal expert in DNA
> evidence and other forms of scientific evidence, having served as co-chair
> of the Forensic Evidence Committee for the National Association of Criminal
> Defense Lawyers.
>
> Third Event:
> Technology User Group Meeting:
> Date: October 13, 2018
> Time: 10:30 AM
> Location: Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD,
> 20901
> The Technology User Group (TUG) is taking our show on the road to Silver
> Spring on Saturday, October 13.   The holiday season is upon us and we must
> ask ourselves the important question, “What do I want for me?” We are here
> to help you with guides, demos, intriguing gifts ideas and of course …
> prizes! This annual holiday gifts TUG meeting is always a hit!
>
> Best,
>
> Ashley
>
>
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>
> *Ashley M. Biggs*
> *Outreach Librarian*
> Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
> Maryland State Library
> 415 Park Avenue
> Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603
>
> 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax)
> ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov
>
> http://www.lbph.maryland.gov
>
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