<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone!<div><br></div><div>I just wanted to send a reminder of some great up-coming events hosted by the library! </div><div><br></div><div><div>First Event:</div><div>In-Touch, presented by Baltimore Center Stage:</div><div>Date: October 9th and October 16th, 2018<br></div><div>Time: 11:00 AM</div><div>Location: 415 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201</div><div>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.) <br></div><div><br></div><div>Second Event:</div><div><div>Righting Wrongs: Scientific Evidence and the Wrongfully Convicted </div><div>Date: October 15, 2018</div><div>Time: 6:30 PM; Call in: 515-604-9516; Access Code: 202933<br></div><div>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.<br></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Third Event:</div></div><div><div>Technology User Group Meeting:</div><div>Date: October 13, 2018<br></div><div>Time: 10:30 AM</div><div>Location: Long Branch Library, 8800 Garland Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20901</div><div>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!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Ashley</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;border-collapse:collapse">
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<p style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ashley M. Biggs</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<i>Outreach Librarian</i><br>Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped<br>Maryland State Library<br>415 Park Avenue<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603<br>
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