News From Other Sources

We wanted to share with you some exciting new resources and training opportunities for the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project, which is aimed at enhancing and expediting the process by which people apply for clemency under Ohio’s laws. The Project was established in collaboration between Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and the Reentry Clinic at The University of Akron School of Law.

The DEPC has created a 20-minute online training video for support organizations, which we would love for you to share with your patrons and library staff members. Here is a link to the video: https://business.facebook.com/watch/?v=234744924404377. The Project partners have also hosted several virtual Q&A sessions about the OGEPP (here is a recent Tweet regarding the Q&A series with the Ohio Association of Local Reentry Coalitions: https://twitter.com/OSULawDEPC/status/1278342819913117698). The DEPC would be happy to host additional Q&A sessions with your libraries in order to better educate the public about the Project. We can provide further details about the Q&A sessions or create a program proposal if that would help.

We would appreciate it if you could share the above training video with your library communities, and let us know if you would like to schedule a Q&A session. If possible, we would also love for you to remind your communities about the Project website link, Akron Law’s library guide (https://law.uakron.libguides.com/expeditedpardon), which helps individuals find the information they need to fill out the expedited pardon application forms, and/or the attached flier.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Starnes at Akron or Emma MacGuidwin at Ohio State. We appreciate your help in increasing public awareness about this important project!

Free Webinar: How to Run a Librarian in Training Program For Children!
Wednesday, August 19th from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Johnson City (Tennessee) Public Library’s Librarian-in-Training program is a 15-week program for children ages nine to twelve that provides an overview of library occupations and services. Children spend two hours in each department of the library, as well as attend a board meeting, over the fifteen sessions, to see how all of the parts contribute to the whole.

In this interactive and informative program, learn how to adapt this program for your library, and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with potential future librarians.

Specifically, attendees will learn to:

Adapt the basic components of the Librarian-in-Training program to fit your individual library’s needs
Promote the program within your own organization and gather staff buy-in for participation
Formulate an outreach plan to target specific interested children

Jennifer Johnson has worked with the Youth Services department of the Johnson City Public Library in Tennessee for the past seven years. She has held her current position of School Age Program Coordinator for three years.

Her background is in English Literature and Early Childhood Education, both of which have served her well in the library field. She loves working with children and helping them develop a love of reading and learning.


News From Other Sources We wanted to share with you some exciting new resources and training opportunities for the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project, which is aimed at enhancing and expediting the process by which people apply for clemency under Ohio’s laws. The Project was established in collaboration between Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and the Reentry Clinic at The University of Akron School of Law. The DEPC has created a 20-minute online training video for support organizations, which we would love for you to share with your patrons and library staff members. Here is a link to the video: https://business.facebook.com/watch/?v=234744924404377. The Project partners have also hosted several virtual Q&A sessions about the OGEPP (here is a recent Tweet regarding the Q&A series with the Ohio Association of Local Reentry Coalitions: https://twitter.com/OSULawDEPC/status/1278342819913117698). The DEPC would be happy to host additional Q&A sessions with your libraries in order to better educate the public about the Project. We can provide further details about the Q&A sessions or create a program proposal if that would help. We would appreciate it if you could share the above training video with your library communities, and let us know if you would like to schedule a Q&A session. If possible, we would also love for you to remind your communities about the Project website link, Akron Law’s library guide (https://law.uakron.libguides.com/expeditedpardon), which helps individuals find the information they need to fill out the expedited pardon application forms, and/or the attached flier. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Starnes at Akron or Emma MacGuidwin at Ohio State. We appreciate your help in increasing public awareness about this important project! Free Webinar: How to Run a Librarian in Training Program For Children! Wednesday, August 19th from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT Johnson City (Tennessee) Public Library’s Librarian-in-Training program is a 15-week program for children ages nine to twelve that provides an overview of library occupations and services. Children spend two hours in each department of the library, as well as attend a board meeting, over the fifteen sessions, to see how all of the parts contribute to the whole. In this interactive and informative program, learn how to adapt this program for your library, and share your knowledge and enthusiasm with potential future librarians. Specifically, attendees will learn to: Adapt the basic components of the Librarian-in-Training program to fit your individual library’s needs Promote the program within your own organization and gather staff buy-in for participation Formulate an outreach plan to target specific interested children Jennifer Johnson has worked with the Youth Services department of the Johnson City Public Library in Tennessee for the past seven years. She has held her current position of School Age Program Coordinator for three years. Her background is in English Literature and Early Childhood Education, both of which have served her well in the library field. She loves working with children and helping them develop a love of reading and learning.
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