GRAFTON-MIDVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY || JANUARY - APRIL 2022 || REGISTER ONLINE AT GMPLIBRARY.ORG 8 WE THANK OUR VERY GENEROUS DONORS FRIENDS OF GMPL Wrongful conviction occurs when a person who is factually and morally innocent of a crime is nevertheless convicted and imprisoned. Since 1989, there have been over 2,800 exonerations of people who were wrongfully convicted in the United States, including at least 90 Ohioans. These cases include those in which a death sentence was imposed. The Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, provides free legal assistance to people who are innocent but imprisoned in Ohio. Please join us for this event to learn more about how and why wrongful convictions occur and the work being done in Ohio. Hear first-hand accounts from people who have endured the tragedy of wrongful conviction but triumph in freedom. Join Pierce Reed, the Policy and Engagement Director for OIP will appear along with a person who has been wrongfully convicted. Accompanying them will be Exoneree Raymond Towler and his Lydian Jazz Band. No registration is required. Program is presented by the Friends of GMPL and is free to the public. This is a compelling program, with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions. Innocent But Imprisioned: Wrongful Conviction in Ohio Saturday, April 2, 6 PM @ Midview Middle School Friends Meetings First Tuesday of each month, 6:30 PM January 4, February 1, March 1, April 5 The Friends of GMPL meet at the Library on the first Tuesday of each month. For more information, visit their website at http://friendsgmpl.org/. The January meeting is a social hour. Join us for desserts and information about what it means to become a Friend of the Library. We hope to see you there. Chris Bellamy Angela Carter Mrs. Theresa Edged Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz Kathy & Terry Gabel Ed & Lynn Greenwald Evelyn Hemmingsen Marianne Jalowiec Linda Kerekes Lois & Joseph Newton Sue & John Stipck Deborah M. Zarbaugh Mike & Melissa Filipiak Mr. & Mrs. Michael Labanow Jim & Cindy Snyczepanski To the Library Endowment Fund: A Donation to the Library: From the Palm Sunday Tornado to Memorial Day parades to the Lincoln Funeral Train (in the middle of the night!) Biblioboard is your window to the past. Browse newspaper articles, scrapbooks, postcards, interviews, photographs and more for free and with no login required. If you want to explore more fascinating people and places in our community check out our podcast, Postcards from Grafton, wherever you get your favorite podcasts. What will you discover? BECAUSE LEARNING TO READ COMES BEFORE READING TO LEARN.
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