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Ask an Attorney

Re-entry Clinic
2023-02-18 10:00:00 2023-02-18 13:00:00 America/New_York Ask an Attorney Trained volunteer lawyers and law students will assist with expungement, CQE, clemency, license restoration, & more. No registration; clinic may end before 1 pm if capacity is reached. Main Library - Auditorium, Atrium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3

Saturday, February 18
10:00am - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-02-18 10:00:00 2023-02-18 13:00:00 America/New_York Ask an Attorney Trained volunteer lawyers and law students will assist with expungement, CQE, clemency, license restoration, & more. No registration; clinic may end before 1 pm if capacity is reached. Main Library - Auditorium, Atrium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3

Main Library

Auditorium, Atrium, Meeting Room 1, Meeting Room 2AB, Meeting Room 3

Trained volunteer lawyers and law students will assist with expungement, CQE, clemency, license restoration, & more. No registration; clinic may end before 1 pm if capacity is reached.

University of Akron School of Law's Re-entry Clinic for February is hosted at Akron-Summit County Public Library's Main location!

In one-on-one sessions, individuals with criminal records will have the opportunity to seek assistance with the following:

  • Certificate of Qualification for Employment (CQE, please bring information for employment history, three non-relative references, & three family references).
  • clemency (please visit https://www.drc.ohio.gov/clemency to learn about the pardon process).
  • expungement & sealing (the law has changed & you might qualify for sealing even if you did not qualify in the past).
  • license restoration (clinic cannot pay associated fees).
  • and more!

Note: The clinic may end before 1 pm if capacity is reached. No registration. For questions or additional information, contact the Business, Government & Science Division at 330.643.9020 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org.

For more assistance or further reading, check out these resources:

Law for Laypersons books (Genre)
"The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System" by Paul Bergman & Sara Berman (Nonfiction)
Gale Legal Forms (Database)

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Law & Legal |

TAGS: | re-entry |

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About the branch

Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

Upcoming Events

Movies@Main and Akron Horror Hounds Present...
Sat, Mar 25, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium
Sunday Movies@Main
Sun, Mar 26, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium
Messy Art Mondays
Mon, Mar 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Microsoft Excel Series
Mon, Mar 27, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
This event is full
Teen Advisory Board
Mon, Mar 27, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room
Microsoft Excel Series
Tue, Mar 28, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
This event is full
True Crime Book Club
Tue, Mar 28, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Introduction to Finding Grants - Grantseeking for Nonprofits
Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room 2AB
Baby Time
Wed, Mar 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
Microsoft Excel Series
Wed, Mar 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
This event is full
Preschool Story Time
Thu, Mar 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
OhioMeansJobs Onsite Services
Thu, Mar 30, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center
Baby Time
Thu, Mar 30, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
Teen Smoothie Smash
Thu, Mar 30, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room
Thursday Movies@Main
Thu, Mar 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Akron on Foot: The Library Hiding in Plain Sight
Sat, Apr 01, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Science & Technology
Canceled
Sunday Movies@Main
Sun, Apr 02, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Music@Main: Joe Augustine Trio
Sun, Apr 02, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium
On-Your-Own Book Club - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Mon, Apr 03, All day
Culture & AV
Music and Movement Mondays
Mon, Apr 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
Baby Time
Wed, Apr 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
Preschool Story Time
Thu, Apr 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
OhioMeansJobs Onsite Services
Thu, Apr 06, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center
Baby Time
Thu, Apr 06, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Write & Bite
Thu, Apr 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Meeting Room
StartUp Akron: Ask an Attorney - Business Law Clinic
Thu, Apr 06, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room 1,Meeting Room 2AB,Meeting Room 3,Atrium
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Thursday Movies@Main
Thu, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Passport Day - Walk in Passport Processing
Sat, Apr 08, 10:30am - 4:00pm
TechZone
Paws for Reading
Sat, Apr 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Music and Movement Mondays
Mon, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
Baby Time
Wed, Apr 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
This event is full
Job Readiness: Social Media and Job Searching
Wed, Apr 12, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Abraham Lincoln: His Civil War Presidency and Personal Life
Wed, Apr 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Zoom
Job Readiness: Modernize Your Resume
Wed, Apr 12, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Making Masterpieces Monthly: Make Your Own Robot
Wed, Apr 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
TechZone
This event is full
Preschool Story Time
Thu, Apr 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
OhioMeansJobs Onsite Services
Thu, Apr 13, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center
Baby Time
Thu, Apr 13, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Teen Advisory Board
Thu, Apr 13, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room
Thursday Movies@Main
Thu, Apr 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
Think & Drink Book Club
Thu, Apr 13, 8:00pm - 9:00pm
StartUp Akron: Bring Your Business to Life
Sat, Apr 15, 10:30am - 2:00pm
Auditorium,Atrium,Meeting Room 2AB
Sunday Movies@Main
Sun, Apr 16, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium
Monster Mission Course - Celebrating the Week of the Young Child
Mon, Apr 17, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library RECE Lab
Webtoons Club
Mon, Apr 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room
A Time to Play: Petite Chefs - Celebrating the Week of the Young Child
Tue, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
Basic Computer Class Series
Tue, Apr 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am
20 & 30 Something Meet & Greet - Stage Combat with the Ohio Shakespeare Festival
Tue, Apr 18, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Park/Amphitheater
Baby Beach Party! - Celebrating the Week of the Young Child
Wed, Apr 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room,Children's Library RECE Lab
Introduction to Proposal Writing and Project Budgeting
Wed, Apr 19, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Meeting Room 2AB
Basic Computer Class Series
Wed, Apr 19, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Computer Lab 1
Registration opens Tuesday, March 28 2023 at 9:00am
Preschool Story Time: Artsy Thursday - Celebrating the Week of the Young Child
Thu, Apr 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Library Programming Room
OhioMeansJobs Onsite Services
Thu, Apr 20, 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Microbusiness Center
Baby Time
Thu, Apr 20, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Library Programming Room
Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament
Thu, Apr 20, 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room 2AB
Thursday Movies@Main
Thu, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium
16th Annual Family Reading Festival - Celebrating the Week of the Young Child
Sat, Apr 22, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Zoom: Genetic Genealogy with Richard Hill
Sat, Apr 22, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Sunday Movies@Main
Sun, Apr 23, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium
Music and Movement Mondays
Mon, Apr 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Library Programming Room
Teen Advisory Board
Mon, Apr 24, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Meeting Room
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