Sign the Seasons: Fall by Kathy MacMillan and Ekaterina Ladatko
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Level up your library’s service to Deaf patrons with Hands Up!: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Intermediate)
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Hands Up: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Intermediate)
Wednesdays, October 21 to November 25, 2026 from 12-1 PM Eastern/11 AM-12 PM Central/10-11 AM Mountain/9-10 AM Pacific
Online sessions via Zoom (6 weeks, 1 hour per week). Includes recording access for all sessions through December 26, 2026.
Build your American Sign Language skills for library settings in this interactive series. This series is appropriate for those who have taken Hands Up!: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Beginner), or the ASL for Library Staff eCourses through the American Library Association, or anyone who already knows some library vocabulary in ASL and wishes to polish their skills. Join us to reinforce your library signing skills and increase your confidence in your ability to communicate with members of the Deaf community. Certificate of completion available with successful completion of post-test.
- Individual: 270.00 (includes live webinar and recording access for 30 days after the live event)
- Group rates available for groups of 10 or more. Contact info@storiesbyhand.com for more information.
Part Participants say:
“I loved this workshop, it was a great introduction to library vocab in ASL!”
“I liked the focus on grammar, like topic-comment and indexing, because this is stuff that would be harder to study on my own.”
Roar into storytime!
Little Hands Signing in Storytime: Animal Signs
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 2-3 PM Eastern/1-2 PM Central/12-1 PM Mountain/11 AM-12 PM Pacific
Online session via Zoom (1 hour webinar). Includes recording access for 30 days.
Add some American Sign Language to your storytime toolbox! In this interactive session, we’ll focus on basic ASL vocabulary for animals. Learn how to incorporate ASL into storytime songs, rhymes, and stories in a respectful and effective way.
Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.
Pricing:
- Individual: 45.00 (includes live webinar and recording access for 30 days after the live event)
- Group rates available for groups of 10 or more. Contact info@storiesbyhand.com for more information.
- Optional Add-on: Individualized video feedback: 25.00. Submit a video (up to 10 min) demonstrating your planned signing activities for storytime and receive individualized feedback on sign choices, production, and more from Kathy MacMillan via return video within 14 days. Must be used within 6 months of purchase.
About the Instructor: Kathy MacMillan is a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter, librarian, and storyteller. She is the author of the Sign the Seasons and Little Hands Signing series from Familius Press, Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together (Huron Street Press) as well as many other books for children, teens, librarians, and educators.
Past attendees say:
“This was my first time attending a workshop like this, and it was fantastic! The instructor was friendly, knowledgeable and did a great job explaining the signs.”
“The presenter did a fantastic job. It was especially helpful to be able to practice the signs during the webinar.”
“This was really fantastic and super engaging. Thank you so much!!”
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Autumn Leaves: A Song to Sign for Storytime
Sign the Seasons: Fall by Kathy MacMillan and Ekaterina Ladatko
Order now at Deaf Camps, Inc. Bookstore (autographed copies that support a great cause!) | Bookshop.org | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Familius
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