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- Little Hands Signing: Our Signing Day Signs (Centreville Library, MD) November 30, 2022 at 10:30 am – 11:15 am Queen Anne's County Library, 121 S Commerce St, Centreville, MD 21617, USA For birth - 5 years, and caregiver. Let's sign together! Share stories, songs, and rhymes and learn basic American Sign Language to aid in everyday communication. Presented by Kathy MacMillan, author of Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together. https://www.qaclibrary.org/calendar-monthly
- Hands Up: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Intermediate) December 1, 2022 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Practice and gain confidence in your American Sign Language skills for library settings in this interactive series. Thursdays, November 3- December 15 (No class on November 24) 11 AM-12 PMEastern/ 10 AM-11 AM Central/ 9 AM-10 AM Mountain/ 8 AM-9 AM Pacific. Online sessions via Zoom (6 weeks, 1 hour per week). Register at https://storiesbyhand.com/webinars/
- Hands Up: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Intermediate) December 8, 2022 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Practice and gain confidence in your American Sign Language skills for library settings in this interactive series. Thursdays, November 3- December 15 (No class on November 24) 11 AM-12 PMEastern/ 10 AM-11 AM Central/ 9 AM-10 AM Mountain/ 8 AM-9 AM Pacific. Online sessions via Zoom (6 weeks, 1 hour per week). Register at https://storiesbyhand.com/webinars/
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Category Archives: Authors You Should Know
Kidlit Class and Spooky Fun This Weekend!
It’s going to be another busy weekend! Hope to see you at some of these great events: If you’re attending the Maryland Writers Association 2022 Conference, From Brain to Bookshelf, this weekend, be sure to check out Kidlit Market 101 … Continue reading
Read Local Challenge: Free Webinars and More!
I am excited to once again be participating in the Read Local Challenge, a reading incentive program featuring traditionally-published authors and illustrators in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, and West Virginia, sponsored by the MD/DE/WV region of the Society of … Continue reading
Read This!: TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović
True Biz by Sara Nović Summary: True biz (adj/exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history final, and have doctors, politicians, … Continue reading
Read This!: SO THIS IS EVER AFTER by F.T. Lukens
So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens Summary: Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that … Continue reading
Recommended Reading: The best young adult fantasy/sci fi novels about female characters who don’t care if you like them or not
I recently had a chance to put together a booklist for Shepherd.com. I was inspired by Soraya, the heroine of my YA novel Dagger and Coin, to create a booklist featuring other prickly, wonderful female characters like her. So, without further … Continue reading
Read This!: Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig
Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig Summary: Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), … Continue reading
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Read This!: The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia
The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia Summary: Part coming of age, part call to action, this #ownvoices novel about a Deaf teenager is an exploration of what it means to belong. Set in an ominously prescient near future, this … Continue reading
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Storytime at Snug Books this Saturday!
Storytime with Tracy C. Gold and Kathy MacMillan Saturday, March 5 at 10:30 AM Snug Books, 4717 Harford Road, #1C, Baltimore, MD 21214 Join two local authors for a fun storytime–and learn a little American Sign Language, too! Kathy MacMillan is … Continue reading
Interview with Jen Bryant, author of Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX
As my co-author Manuela Bernardi and I worked on our book, She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World (along with another project we hope to be able to share with you soon!), we learned about so … Continue reading
This Saturday! : A Conversation with Kidlit Authors
I’m looking forward to moderating this terrific panel featuring kidlit authors for all ages! A CONVERSATION WITH KIDLIT AUTHORS Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 2 PM Eastern (Online via Zoom) This panel is sponsored by the Maryland Writers Association and … Continue reading
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