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- Webinar: Serving Deaf Patrons in the Library (part 1) September 17, 2020 at 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm ALA Editions Webinar, presented by Kathy MacMillan. More info and registration athttps://www.alastore.ala.org/content/serving-deaf-patrons-library-workshop
- Online CCPL Storytime: Little Hands Signing: Autumn Signs September 19, 2020 at 10:00 am – 10:30 am Presented by Kathy MacMillan. Hosted by Carroll County Public Library's Eldersburg Branch FREE program. Registration required at https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/events
- Webinar: So You Want to Publish a Book September 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm online via Zoom, You’ve got the idea, you’ve got the drive, and you’ve got the willingness to work to get your book in print. But where do you start? Kathy MacMillan, Compton Crook Award finalist and author of 18 traditionally published fiction and nonfiction books for children, breaks down the bewildering world of publishing, from writing and revision to submission and…
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Read This!: BY THE BOOK by Amanda Sellet
By the Book by Amanda Sellet Summary: As a devotee of classic novels, Mary Porter-Malcolm knows all about Mistakes That Have Been Made, especially by impressionable young women. So when a girl at her new high school nearly succumbs to … Continue reading
Read This!: ALL EYES ON HER by L.E. Flynn
All Eyes on Her by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Summary: You heard the story on the news. A girl and a boy went into the woods. The girl carried a picnic basket. The boy wore bright yellow running shoes. The girl … Continue reading
Read This!: SHE LEADS: THE ELEPHANT MATRIARCH by June Smalls
She Leads: The Elephant Matriarch by June Smalls Summary: She is the Queen. The matriarch. She leads her daughters and their daughters. Text and illustrations follow the journey of an elephant matriarch as she leads her family through the wilds … Continue reading
Read This!: THE BEAUTY MYTH by Naomi Wolf
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf Summary: The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today’s world, women have more power, legal recognition, and professional success than ever before. Alongside the evident … Continue reading
Read This!: SHOW ME A SIGN by Ann Clare LeZotte
Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte Summary: Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha’s Vineyard. Her great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, over a hundred … Continue reading
Read This!: HELP WANTED: MUST LOVE BOOKS by Janet Sumner Johnson
Help Wanted: Must Love Books by Janet Sumner Johnson Summary: When Shailey’s dad gets a new job, she loses her bedtime reading partner. She immediately starts interviews to fill the position and is thrilled when her favorite fairy tale characters … Continue reading
Read This!: FOR A MUSE OF FIRE and A KINGDOM FOR A STAGE by Heidi Heilig
I’m reviewing FOR A MUSE OF FIRE and A KINGDOM FOR A STAGE together because I read them one after the other in a single fiery couldn’t-get-enough-streak! For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig Summary: Jetta’s family is famed … Continue reading
Read This!: GIRLS LIKE US by Randi Pink
Girls Like Us by Randi Pink Summary: Set in the summer of 1972, this moving YA historical novel is narrated by teen girls from different backgrounds with one thing in common: Each girl is dealing with pregnancy. Four teenage girls. … Continue reading
Read This!: OUR YEAR IN LOVE AND PARTIES by Karen Hattrup
Our Year in Love and Parties by Karen Hattrup Summary: Tucker knows that some relationships take work. With his best friend, Bobby, and his mom, everything is simple, steady. His dad, on the other hand, seems to only show up … Continue reading
Read This!: RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Summary: What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young … Continue reading
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