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- The SIGN-a-long Sing-a-long (for all ages) at Towson Branch, Baltimore County Public Library (MD) July 20, 2018 at 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Towson Branch, BCPL320 York RoadTowson, Maryland 21204-5179Telephone: 410-887-6166For all ages. Teach your fingers how to sing as we explore American Sign Language through music and stories! Bring the whole family for the hands-on fun as signing (and singing) storyteller Kathy MacMillan teaches you to sign some of your favorite songs.For all ages.For more information, see…
- Little Hands Signing: Sing and Sign at the Hyattsville Library, MD (for ages birth to 8) July 30, 2018 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am PGCMLSHyattsville Branch (Temporary Location)6502 America BlvdHyattsville, MD 20782(301) 985-4690https://www.pgcmls.info/website/branch/location/HyattsvilleSing, sign, play, and learn basic American Sign Language together! Signing storyteller Kathy MacMillan is the author of NITA'S FIRST SIGNS and LITTLE HANDS SIGNING: CHILDREN AND ADULTS SIGNING TOGETHER. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. All are welcome!
- Little Hands Signing: Transportation Signs at Eldersburg Library (MD) (for ages birth to 8) August 11, 2018 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am Eldersburg Library 6400 West Hemlock Drive Eldersburg, MD 21784 410-386-4460 library.carr.org Sing, sign, play, and learn basic American Sign Language in these fun, hands-on storytimes for the whole family. Signing storyteller Kathy MacMillan is the author of NITA'S FIRST SIGNS and LITTLE HANDS SIGNING: CHILDREN AND ADULTS SIGNING TOGETHER. Children 3 and under must be…
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Filling the Pen
This writing thing can really knock you on your butt sometimes. Twice this year I got caught up in the maelstrom of negative thoughts, putting so much pressure on myself that I pushed myself to the brink of an abyss … Continue reading
An Interview with Megan Morrison, Author of GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL
I recently had the enormous pleasure of interviewing my good friend, Megan Morrison, about her debut middle grade novel, GROUNDED: THE ADVENTURES OF RAPUNZEL, for the Sweet Sixteens’ debut author interview series, The Debut Club. This is an extended version … Continue reading
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Betty May: Exploring the Struggles of Women Behind Bars
When I was a child, I had the incredible good fortune to meet a woman who would shape the person I became, whose energy and belief in others helped me evolve from a shy little girl who cried in the … Continue reading
New Favorite, Old Favorite: Just Like the Movies and The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman
Not long ago I had the pleasure of reading Kelly Fiore’s Just Like the Movies, the story of two unlikely friends who set out to recreate scenes from their favorite romantic films in their own lives. Marijke and Lily are … Continue reading
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Everyday Evil
I recently finished The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo (Random House, 2007). This book was extremely hard to read. So hard, in fact, that I actually used up all twenty renewals on the library … Continue reading
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Pressure
So I know that I am coming late to the party with this, but I finally got around to reading the much-recommended Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott (New York: Random House, 1995). I … Continue reading
