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- Hands Up: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Beginners) September 24, 2021 at 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Learn and practice American Sign Language for library settings in this interactive series. Fridays, September 17-October 22 from 1:30-2:30 PM Eastern/12:30-1:30 PM Central/11:30AM-12:30 PM Mountain/10:30-11:30 AM Pacific Online sessions via Zoom (6 weeks, 1 hour per week). Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-up-live-asl-practice-for-library-staff-beginner-tickets-163935825467
- Webinar: Welcoming Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patrons to Your Library (PCI Webinars) September 29, 2021 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In this interactive program, you’ll learn tips for communicating with deaf and hard of hearing patrons, information about American Sign Language and Deaf Culture, and even some basic ASL vocabulary to introduce yourself and help patrons navigate the library. $28.99 Register at https://pciwebinars.com/event/welcoming-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-patrons-to-your-library/
- Hands Up: Live ASL Practice for Library Staff (Beginners) October 1, 2021 at 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Learn and practice American Sign Language for library settings in this interactive series. Fridays, September 17-October 22 from 1:30-2:30 PM Eastern/12:30-1:30 PM Central/11:30AM-12:30 PM Mountain/10:30-11:30 AM Pacific Online sessions via Zoom (6 weeks, 1 hour per week). Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-up-live-asl-practice-for-library-staff-beginner-tickets-163935825467
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Category Archives: Recommended Reading
Read This!: Lucy’s Blooms by Dawn Babb Prochovnic
Lucy’s Blooms by Dawn Babb ProchovnicSummary: The town’s annual flower contest is coming soon, and a young girl puts her heart into growing a lively bunch of flowers she finds in a meadow. As her grandmother guides her in nurturing … Continue reading
Read This!: Everyone’s Sleepy but the Baby by Tracy C. Gold
Everyone’s Sleepy but the Baby by Tracy C. Gold Summary: Sleepy Mommy, Sleepy Daddy, Sleepy little dog. Everyone’s sleepy but the baby, Yawn, yawn, yawn. After a long day, the whole family is ready to hit the hay . . … Continue reading
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
