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I Dig American Sign Language
2026-08-12 17:00:00 2026-08-12 18:00:00 America/New_York I Dig American Sign Language Let’s dig deep and learn basic American Sign Language for dinosaurs, diggers, and the things we love through stories, songs, and more! (Ages 0-5) Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden, Large Meeting Room

Wednesday, August 12
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-08-12 17:00:00 2026-08-12 18:00:00 America/New_York I Dig American Sign Language Let’s dig deep and learn basic American Sign Language for dinosaurs, diggers, and the things we love through stories, songs, and more! (Ages 0-5) Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden, Large Meeting Room

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library

Frank and Betty Wright Reading Garden, Large Meeting Room

Let’s dig deep and learn basic American Sign Language for dinosaurs, diggers, and the things we love through stories, songs, and more! (Ages 0-5)

Presented by Kathy MacMillan, author of the Little Hands Signing series and Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together.

Space is limited.  Please visit the Youth Services desk 30 minutes before the program to request a ticket.

In the event of inclement weather, this SummerQuest event will be moved indoors.

Can't make it on August 12?  Join Kathy MacMillan for "I Dig American Sign Language" on August 1 at 10:15 or 11:15 AM, Mount Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Ave.  (Please choose just one time to attend on August 1.)

Sponsors: SummerQuest Jr. is made possible through a generous grant from the James M. Duncan, Jr. Library Foundation, Inc. SummerQuest is made possible through support from the Alexandria Library Foundation, Inc., the Friends of Beatley Central Library, Friends of Barrett Library, Friends of Burke Library, and Friends of Duncan Library.

AGE GROUP: | Children |

EVENT TYPE: | Summer Quest | Children |

TAGS: | SummerQuest | Sign Language | children |

Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
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