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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif">We are pleased to announce an opportunity to enjoy videos of popular children’s books,
<u>recorded in both English and American Sign Language</u>. The videos are available for viewing in a unique Niche Academy hosted by the SEO Service Center. The new videos are presented in partnership with Ohio Citizens for Deaf Cultures, Worthington Libraries
and the State Library of Ohio. The project was funded through a federal Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant, awarded by the State Library of Ohio.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif">The entertaining videos were created and edited by Worthington Libraries with Ohio Citizens for Deaf Cultures providing the ASL interpreters. Each video contains the illustrated story, ASL interpretation,
audible narration, and closed-captioning.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif">The academy includes the following stories:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“Fry Bread” by Kevin Noble Maillard: The Native American tradition of sharing fry bread during family meals is celebrated in this story about family, history, culture
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“I Broke My Trunk” by Mo Willems: Gerald tells Piggie the long, crazy story about breaking his trunk. Will Piggie end up with a long, crazy story of her own?</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“I Promise” by LeBron James: This lively and inspiring picture book reminds readers that tomorrow's success starts with the promises we make to ourselves and our
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“Jabari Tries” by Gaia Cornwall: Jabari is inventing a flying machine, but making it go from crash to whoosh will take grit, patience and maybe even a little help
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“Lola Loves Stories with Daddy” by Anna McQuinn: Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“Natsumi” by Susan Lendroth: The festival of traditional Japanese arts is coming up, and little Natsumi's big personality is too much for her family's quieter traditions,
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“There's A Giraffe in My Soup” by Ross Burach: Each time a waiter returns with a new bowl of soup to satisfy a customer's complaint, a different animal appears
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:"Georgia Pro",serif; color:#303030; background:white">“We Don’t Eat Our Classmates” by Ryan T. Higgins: When the class pet bites the finger of Penelope, a Tyrannosaurus rex, she finally understands why she should not
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