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Juneteenth Event: Introduction to Black American Sign Language (BASL) with Tempest Cooper

Sat, June 14, 2025 2:00 P.M. Add to your calendar
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Join Tempest Cooper in an interactive, educational and culturally enriching experience.  We will be reading children’s books in Black American Sign Language (BASL) and participating in a Juneteenth activity.  Children and caregivers will have the opportunity to learn sign language together and you will also have the opportunity to explore poems. This program is ideal for children ages 5-12 years old. 

Tempest Cooper is an Afro-Jamaican Deaf Artist, born Deaf in a hearing family from Raleigh, NC. Her passion is to serve, give back to the Deaf community and individuals who identify with disabilities by connecting them to resources within the community. Since direct services for the Deaf are very limited it is her duty to ensure accessibility to communication and direct therapy in mental health is provided in their primary language i.e., American Sign Language/Black ASL.

This event will take place in The Central Children's Storyhour Room.

 

Ages
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • School Age
Event Type
  • Family Programs
  • Workshops and Enrichment
Event Tags
  • African American
  • Art
  • Education
  • Family
  • Language Study
  • Literacy
  • Juneteenth

Children's Department
Ground Floor - Room 22
215-686-5369

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-833-TALK FLP (825-5357)

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