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ASL: American Sign Language Resources: Adult Nonfiction Resources (all)

Sign language is one of the most accessible languages to learn. Start today with one of these resources!

`All Resources`

The books and DVDs listed here are shelved on the 2nd floor. There are many additional resources for children and beginners available on the ground floor as well as for parents on the 2nd floor. Please inquire with Reference (x207) or Youth Services (x205) for more information and suggested titles. Or, search the library's online catalog.

Learn to Sign

American Sign Language Workbook: Exercises to Build Your Signing Vocabulary
by Rochelle Barlow
Call Number: 419 Bar

ISBN: 9781646119509

Publication Date: 2020-07-28
Talking with Your Hands, Listening with Your Eyes: A Complete Photographic Guide to American Sign Language
by Gabriel Grayson
Call Number: 419 Gra

ISBN: 075700007X

Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Gallaudet Survival Guide to Signing
by Leonard Lane
Call Number:
419.03 Lan

ISBN: 9780930323677

Publication Date: 1990-02-01
American Sign Language Made Easy for Beginners: A Visual Guide with ASL Signs, Lessons, and Quizzes
by Travis Belmontes-Merrell
Call Number: 419.7 Bel -- New / Popular [PROCESSING]

ISBN: 9781638074243

Publication Date: 2022-08-02
The American Sign Language Phrase Book
by Louie J. Fant
Call Number:
419.7 Fan

ISBN: 9780071759328

Publication Date: 2011-05-13
Learn American Sign Language: Everything You Need to Start Signing Now: Complete Beginner's Guide 800+ Signs
by James W. Guido
Call Number: 419.7 Gui

ISBN: 9781577151074

Publication Date: 2015-10-13
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conversational Sign Language Illustrated
by Carole Lazorisak
Call Number: 419.7 Laz

ISBN: 1592572553

Publication Date: 2004-09-07
1,000 Signs of Life: Basic ASL for Everyday Conversation
by Editors of Gallaudet University Press
Call Number:
419.7 One

ISBN: 1563682729

Publication Date: 2004-04-06
The American Sign Language Handshape Starter: A Beginner's Guide
by Richard A. Tennant and Marianne Gluszak Brown
Call Number: 419.7 Ten

ISBN: 1563681307

Publication Date: 2002-09-25
Learn American Sign Language: Everything You Need to Start Signing Now
by James W. Guido
Call Number: [eBook: Hoopla]

ISBN: 9781627889278

Publication Date: 2015-09-10
The American Sign Language Phrase Book
by Barbara Bernstein Fant
Call Number: [eBook]

ISBN: 9780071642354

Publication Date: 2008-01-01

Signing Dictionaries

American Sign Language Dictionary
by Martin L. Sternberg
Call Number: 419 Ste

ISBN: 0062716085

Publication Date: 1998-10-21
American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners: A Visual Guide with 800+ ASL Signs
by Tara Adams
Call Number: 419.7 Ada

ISBN: 9781685397029

Publication Date: 2022-04-12
American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Dictionary
by Martin L. Sternberg
Call Number: R 419 S
*non-circulating*

ISBN: 0060140976

Publication Date: 1981-06-01

Video Learning on DVD

American Sign Language Vocabulary Builder: Volume 1
by Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
Call Number:
DVD 419.7 AMER
Also available as a streaming video on Hoopla.

ISBN: 0885444916960

Publication Date: 2010
American Sign Language Vocabulary Builder: Volume 2
by Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
Call Number:
DVD 419.7 AMER

ISBN: 0885444916977

Publication Date: 2010
Common Expressions in American Sign Language: Volume 1
by Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
Call Number:
DVD 419.7 COMM

ISBN: 0883629197258

Publication Date: 2010
Common Expressions in American Sign Language: Volume 2
by Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
Call Number:
DVD 419.7 COMM

ISBN: 0883629197265

Publication Date: 2010
Getting Started in Signing
by Elaine Costello (instructor)
Call Number:
DVD 419.7 GETT

ISBN: 0879763001377

Publication Date: 2006
Sign Language 101: A Beginner's Guide to American Sign Language
by Everyday ASL Productions, Ltd.
Call Number:
DVD 419.7 SIGN
Also available as a streaming video on Hoopla.

ISBN: 0736211235169

Publication Date: 2011

Related Titles

Legal Rights: The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
by The National Association of the Deaf
Call Number:
346.7301 Leg

ISBN: 9781563686443

Publication Date: 2015-06-30
Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism
by Elsa Sjunneson
Call Number:
362.4 Sju

ISBN: 9781982152376

Publication Date: 2021-10-26
The Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness
by Katie Booth
Call Number:
362.4283 Boo

ISBN: 9781501167096

Publication Date: 2021-04-06
Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals about the Mind
by Margalit Fox
Call Number:
419 Fox

ISBN: 9780743247122

Publication Date: 2007-08-21
Deaf Republic: Poems
by Ilya Kaminsky
Call Number:
811.6 Kam

ISBN: 9781555978310

Publication Date: 2019-03-05
Deaf Utopia: A Memoir -- and a Love Letter to a Way of Life
by Nyle DiMarco
Call Number:
B DiMarco
Also available as an eAudiobook on Hoopla.

ISBN: 9780063062351

Publication Date: 2022-04-19
Becoming Helen Keller [DVD]
by American Masters (PBS)
Call Number:
DVD 362.41 BECO
Also available as a streaming video on Hoopla.

ISBN: 9781531709051

Publication Date: 2022

Additional Online Resources

ASL Digital Resources
A simple list compilation of the above digital resources with descriptions in a printable PDF format

Video Learning: Digital Learning Content Provided by Hoopla*

*residency restrictions may apply

All about Recreational Activities in American Sign Language
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 43 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
American Sign Language Everyday Words: Activities and Events
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 31 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
American Sign Language for Kids and Adults: Vol. 1, Everyday Lessons
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 137 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
American Sign Language Made Easy: Season 1
by the American Sign Language Made Easy Series
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
6 video files (approximately 180 min.)

Publication Date: 2018
American Sign Language Vocabulary Builder: Vol. 1
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 30 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Fingerspelling 101: Vol. 1, Loan Signs
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 50 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Grammar Series: Vol. 1, Directional Verbs
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 22 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Grammar Series: Vol. 2, Directional Verbs
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 22 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Vocabulary Series: English
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 15 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Vocabulary Series: Math
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 14 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Vocabulary Series: Science
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 22 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
ASL Vocabulary Series: Social Studies
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 21 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
Emergency Medical Words and Phrases in American Sign Language: Vol. 1
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 53 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
Idioms and Phrases in American Sign Language: Vol. 1
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 43 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
Sign Language 101: A Beginner's Guide to American Sign Language
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 74 min.)

Publication Date: 2020
What Did She Say? -- American Sign Language Receptive and Translation Practice: Vol. 1
by Everyday ASL University
Call Number: [Streaming Video: Hoopla]
1 video file (approximately 56 min.)

Publication Date: 2020

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