Free drop-in family day with BSL poetry, a workshop to design and model a mini house and a new BSL architecture glossary, for families of deaf children.
Family Festival: Stories, Sign and Shine takes over the British Library on Saturday 17 October, a drop-in day for families with deaf children. It's a follow-on from last year's Imaginary Worlds, and this time the whole thing is built around books and stories — real and made-up — which ties in with the International Year of Reading. There are interactive family learning activities, performances and workshops running throughout the day, all designed for all ages.
On the Upper Ground Floor, there's a BSL poetry performance, and RIBA Learning is running a workshop led by deaf architect and educator Chris Laing, where you can design and model your own fantastical mini house. That workshop also marks the premiere of a new BSL architecture glossary, so it's a bit more than just a craft session. The whole day is fully accessible for families with deaf children, parents and carers, with BSL interpretation available and RIBA Learning staff studying BSL levels 2 and 3.
Behind it is the Family Festival Planning Team of NatSIP (the National Sensory Impairment Partnership), led by Karen Riley OBE. They've put this together in partnership with the British Museum, Camden Family Learning and Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, drawing on more than 20 organisations, including the Foundling Museum, the Jewish Museum, London Zoo, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the University of Bath. It's a big collaboration for a single day.
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It runs from 12:00 to 16:00 at the British Library, 96 Euston Road, Camden, London NW1 2DB, with doors opening at 11:45. It's free, drop-in, and no tickets are required, so you can just turn up when it suits you.
