Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens is partnering with two local libraries in Sussex County to host programs during Deaf Awareness Month in September. These events will help promote awareness of the large Deaf community in the area, highlight the contributions of Deaf people to the arts and literature, and enhance cultural awareness and understanding of this vibrant community.

Deaf author Dr. Irene Leigh will appear from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Selbyville Public Library, 11 W. McCabe St., Selbyville. Leigh will discuss her new book, "Hiding the Holocaust: Memoir of a Deaf Daughter." The book describes Leigh's journey to understand how her parents’ experiences during the Nazi years resulted not only in her experiences with intergenerational trauma but also resilience generated by her parents’ full acceptance of her as a Deaf child. To sign up, go to delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17526411.

An American Sign Language Beginner Class will meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 16 and 23, at the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Ave., Lewes. Attendees will be introduced to the manual alphabet (fingerspelling) and basic sign language. There will be fun, interactive activities incorporating fingerspelling and basic ASL signs. Instructors Terri Worek and Mary Ann Richmond are retired Deaf educators with extensive teaching experience. Class size is limited to 20 people. Interpreting will be provided by ASL Connections. Registration is required at delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/16856967.

Becoming an Executive Chef, a presentation by Maggie Williamson, executive chef at Ocean View Brewing, will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the Selbyville Public Library, 111 W. McCabe St., Selbyville. To learn more, go to delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17526429.

 A presentation by Deaf artist and filmmaker Tracey Salaway will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Tuesday Sept.  29, at the Selbyville Public Library, 11 W. McCabe St., Selbyville. Salaway will present a selection of clips from her documentary film, “American Deaf Artist: Chuck Baird and his Journey.” Soloway will explore the Deaf View/Image Art movement known as De’VIA, which portrays how Deaf and Deaf-Blind people experience the world​, as well as art from other professional Deaf artists. Interpreting will be provided by ASL Connections. To learn more, go to delawarelibraries.libcal.com/event/17535431.

To learn more, go to delawaredeafsc.org.