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Books for Babies
Books for Babies By Michelle Ballard, Springfield-Greene County Library District I get asked: Why should I read to my baby? ...
Schedule for CLELCON25
Here is a look at the schedule for the Conference with Dates and Times of Presentations or Speakers: Here are ...

Storytime Ideas for Books About Singing
By: Justine Ferrara, Union (NJ) Public Library Do you want to incorporate CLEL Bell books into your storytimes? Are you ...
Events
2025 CLEL Conference – Day One – October 16 – 12 PM to 5:10 MDT
CLELCON 25 will be held on October 16 and 17, 2025 The conference will be virtual this year and will…
October 16 @ 12:00 pm – October 17 @ 5:10 pm MDTCLELCON 25 – Day 2 – October 17 – 11AM – 4:35 PM MDT
October 17 @ 11:00 am – 4:35 pm MDTMember Meetup – Best New Pictures Books of 2025 – 11/13 1-2 PM MST
Join us for our last Member Meetup of 2025 where we will discuss our favorite picture books for the …
November 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MSTCLEL Training Event – Nov 14th 2-3 PM MST – Nature in Storytime
Join us as Pippi Graham leads a free seminar called Forest Play the Pippi Way, where we will discuss…
November 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm MST
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— CLEL member
