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Storytime Ideas for Books About Talking
By: Justine Ferrara Do you want to incorporate CLEL Bell books into your storytimes? Are you looking for some caregiver ...
		Anuncio de los ganadores del Premio CLEL Bell en español 2025 Announcing the 2025 Spanish CLEL Bell Award Winners
COLORADO – 17 de octubre de 2025: Las Bibliotecas de Colorado para la Alfabetización Temprana (CLEL) anunciaron los cinco libros ...
		
Books for Babies
Books for Babies By Michelle Ballard, Springfield-Greene County Library District I get asked: Why should I read to my baby? ...
		Events
Member 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

