Do you know how awesome you are? For many of us, the answer is no. It is easy for librarians to suffer from imposter syndrome; the belief that we are just faking it as an early literacy expert or children’s programming extraordinaire. The truth is we are accomplishing amazing things every day and making a …
By Heidi Tingey, Arapahoe Libraries I found that the CLEL session by Amy Reyes’s Health Literacy for Littles an insightful presentation that has stuck with me the last few months. Reyes notes that, according to the CDC, Health Literacy is the ability to: Find health information and services Communicate needs and preferences and to then …
For all its challenges, 2020 also gave us many opportunities to learn. From how to properly wash our hands to how to battle systemic…
We can all agree, 2020 presented challenges we never expected. Libraries everywhere were asked to reimagine what youth services looked…
by Julia Makowski, Buena Vista Public Library Guest Blogger I’m new. New to my job. New to libraries. And like everyone else I know,…
By Lauren Graham, Communications Co-Chair, CLEL Steering Committee Today, we are hearing from Julie Crabb, Children’s Guide at Anythink…
This is the fourth in a series of conference reflections contributed by CLEL 2019 attendees who received scholarships. During the 2019…
As a fairly new children’s librarian, I had no idea what to expect at CLEL, let alone how it would benefit me. It was an all-around wonderful and informative conference, and my positive experiences throughout the day have guaranteed my attendance next year. As it turns out, though, the most valuable and constructive class I …
This is the second in a series of blog posts contributed by CLEL’s 2020 conference scholarship recipients. I was particularly eager to attend the 2019 CLEL Conference because I’d heard about Reach Out and Read last year and was quite excited when I found out that Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, founding medical director of Reach Out …
Updated: Dec 3, 2020 by Cindy Johanson, Douglas County Libraries Guest Blogger This is the first in a series of blog posts contributed by scholarship recipients to CLEL 2020. When poet Robert Burns observed that “the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” he was on a farm in Scotland, not a library …
