Many youth librarians come from the teaching world. What can our colleagues who have spent time in the classroom teach us about how to serve children? We would love to hear from teachers turned librarians who bring to our field a wealth of knowledge about reading, learning, child development, classroom management skills, and more. At ...
CLEL is proud to once again offer our annual conference sessions virtually! Our virtual conference is able to reach members from across the continent and provide learning opportunities in a safe environment. We are excited to offer several tracks at the 2022 conference — Early Literacy Foundations (for those new to the field or wanting a refresher ...
This year CLEL will also offer an in-person opportunity, in partnership with the Colorado State Library. The in-person summit celebrates the Growing Readers Together (GRT) grant project and the lesson learned from libraries across Colorado serving Family, Friend and Neighbor caregivers through exceptional early literacy service and outreach. The summit will offer professional development and networking opportunities ...
Are you considering apply to serve on the CLEL Steering Committee but are not sure what all is involved? Join current Steering Committee members for an overview and discussion about the responsibilities, requirements, and benefits of serving on the committee. Join us live on Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87835284545?pwd=bHhSRFYxMEExTW9PU2drc29lQjdFUT09#success You can read more about the structure of the ...
It's almost the end of the year, so it's time to reflect on the plethora of titles we saw in 2022. Take time to connect with other CLEL members and share your favorite children's titles of 2022. Get new ideas for storytime books, look at the themes publishers focused on and strengthen your readers advisory ...
The Broomfield Library eliminated fees for lost and damaged children's materials in January 2022. Find out how and why they were able to make this change using the Colorado State Library research, local circulation data, and qualitative information when seeking guidance from the Broomfield Library Board and approval by the Broomfield City Council. This webinar ...
Member Meet-Ups are an informal way to network with other professionals around a topic relevant to youth librarianship. In March, we will be talking about Diversity in Storytime; how are we ensuring our books, music and fingerplays represent everyone? How are we talking about diversity with our families? We don't record Member Meet-ups to encourage ...
Discover research-based play experiences that work for libraries! Join Michelle Randall, PhD with the Bay Area Discovery Museum in learning how to create research-backed play experiences in your library. Explore examples that pull from fields of education, psychology, and neuroscience to set up intentional problem-solving play experiences. Identify foundational principles such as choice that help ...
Get ready for Summer Reading with some new titles and tricks to help the emergent readers at your library! Meetups are informal conversations that invite members to network and share resources.
Due to technical difficulties at the event on May 24, we are rescheduling it to May 31. Get ready for Summer Reading with some new titles and tricks to help the emergent readers at your library! Meetups are informal conversations that invite members to network and share resources. To encourage open discussion, Meetups are not ...
Share and brainstorm organizations to partner with and tips for successful outreach. Meetups are informal conversations that invite members to network and share resources. To encourage open discussion, Meetups are not recorded, but notes will be shared via blog after the event.
Member Meetups are an informal way to network with other professionals around a topic relevant to youth librarianship. In September, we will share and learn tips and tricks for including Math elements into storytime. Meetups are informal conversations that invite members to network and share resources. To encourage open discussion, Meetups are not recorded, but ...
