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June 28th

June 24th

Who's going to ALA? Report back!

It's annual conference time! Who's going to DC?  Alas, I am not going this year, but if I were, I would be sure to attend this one:
Monday, June 28 (From the ALSC site):

June 21st

Vote for The Center For Hearing, Speech, and Language to win Pepsi Refresh grant!

Hey, fellow early literacy supporters! The Center for Hearing, Speech, and Language is in the running for a $25,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project. Their project is entitled "Children that can't read suffer - help low-income kids battle illiteracy", and will work to boost kindergarten reading readiness, among other goals. Your votes decide which projects get funded, so start voting!

June 16th

Nobel-prize-winning economist advocates for early childhood education

Dr. James J. Heckman, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at The University of Chicago and a nobel-prize-winning economist, has spent his career studying the economics of human potential. Through his study, he has found that there are great economic gains to be had by investing in early childhood development. In fact, the rate of return on investment is 10%!

June 15th

Report by Unicef ranks U.S. 24th in childhood poverty -- out of 24 wealthy countries.

At a recent U.S. Senate hearing titled "The State of the American Child", Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., called for the formation of a national commission dedicated to finding ways to improve the lives of children in this country.  This came as a result of a 2007 report by Unicef that found the U.S.

June 10th

Colorado Early Childhood eNews: June edition features article on partnering with libraries

Uploaded by flikr user KOMUnewsIf you haven't already, check out this article by CLEL's own Priscilla Queen entitled "Libraries: A Natural Community Partner".

June 9th

Support the efforts of CLEL: buy a t-shirt!

CLEL mugYou can now support CLEL with just one click! We've added a link to our zazzle merchandise shop to the homepage - on the lower right side. Part of the proceeds from each coffee cup, sticker, magnet, tote bag, or t-shirt goes to CLEL, helping our efforts to promote early literacy learning in Colorado! Thank you!

June 6th

Promoting Early Literacy with Summer Reading Programs

Welcome to Summer Reading time! With so many families coming to the library for books and movies and programs, it's a great time to promote early literacy!

I wanted to share something my library is doing that I think is especially cool. At Arapahoe Library District, we have 4 programs every summer--one for babies and toddlers, one for kids, one for teens, and one for adults.