Advocacy

Colorado Selected to Receive Early Learning Challenge Fund! Make Sure Libraries are Involved!

December 6, 2012 - 10:38am — Mary K.

Today it was announced that Colorado was awarded one of the Race to the Top: Early Learning Challenge Fund grants. What that means: the state will receive 29.9 million in federal funds to

One Book 4 Colorado! What Book Would YOU Suggest?

November 14, 2012 - 5:01pm — Mary K.

The State Library has announced that One Book 4 Colorado, the program that gives the same book to every 4-year-old in Colorado, will be ON again in 2013! But this year they need something from librarians and early childhood educators - our book suggestions! What books do YOU think every 4-year-old should read? There are a few guidelines you must stick to, however:

National Early Literacy Study - Your Input Needed!

November 8, 2012 - 5:46pm — CLEL

The Association for Library Service to Children sends this request. Please share the great things your library's doing!:

YS News From the Colorado State Library

October 31, 2012 - 1:14pm — Lisa C.

The Colorado State Library just put out an issue of the YS news. It contains tons of great information. It has everything from summer reading information, what is going on at different libraries, and who won the 2012 LSTA grants. Check it out to find out what is going on in the world of youth services in libraries. Happy Halloween!

REMINDER: CALL FOR STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS!

October 23, 2012 - 12:19pm — CLEL

If you haven't yet submitted your interest statement to become a member of the steering committee, there's still time!

All the details are here. And read about a newbie's experience here.

Join us!

Why Serve CLEL? From an Enthusiastic Steering Committee Member!

October 10, 2012 - 11:21am — CLEL

By Crystal N.
I’m reaching out to our membership to persuade you to submit your application to be on the CLEL Steering Committee. Or, to serve as a co-chair on one of our committees. We will soon be accepting self-nominations for Steering Committee members…

But why do CLEL? I can tell you why I did it, and why I’m excited for the future of CLEL. And, I can tell you exactly what I have done the past year as a member of the Steering Committee so you can get an idea of what this is all about.

Banned Books Week Friday Fun

October 4, 2012 - 2:52pm — Lisa C.

In honor of Banned Books Week, I found this inspirational video from an independent bookseller in Arizona, Bookmans. People, young and old, read lines from challenged books with lightbulbs above their heads. I have to admit, I got a tear in my eye. The lines really spoke to me about the importance of reading. I hope you enjoy the video Bookmans Does Banned Books Virtual Read out.

Sensory Storytime at Douglas County Libraries

October 2, 2012 - 4:20pm — Lisa C.

Recently, Douglas County Libraries has implemented Sensory Enhanced Storytimes. The storytimes are geared to kids on the autism spectrum and differently abled children at the preschool level. YourHub Highlands Ranch wrote an article this past week about the program. It includes a couple fun photos of the kids at storytime and explains what the storytellers are doing with the program. Please enjoy the YourHub article. I

If You Give Andrea the CLEL 12

October 2, 2012 - 4:03pm — Lisa C.

At the annual meeting, I was asked to write a blog post about my experiences completing the CLEL 12 . So here it goes:

If you hire a new librarian to be the early literacy advocate for the
district, she's going to want to join an organization like CLEL. She'll
get so excited about all the opportunities available, she'll invite
others to join. She'll even introduce herself as a CLEL member at CAL
and Motheread trainings.

When she introduces herself, she'll want to share some knowledge by

Early Literacy Minute

September 18, 2012 - 3:09pm — Lisa C.

Vicki Hays would like to share some of the information she shared at the CLEL Annual Meeting: