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One Book 4 Colorado Press

May 14, 2013 - 10:53am — Lisa C.

There has been a lot of press across the state related to One Book 4 Colorado. Here is a list of some of the newspaper, television stories and items of interest:

1000 Books Before Kindergarten Webinar

January 7, 2013 - 3:12pm — CLEL

Happy New Year! We hope everyone's holidays were restful and reviving. Now, it's time for a webinar! Via Beth Crist at the State Library:

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TOMORROW! SPELL Project Webinar: A dialogue on engaging parents in early literacy

December 12, 2012 - 12:15pm — CLEL

Via Vivienne Houghton:

Greetings! Please join us for...

SPELL Project Webinar: A dialogue on engaging parents in early literacy

Date: Thursday, Dec 13th

Time: 10:00am to 11:00am (MST)
(No registration required. A recording will be available.)

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!

CALL FOR CLEL STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS!

October 10, 2012 - 11:25am — CLEL

Thanks to your support and participation, Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy has grown from a small group based in Denver to a state-wide organization in just a few years. Several of our founding members’ terms on the Steering Committee are coming to a close, and they will be rotating off the Steering Committee.

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