Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

Passionately committed to strengthening children’s literacy through library services and community advocacy.


Membership is 100% FREE and open to anyone interested in early literacy.

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Join the 2026 English CLEL Bells Committee!

If you're interested in lively, collaborative, in-depth discussions about early literacy, CLEL Bells is the place for you! Be part ...

March Member Meet Up

Member Meetups are an informal way to network with other professionals around a topic relevant to youth librarianship. Librarians promote ...

Announcing the 2025 CLEL Bell Award winners

COLORADO – Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy today announced five winning picture books that exemplify the early literacy practices READ, ...

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“CLEL offers a central focus on early literacy and networking with like-minded professionals and paraprofessionals. This is priceless.”

— CLEL member