Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

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Latest Articles

CLELCON 2025 IS COMING

CLELCON 2025 IS COMING

SAVE THE DATE! CLELCON 2025 will be held this year on October 16th and October 17th from 11 AM to ...
Wait, You Can SING That?

Wait, You Can SING That?

By Ali Kubeny (she/her), Children’s Services Librarian - Bellingham Public Library 2026 CLEL Bell Committee Member One of my favorite ...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library a Perfect Partner for Colorado’s Public Libraries

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library a Perfect Partner for Colorado’s Public Libraries

by Thea Martinez and Kate Compton Every month, over 80,000 Colorado children receive a special package in the mail—a brand- ...

Events

  • 2025 CLEL Conference

    Save the Date! October 16 and 17, 2025 will be the dates for our Annual CLEL Conference. The confere…

    October 16 @ 11:00 amOctober 17 @ 5:00 pm MDT

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

— CLEL member