Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

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Anuncio de los ganadores del Premio CLEL Bell en español 2025 Announcing the 2025 Spanish CLEL Bell Award Winners

COLORADO – 17 de octubre de 2025: Las Bibliotecas de Colorado para la Alfabetización Temprana (CLEL) anunciaron los cinco libros ...
Books for Babies

Books for Babies

Books for Babies By Michelle Ballard, Springfield-Greene County Library District I get asked: Why should I read to my baby? ...

Schedule for CLELCON25

Here is a look at the schedule for the Conference with Dates and Times of Presentations or Speakers: Here are ...

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— CLEL member