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.

Latest Articles

Storytime Ideas for Books About Reading

Storytime Ideas for Books About Reading

By: Justine Ferrara, Union (NJ) Public Library Do you want to incorporate CLEL Bell books into your storytimes? Are you ...
Welcoming Caregivers as Creative Partners in Storytime

Welcoming Caregivers as Creative Partners in Storytime

By: Holly Van Hoy Are you lucky enough to have caregivers and/or community members offering to volunteer at your library ...

Summer 2025 Digest

ALL THINGS CLEL – OUR 2025 SUMMER DIGEST  Special Election for Conference Committee Member being held now We are looking ...

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

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