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Storytime Ideas for Books About Writing
By: Justine Ferrara, Union (NJ) Public Library Do you want to incorporate CLEL Bell books into your storytimes? Are you ...
The Importance of Names Through Picture Books
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CLEL Awards Nomination
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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 am – October 17 @ 5:00 pm MDT
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