Music Help for Streaming Storytime!
CLEL will update this blog post as new information is released. Last updated on 4/22/2020. As social distancing becomes the new norm,…
Family Fun Activities
Let’s hear from Lauren, an early literacy librarian! She wants to share some of the activities she’s doing at home with her toddlers…
Every Child a Builder
Oh, how I love block play! As a former preschool teacher, I quickly gained a love of blocks not only as a creative outlet, but also as a…
Literacy Without Limits: The Power of “I wonder”
This is the fourth in a series of conference reflections contributed by CLEL 2019 attendees who received scholarships. During the 2019…
Tape Town: An Early Literacy Playdate
In October, the Montrose Regional Library hosted an early literacy event titled Tape Town. Customers were invited to bring their toy cars and visit the children’s room where a volunteer and I had laid down roads of masking tape all over the room. While the tape was by far the most daunting task, I’d like …
A First-timer at CLEL
As a fairly new children’s librarian, I had no idea what to expect at CLEL, let alone how it would benefit me. It was an all-around wonderful and informative conference, and my positive experiences throughout the day have guaranteed my attendance next year. As it turns out, though, the most valuable and constructive class I …
2019 CLEL Conference Reflection
This is the second in a series of blog posts contributed by CLEL’s 2020 conference scholarship recipients. I was particularly eager to attend the 2019 CLEL Conference because I’d heard about Reach Out and Read last year and was quite excited when I found out that Dr. Dipesh Navsaria, founding medical director of Reach Out …
The Best-laid Plans
Updated: Dec 3, 2020 by Cindy Johanson, Douglas County Libraries Guest Blogger This is the first in a series of blog posts contributed by scholarship recipients to CLEL 2020. When poet Robert Burns observed that “the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” he was on a farm in Scotland, not a library …
Growing Readers Through Caregiver Connections
For years I have made a point to address the adults in my storytimes by a variety of terms from “grown-ups” to “caregivers,” recognizing that many children are not cared for by their parents. I admit, however, that I had not given further thought to the significance of these caregiver relationships. Growing Readers Together has …
Tips, Resources, & Challenges: Selecting Children’s Picture Books in Spanish
¡Saludos a todos! When chatting with our awesome intern Liz about libros en español, it came up that I am currently selecting the Picture books in Spanish (E Fic and E Non Fic) for Jefferson County Public Library. She wondered if I could share a blog about my experience thus far. ¡Por supuesto! I have …
