If you’re interested in lively, collaborative, in-depth discussions about early literacy, CLEL Bells is the place for you! Be part of advocating for quality children’s books that support early literacy. The English CLEL Bells Committee is recruiting new members for the 2026 award season! What are the CLEL Bells? One of the two early literacy …
Cada miembro seleccionado formará parte de uno de los cinco subcomités que se centran en las siguientes prácticas: Leer, Escribir, Cantar, Hablar o Jugar. Los miembros del comité se comprometen a leer libros ilustrados y libros de cartón publicados entre junio 2023 a junio 2025, con el fin de eventualmente nominar libros que mejor reflejen …
Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy is seeking new leadership! This is an exciting opportunity to connect with early literacy leaders statewide, empower fellow professionals, and affect great change. Members of the Steering Committee serve a minimum two-year term and are divided into specific subcommittees: Steering; Communications; Advocacy and Fundraising; Training; Membership; and Conference. All committees …
There are so many benefits to being on this committee. You will improve your Collection Development skills, connect with other talented librarians and so much more! Fill out your application today! This year we are actively recruiting biligual Spanish/English librarians and educators to gain experience serving on the CLEL Bell Awards committee. Our goal is …
The CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards are seeking applicants for their next selection committee! I have had the pleasure of serving on the CLEL Bells Award Selection Committee three times in the past 12 years. Each experience was a little bit different, depending on who was on the committee and what was happening in my …
The Steering Subcommittee of CLEL hosted their first open networking Member Meetup on April 20th. We heard you loud and clear in our recent member survey: you don’t know your fellow CLEL members . . . and you want to! With the CLEL conference only once a year and the pandemic leaving us feeling more …
Beginning the end of March, CLEL will be facilitating small study groups of youth services staff interested in reimagining equity and…
By Beth Crist, Youth & Family Services Consultant, Colorado State Library Here’s an exciting announcement about the FREE 2021 Rocky…
