por Carolina Velazquez ¿Quieres incorporar más música, movimiento y aprendizaje bilingüe a las actividades de alfabetización temprana de tu biblioteca? ¡Yo sin duda quería hacerlo! Buscaba implementar un nuevo programa que no solo creara un ambiente bilingüe acogedor, sino que también llegara a familias que tal vez no asistían a las sesiones de cuentacuentos tradicionales. …
By Carolina Velazquez Want to bring more music, movement, and bilingual learning into your library’s early literacy offerings? I certainly did! I wanted to implement a new program that not only created a welcoming bilingual environment but also reached families who might not attend traditional storytimes. Music has a special way of bringing people together, so I thought a sing-along program would be a wonderful way to introduce children to Spanish through music while building …
por: Kate Fitzpatrick, Spanish CLEL Bells Uno de los retos que enfrento al planificar las sesiones de cuentacuentos cada semana es fomentar la participación. Hago una hora de cuentos bilingües cada lunes y he notado que resulta más difícil captar el interés de los lectores más pequeños, aquellos que apenas están comenzando a desarrollar sus …
By: Kate Fitzpatrick, Spanish CLEL Bells One of my challenges as I plan storytimes every week is boosting engagement. I lead a bilingual storytime every Monday and I’ve noticed that it is harder to engage young readers who are just starting to build their language skills. This is especially challenging when their primary language is …
por: Kate Fitzpatrick He formado parte de los comités de Premios CLEL y Premios CLEL en español durante los últimos 3 años. Una de mis partes favoritas de formar parte del comité es escuchar sobre libros infantiles excelentes y compartirlos con otros bibliotecarios. Organizo una hora de cuentos bilingüe semanal en la Biblioteca Pública de …
By: Kate Fitzpatrick I’ve been on the CLEL Bells or Spanish CLEL Bells committees for the past 3 years. One of my favorite parts of being on the committee is hearing about and sharing great children’s books with other library folks. I do a weekly bilingual storytime at Longmont Public Library along with frequent visits …
By: Justine Ferrara, Union (NJ) Public Library Do you want to incorporate CLEL Bell books into your storytimes? Are you looking for some caregiver tips, rhymes, songs, and activities to freshen up an existing storytime? Read on for some ideas to plan and execute an engaging storytime all about singing! CLEL Bell Award Winners & …
By Ali Kubeny (she/her), Children’s Services Librarian – Bellingham Public Library 2026 CLEL Bell Committee Member One of my favorite ways to integrate the SING practice into storytime is to find books that have opportunities to squeeze a song in or can be set to a tune in their entirety. I always get excited to …
