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Donations, volunteer sign up and Fall school holiday hours

Event, News

Hello Members and Volunteers,

We will have a table at the eKiz Kinderbasar on Saturday October 18th.  Please bring any donations to the library by this Friday afternoon and come by our table on Saturday!  All proceeds will go directly to support the CEL. The sale is from 15:00-17:30 at eKiz at Ludwigstrasse 41-43 in Stuttgart-West.

Our Halloween Party is on Saturday November 1 from 1-5 pm.  We are looking for bakers and volunteers to help at the party.  Please sign up on the Nuudel.

Fall school holidays run from Saturday October 25 to November 2.
We will only be open on Friday afternoon October 31 from 2:30-5:30 pm and on Saturday afternoon November 1 for our Halloween party from 1-5 pm.

Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEL board

CEL table at Kinderflohmarkt at @ekiz_stuttgart_west

Event

We have secured a booth at the Kinderflohmarkt at @ekiz_stuttgart_west on October 18!

All sales from *our booth* will go to the Children’s English Library. If you could please bring your donations for the sale (children’s toys/games/clothes/etc. in good condition) to the library by Friday October 17 during opening hours that would be wonderful. The sale is 15:00-17:30 on October 18 at eKiz in Stuttgart west.

Also, if you would like to volunteer with setup/selling items/clean up please message us. info@celstuttgart.de

Halloween Party Save the Date!

Event

Save the Date for the CEL Halloween Party on Saturday November 1st from 1-5 pm! There will be games, crafting, storytime, a bake sale, and costumes!
This is a members only event with the option to join at the door.
A request for volunteers to help with the party and bake goods coming soon!

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Start of a new term at CEL

Event, News

The new school term begins tomorrow and on Friday normal opening hours resume at CEL.
Fridays: 10:00-12:00, 14:30-17:30
Saturdays: 14:00-17:00

The Summer Reading Challenge is officially over.
Show your reading logs to the volunteer on duty and pick out a prize!
Prizes available from September 19- October 18th.

Join us Saturday, for our CEL Lego Club.
All kids aged 6-12 are invited to come discover and build.
Children must be members of the library.
No sign up necessary.
From 1:30pm to about 2:30pm (the library will open at 2pm, so you can check out books before leaving).

 

Summer Reading Challenge and Summer Opening hours

News

Dear CEL Members,

It’s time for our Summer Reading Challenge! Pick up your reading log at the library or print one at home (see links below) and enjoy some summer reading! All participants can pick a prize starting September 19th. All ages encouraged to join in!

Summer school holidays begin soon.
From July 31- September 14, the library will only be open on Friday afternoons from 14:30-17:30.

Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEL Board

 

Vaihinger Stadtfest – Thank You

Event, News

A big thanks to all the bakers and helpers who made our Vaihinger Stadtfest stand possible today. It was a fantastic opportunity to advertise our wonderful library and do some fundraising.
Thanks also to all the members who stopped by to say hi 🙋‍♀️
We hope to be back again next year!

Volunteer Opportunities in July

Volunteers

Happy July, volunteers!

I don’t know about you all, but I feel that June simply flew by! We’re gearing up for an incredible July at the CEL, and there are still a number of open volunteer shifts this month for everyone to get involved:

  • Saturday, 5 July @ 2PM
  • Friday, 11 July @ 10AM
  • Saturday, 12 July @ 2PM
  • Saturday, 19 July @ 2PM
  • Saturday, 26 July @ 2PM

If you can fill any of these shifts, please sign up directly on the Nuudel Poll (https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celsummer2025), comment on our CEL Volunteers Facebook page, or reach out to me directly at volunteers@celstuttgart.de.

Thank you for all you do!

Vaihinger Stadfest – Sunday, July 6th

Event, News, Supporters, Volunteers

Dear members,
Now is your chance to help out!
Volunteers are needed to help with our stand at the Vaihinger Stadfest on Sunday, July 6th. We will be offering an easy craft, selling books and cookies, and telling the visitors how great our library is. Volunteers are needed to help set up, man the tent, and take it down.

Please sign up here:

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/a4zAI6O77r611C7E

Don’t have time that day? No problem! We also need your cookie baking skills. We’d like to sell prepackaged cookies at our stand at the Vaihinger Stadtfest. Please put 2-3 cookies in a bag and drop off at the library by Saturday, July 5th.

Many thanks,
Laura 
stadtfest@celstuttgart.de