If you placed your order this week or booked a slot to return your books then you will need to find CEL’s new location … scan your mouse over the photos to find out how to reach us…
If you haven’t yet booked a returns slot or ordered a batch of books – your mail needs to arrive at contactless@celstuttgart.de by Thursday evening to be ready for collection the following Saturday from…
Dear Members,
We have moved in to our new location, the internet is connected and our computer is up and running!
We are happy to offer Contactless Lending once again.
There are a few changes to the procedure this time around so please read the information for details.
How it will work…
– e-mail contactless@celstuttgart.de with your name and library card number and some details about what you would like to borrow e.g. 5 books for a 3 year old girl (theme pigs/transport), 5 books for a 7 year old boy(Oxford Reading Tree Stage 4) 2 JF books and 2 CDs plus a game.
This will be a lucky dip style reading experience – you may find that you can persuade your Peppa Pig fan to listen to something else. We are working on getting our online catalogue back up and running and will let you know as soon as it is available.
*Requests must be received by Thursday at midnight for pick-up on Saturday afternoon. The pick-up / drop off time on Saturday will be between 2:00pm -4:00 pm.
If this pickup time is IMPOSSIBLE then please contact us and we will try to find a solution. We no longer have a board member living above the library so a flexible pickup time is no longer possible.
Any requests received after Thursday at midnight will be available the following week.
When your book request has been processed, you will be sent a confirmation email, which will also detail how to get into our new premises.
The front door of the library will be open. You can pick up a bag of books checked out to your account and leave your returns in the return box.
Please keep in mind that this is contactless lending and we cannot offer a tour of our new premises at this time.
We hope to open up again as soon as possible and show you all around.
If you have friends who are members of CEL and don’t have access to a car, you can arrange with them to collect/return books on their behalf.
They should order the books themselves and state who will collect them so that the two bags can be put out together.
We hope that all our members are keeping well, but if your family is in quarantine or has been ill please stay at home and keep your books until you are all better and there is no chance of infection being passed on.
For those who can’t make it into CEL, you can check out our Virtual-Story-Time.
Best wishes,
The CEL Board
Hooray! Look what the moving fairies have done – https://celstuttgart.de/gallery-2/
It’s looking amazing! Just a little finishing off, then we’ll be ready to open….once we’re allowed of course 
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Huge thanks to all who have helped 
Children’s English Library e.V.
Hauptstraße 19, Stuttgart-Vaihingen
Dear Members,
CEL is MOVING!
CEL is closed until further notice due to the Corona Virus Prevention Measures currently in place. When we are able to reopen we will be in our new location …
Hauptstraße 19, Stuttgart-Vaihingen.
The entrance is on the side of the building and we are located up the stairs on the first floor.
Nearest Bus/UBahn Vaihingen Schillerplatz, also walking distance from S-Bahn.
Until further notice we will not be able to offer contactless lending. We will review the options for this in our new location in due course. For the moment please just hold on to your current books and we will renew them all.
Wishing you a good start to the new year,
The CEL Board
Saturday is the last day of our second annual Children’s Book Drive. We are collecting new or gently used German language books for kids ages 0-16. Let’s spread some Holiday cheer to some children in need!
If you are looking for a non-material gift this Holiday season, a CEL membership gift certificate is a great choice! You can purchase online at celstuttgart.de or at the library during opening hours.
Don’t forget we have take-home Christmas Activity Packets and coloring sheets available until the holiday break!
We also have 12 brand new picture books to discover and enjoy! Come by and check one out!
And if you can’t make it into CEL we have added some Christmas stories for pre-schoolers and school children to our virtual story time so you can join in with the seasonal fun. http://celstuttgart.de/books/virtual-story-time/ If you need the password please ask info@celstuttgart.de
Looking for a non-material gift for your children this year? The Children’s English Library has you covered. This year, give the gift that keeps on giving – reading!
Our gift certificates cost €50 and cover a year’s library membership for the whole family. There’s something for everyone in the family thanks to our catalogue of over 7000 books, audiobooks, games and media items.
Ordering is easy. If you’re at the library, simply ask the desk volunteer. If you can’t make it to the library order online http://celstuttgart.de/membership/cel-gift-membership/
We aren’t able to have our normal library activities and special holiday workshops this year so we have made up some fun take-home Christmas Activity Packets!
We have color pages for the little ones and packets for the bigger ones with I SPY, Emoji Pictionary, a Scavenger Hunt, and a color by letter page!
So when you come to the library, starting tomorrow until Christmas break, you can pick one up at the front desk and have some fun at home!
If you can’t make it into CEL we have added some Christmas stories for pre-schoolers and school children to our virtual story time so you can join in with the seasonal fun. http://celstuttgart.de/books/virtual-story-time/ If you need the password please ask info@celstuttgart.de
Please remember our 2nd Annual Children’s Book drives goes until December 5th! We are looking for donations of new or gently used German language Children’s books to give to local Children’s Homes! Help us spread some Holiday cheer and share the joy of reading!