Hello, everyone! I hope you are having a lovely end to your summer holiday.

The October through December sign up poll is now available! This poll covers all of our normal opening hours at the library. We will be having a few special events during this period, as well, so please keep your eyes out for more information about our Halloween party and activities, our holiday event, the annual book drive for charity, and all of our end-of-year happenings.

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celautumn2025

If you have any questions or concerns, you can post on our CEL Desk Volunteers Facebook page, or you can contact me directly via email at volunteers@celstuttgart.de

Wishing you a great day!

Hello, everyone!

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and making the most of the unpredictable weather! Soon, I will send the link for the autumn and early winter volunteer sign-up sheet, so please be looking for that when it is available. But before then, we do still have a few opportunities available.

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celsummer2025

Our volunteer for Friday, 22 August and Friday, 29 August can no longer fill these shifts, and there are also a few shifts open in September. The open shifts at present are:

• Friday – 22 August @ 14:30
• Friday – 29 August @ 14:30
• Friday – 26 September @ 10:00
• Saturday – 27 September @ 14:00

If you can fill any of these shifts, please sign up using the Nuudel link above, or reach out to me via Facebook, WhatsApp, or through volunteers@celstuttgart.de

Thank you for all you do!

Hello again, everyone!

I hate to bother you all so soon, but we still do not have a volunteer for Saturday, 5 July. Is anyone available to cover this shift? In the event that no one is available, the library will be closed that day or will only be open for partial hours to accommodate Lego Club.

If you can cover this shift, from 14:00 to 17:00, you can sign up through the Nuudel poll or you may reach out to me directly through email at volunteers@celstuttgart.de, via WhatsApp, or by commenting on the Desk Volunteers Facebook group.

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celsummer2025

I very much appreciate your patience at the deluge of emails. Have a lovely week!

Hello, volunteers! I hope you’re all having a lovely start to your summer!

The Nuudel link for all shifts in July, August, and September is now ready:

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celsummer2025

Please note our open hours carefully, as we are only open on Friday afternoons during the summer holiday. We still have lots of Saturday and Friday morning volunteer opportunities ahead, though, so get excited for a wonderful summer at the Children’s English Library! If you have any questions, you can post them to the Desk Volunteer group on Facebook or you can reach out to me directly at volunteers@celstuttgart.de

Also, a reminder that we will have a booth at the Vaihinger Stadtfest on Sunday, 6 July. We need volunteers to help staff our booth, so if you like talking about the CEL, our incredible collection and programs, and our amazing community, please do sign up! We also need volunteers to help children with a craft, to run our book sale, and to donate baked goods. If any of this sounds fun, please reach out for more info on how to help 🙂

Have a wonderful day!

Hello, everyone! I hope your school holidays have been lovely!

May is our last big month before the summer holiday begins, and we have a ton of open shifts just waiting to be filled. Please check your schedules and see if you are able to help keep the CEL open on these days:

• Friday, 2 May @ 10AM
• Saturday, 3 May @ 2PM
• Saturday, 10 May @ 2PM
• Friday, 16 May @ 10AM
• Saturday, 17 May @ 2PM
• Saturday, 24 May @ 2PM
• Friday, 30 May @ 2:30PM
• Saturday, 31 May @ 2PM

If you can volunteer, please sign up via the Nuudel poll for this quarter (https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celspring2025) or send me an email at volunteers@celstuttgart.de. You can reach out to me anytime with your questions via my email, through WhatsApp, or on the Volunteers group on Facebook.

Thank you for all you do!

Hello, volunteers! Spring is finally upon us, and with it comes lots of fun happenings at the CEL.

The Nuudel link for all shifts in April, May, and June is now ready. Please take a moment to look over your schedule and sign up for any shifts that work best for you. If you have any questions, you can post them to the Desk Volunteer group on Facebook or you can reach out to me directly at volunteers@celstuttgart.de

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celspring2025

Also, a reminder that our annual CEL Open Day is on Saturday, March 22 this year. This event runs from 1 to 5 pm and has a bake sale, games, storytimes, and a craft, all fantasy themed. Please watch your inbox and/or the CEL Facebook page for more information on this event and how you can help out 🙂

Have a lovely day!

Hello, volunteers!

While this January may have felt like it lasted 72 days, February is finally upon us! February is shaping up to be a fun month at the CEL, but there are still some Friday morning and Saturday shifts that need coverage.

• Saturday, 8 February @ 1400
• Friday, 14 February @ 1000
• Saturday, 15 February @ 1400
• Friday, 28 February @ 1000

If you are able to cover any of these shifts, please sign up for your desired shift at https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celwinter2025 or send me an email at volunteers@celstuttgart.de

Thank you all for your time!

With the new year, you’ll notice some changes to the Picture Book (PB) section at the CEL. I want everyone to be as supported and prepared as possible, so I am giving you all a quick update on these changes. There are some new subjects that have been added, and due to this, many of the books have been moved around to accommodate the new categories. I invite you to take a look around the next time you visit or volunteer!

My goal was to get as many categories into the bins on the floor of the library as would fit. I  tried to observe alphabetical ordering wherever possible to give the space some structure and help navigation through these changes. There are only a few larger categories still on the back book shelves, which include:

• Fairy Tales
• Wild animals
• Transportation
• Puzzles/Games
• TV Tie Ins
• Older PB
• seasonal Halloween & Christmas

Please reach out to me at any time with your questions or concerns. Also, if you have any feedback from members—positive or negative—about changes around the library, do not hesitate to forward these comments to me via email (volunteers@celstuttgart.de) or via the volunteer notebook at the front desk.

Thank you!

Happy new year, everyone! I hope that your winter holiday has been joyful and that you’re all having a promising start to 2025!

With the new year beginning, I want to remind everyone that the CEL reopens on Friday, 10 January for normal library hours. If you have any available time to volunteer this month or the next, please visit the Nuudel poll and see what days still need coverage.

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celwinter2025

Particularly, if you like volunteering on Friday mornings or Saturdays, we have lots of shifts open as of sending this email 🙂

• Saturday, January 11 @ 2 pm
• Friday, January 17 @ 10 am
• Saturday, January 18 @ 2 pm
• Friday, January 24 @ 10 am
• Saturday, January 25 @ 2 pm
• Friday, January 31 @ 10 am

Please email volunteers@celstuttgart.de or message via the Facebook Desk Volunteers group if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Have a wonderful day!

Volunteers, it’s difficult to believe that 2025 is nearly upon us!

The Nuudel link for all shifts in January, February, and March is now available. Please take a moment to look over your schedule and sign up for the shifts that best suit you. As always, if you have any questions, you can post them to the Desk Volunteer group on Facebook or you can reach out to me directly at volunteers@celstuttgart.de

https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celwinter2025

All of us here at the Children’s English Library wish you a joyous holiday season and a happy new year! Thank you for all the work you do!