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A successful book drive and CEL holiday closure

17 December 2024Newswebmaster

Dear CEL members and volunteers,

The last of the book donations were delivered this morning and that means our 6th Annual CEL Children’s Book Drive is completed for the year!
674 books were donated to 6 local organizations that support children and families! I‘d call that a big success!

The different directors of these organizations all said how grateful they are to get books again this year. Every one of them told me how much the kids and families have enjoyed and used the books from previous years. It was really heartwarming to hear that we are really doing something good for these kids and for our community. I hope it warms your hearts, too.

Thank you all so much for donating books, telling friends and neighbors about our book drive, and especially for helping us to do something good in memory of Henry. ❤️

The CEL will be open this Friday December 20th. The library will be closed from Saturday December 21st until January 6th. Normal opening hours resume on Friday January 10th.

Happy Holidays and Happy Reading,
The CEL Board

Grinch workshop, Lego Club, CEL Merch, and a successful Santa visit!

5 December 2024Event, Newswebmaster

Hello CEL members and volunteers,

Looking for some holiday present ideas? Next time you are at the library, be sure to check out our new display case full of CEL merchandise! We have children’s t-shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags, and stickers!

This Saturday, December 7, is Lego Club from 1:30-2:30. Ages 6-12. See you there!

Join us for this fun Grinch read-aloud and Christmas craft for all ages on Saturday December 14 beginning at 3 pm. Sign up is required at info@celstuttgart.de. Space is limited to 10 children.

This past Saturday was a really fun day at the library. We had a great turnout for photos with Santa, a very successful bake sale, and we had two new families join! A big thank you to all of our bakers and helpers!

The library will be closed for school holidays from Saturday December 21 until Monday January 6. Regular opening hours resume on Friday January 10th.

Happy Holidays and happy reading,
The CEL board

Santa CEL Fundraiser – Saturday 30th November

21 November 2024Event, Newswebmaster

Saturday 30th November 14:00-17:00
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Come get your holiday pictures taken with (or without) Santa Claus at the Children’s English Library.
Santa Pictures – Bake Sale – Letters to the North Pole – CEL fundraising merchandise.

There is a suggested donation of 2Euro per photo.

Donations requested for the bake sale -please e-mail bakes@celstuttgart.de

Open to non-members – invite your friends and encourage them to join CEL as an early Christmas present that lasts all year!

Don’t forget this is also the final day for donations to our book drive for children less well of than our own.

Thanksgiving Membership Drive

12 November 2024Newswebmaster

We are thankful at CEL for all our members, especially those who:

keep their membership even though their kids have grown
keep their membership open even though they have moved away
pay for a membership even though they don’t have children

But the reality is that increased costs means that 200 members is no longer enough to break even, we need a total membership of 220 to comfortably cover all our expenses and keep the book stock looking fresh.

Can you help us recruit 20 new members before the end of 2024?

Encourage a friend to join CEL – https://celstuttgart.de/membership/
Encourage someone to buy a Gift Membership for Christmas – https://celstuttgart.de/membership/cel-gift-membership/
Share something about CEL with others in the English speaking community and encourage them to join and support us – even if they don’t have children

Members are the best basis on which to plan a long term budget, but fundraisers and one off donations also help. If you have an idea for a fundraiser please let us know.

If you know someone who might make a donation to support CEL our account details are available on request.

In thanksgiving for all books and the opportunity to interact in English have to offer please support our membership drive.

Thank you
The CEL Board

Upcoming Events at CEL

10 November 2024Event, Newswebmaster

Join us this Friday, November 15th for the Nationwide Read-aloud Day (Bundesweite Vorlesetag) at CEL. From 3-5pm there will be lots of stories, a craft, and popcorn and punch for sale.
See you there.

There is a suggested donation of 2Euro per photo.
If you would like to donate to the bake sale please e-mail bakes@celstuttgart.de

Open to non-members – invite your friends and encourage them to join CEL as an early Christmas present that lasts all year!

Friday Fun – tomorrow – Lego Club – this Saturday

7 November 2024Eventwebmaster

Don’t forget to join us this Saturday for Lego Club from 13:30-14:30.
Ages 6-12.
See you there!

Also for the under sixes, this Friday 8th November:
A kindness themed Friday Fun from 15:30

Children’s Book Drive and other upcoming events at CEL!

3 November 2024Event, Newswebmaster

Hello Members and Volunteers,

Our 6th Annual Children’s Book Drive begins this week and will go until Saturday November 30th. 📚🎄📚🎄

We will be collecting new and gently used German language children’s books for ages 0-18 years old. We will donate these books to local children’s homes and organizations in our area that support families in need. There will be a collection box at the front desk at the library.

In the past 5 years, we have been able to donate over 3,200 books to 10 different organizations!

Please help us make this year a success by donating books and spreading the word to family and friends. This is a great opportunity to spread some holiday cheer to children in our community. ❤️

Upcoming events at the CEL:
* CEL t-shirt order form deadline is on Saturday November 17th. https://celstuttgart.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TshirtOrderForm_withpayment.pdf
* Saturday afternoon holiday cookie decorating- more info coming soon!
* Pictures with Santa- more info coming soon!

Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEL Board

Fall Holiday Hours and CEL T-Shirt Order!

28 October 2024Newswebmaster

Dear Members,

The library will be closed the week of October 28- November 2nd due to German school holidays and a national holiday. We will resume regular opening hours for the week of November 4th.

Have you ordered your CEL t-Shirts yet? They are a great idea for your holiday presents!

We will be placing an order soon. The deadline to turn in your order forms is November 17th. You can pick up an order form at the library or print one here. Tshirt Order Form_with payment
The forms can be returned to the library or by email to info@celstuttgart.de. The proceeds from the t-shirt sales help support the CEL! We appreciate your support.

Thank You

Our annual Halloween Party was a (graveyard) smash! Games, stories, candy, and the spookiest cellar we’ve ever ventured through! The costumes were kooky and altogether ooky and, most importantly, the volunteers were OUT OF THIS WORLD! We couldn’t do it without them!

We hope to see everyone again soon at the Children’s English Library!

CEL open from 14:30, but closed this morning

25 October 2024Newswebmaster

Apologies – due to a last minute problem with the volunteer CEL can not be open this morning.

We will be open from 14:30-17:30

Best regards

The CEL team

Bake sale goodies needed!

17 October 2024Event, Newswebmaster

Calling all bakers!

We are in need of bake sale goodies (cupcakes, muffins, cookies, cake) for our Halloween Party bake sale. Please let us know if you can donate at info@celstuttgart.de

Donations can be brought to the party or to CEL during opening hours the Friday before

Thank you for your help and looking forward to seeing you at the Halloween Party!