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Spring Clean, May 1st closure, AGM info

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Hello Members, Volunteers, and Supporters,

We will be closed on Friday May 1st for the national holiday.
We will be open on Saturday May 2 from 2-5 pm for normal opening hours.

This coming Saturday May 2nd from 9:30-12:00, we will have our annual Spring Clean. We would appreciate all the help we can get so if you can spare some time, come on over to the library and help us clean it up. There will be coffee and pastries to sweeten the deal. Bring your own bucket!

Thanks you to everyone that showed up for our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. We reviewed the activities and work of the board for 2025 as well as our financial status. It was a good year at CEL with a lot of engagement and fun activities and quite a bit of fundraising. Thank you to all of our board members and to everyone that volunteered in 2025. We are a volunteer run organization and without volunteers, we can’t exist.
We had two board members that stepped down from the board this year. Jane Eggert stepped down after an amazing 12 years on the board as treasurer. Thank you, Jane, for all of the time and energy you have given to the library. You have done so much for the CEL including during the Pandemic when you handled the majority of the contactless lending and kept the library running in those very challenging times.
Divya Rao stepped down after a 3 year term as secretary. Thank you, Divya, for all of your time and energy that you gave to the library. We will miss you both!
Welcome to our two newest board members, Shelly Nicholson and Anna Gentle!

Wishing you all a nice first of May,

The CEL board

Lego Club – Saturday 9th May

Lego Club

Join us Saturday 9th May, 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).

News from CEL – AGM, Lego Club, Readathon

News, Supporters

Hello Members,

Our Annual General Meeting is Wednesday April 22nd at 7 pm at the library. All members are invited to attend. The agenda is attached below. If you will be joining us, please let us know at info@celstuttgart.de.

Join us Saturday 18th April 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).

Attention all READ-A-THON participants! YOU DID IT! Great job reading all those pages over the Easter break! Come to the library during opening hours and hand in your pledge packets and funds that you raised so that you can pick a special prize from our prize bin. WAY TO GO!

Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEl Board

Lego Club – Saturday 18th April

Lego Club

Join us Saturday 18th April, 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).

Annual General Meeting and Easter school holiday hours

News

Dear Members,

Thank you to all those who supported our Open Day last Saturday.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday April 22nd at 7:00 pm at the library.
We will review the work of the Board of Directors and the activities of the CEL for 2025 as well as hold elections for new board members. If you are interested in joining the board, please email Liz.Weiser@celstuttgart.de.
Please let us know if you will be joining us or send your apologies to info@celstuttgart.de.
Donations of nibbles welcome.

Are you ready for the CEL Readathon?
You can download your forms here https://celstuttgart.de/activities/welcome-to-cel-2/ or collect them from the Children’s English Library e.V. at the Open Day on Saturday.
Join in – read lots – raise money for CEL!

Easter school holidays begin this Saturday March 28 until Sunday April 12. During this time the library will only be open on Friday afternoon April 10th from 2:30-5:30 pm. Regular opening hours resume beginning Friday April 17th.

Best wishes,
The CEL Board

Open Day at the CEL on March 21st

Event, News, Supporters

Hi Members, Volunteers, and Supporters,

The Children’s English Library is having an Open Day on Saturday March 21st from 1-5 pm. We have lots of fun activities planned! We are looking for volunteers to help out during the Open Day as well as donations of baked goods for our bake sale.  Please, sign up on the attached nuudel.  https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celopenday2026
We appreciate your help!
This is a great opportunity for non-members to experience the CEL so don’t forget to tell your friends!
We will also have the Read-a-thon packets ready for pick-up!  Our Read-a-thon will run over the Easter school holidays from March 27th- April 18th.
 Hope to see you there!
Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEL Board

Lego Club – Saturday 7th March

Lego Club

Join us Saturday 7th March, 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).

Open Day at CEL

Event, News

Hello Members, Volunteers, and Supporters,

We are having a Wild themed Open Day at the CEL on March 21 from 1-5 pm. We will have a craft, activities, storytime, and a bake sale! Come dressed as something “wild” and get a prize! Be sure to invite your friends and help us spread the word. Hope to see you there!

If you can donate baked goods for our bake sale, please let us know at info@celstuttgart.de.

Next Saturday 7th March Lego Club at 13:30, Duplo Club 14:30

Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEL board