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

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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!

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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!

Bake sale goodies needed!

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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!

2024 CEL Halloween Party – 26th October 12:00-17:00

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Dear CEL Members,

We would like to invite you to our CEL Halloween Party on Saturday October 26th from 12-5pm.  There will be story-times, crafts, games, activities, and a bake sale!  This is a members only event.  It’s a great day to join the CEL and we will be happy to sign up new members on the day of the party!
Volunteers are needed to help the party run smoothly and baked goods are needed for our bake sale! Please, sign up in the attached Nuudel.
It’s going to be a fun and spooky day! We hope you can join us!
Happy reading,
The CEL Board
2024 Halloween Party Poster

New school year, t-shirts, and Lego club!

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Hello CEL Members and Volunteers,

The new school year starts this week and our normal opening hours resume starting Friday September 13th.

Our CEL t-shirts are here! You can pick up your order at the library. We ordered 5 extra children’s t-shirts in white in various sizes. They can be purchased at the front desk for 15€ each.

Our Summer Reading Challenge has come to an end. All participants can show their reading logs to the volunteer on duty and pick out a prize!

We are looking for a volunteer to take over the bulletin board in the library. This is a fun opportunity for someone that is creative and crafty! Send an email to Liz.weiser@celstuttgart.de if interested.

Aged 6-12? Don’t forget to join us Saturday 14th for Lego Club from 1:30-2:30.
See you there!

We wish you all a good start in the new school year and happy reading,
The CEL Board

 

School Holidays coming up – don’t forget to check our opening hours and order your CEL t-shirt

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Hello CEL members and volunteers,
This Friday is the last chance to order your CEL t-Shirts for delivery in September. There are 3 different designs and lots of sizes and colors to choose from. Get your order forms in by Friday at the library or by email. Here is the the link for the order form. https://celstuttgart.de/exclusive-cel-t-shirts/
Summer school holidays begin this week. We will only be open on Friday afternoons from 2:30-5:30 from now until September 8th. Normal opening hours will resume on Friday September 13th.
Don’t forget, our Summer Reading Challenge is going on until school starts back in September. The reading logs are located at the front desk.
Wishing you all a sunny and safe break!
Happy reading,
The CEL board

A big thanks to all the bakers and helpers …

A big thanks to all the bakers and helpers who made our Vaihinger Stadtfest stand possible last weekend. We were able to raise a much needed 256€ for our library from the cookie and book sales 👏 Furthermore, we were able to advertise our library and hopefully win some new members 🤞 Thanks also to all the members who stopped by to say hi 👋 😃 We hope to be back again next year.

Summer Reading Challenge

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Hi CEL Members,

It’s time for our Summer Reading Challenge! It runs from July 5th through September 8th.  There are a variety of reading logs and bookmarks to choose from at the front desk.  Pick one up and get your summer reading started!  All ages welcome. Read or be read to and fill out your reading log.  All participants can pick out a prize (1 book or 100 books).  Show your reading log to the volunteer on duty and pick out a prize anytime from September 13- October 6.

Summer Holiday Opening runs from July 24- September 8th. During this time, the library will only be open on Friday afternoons, 14:30-17:30.

Don’t forget to order your CEL T-shirt!
We are taking orders for our new specially designed shirts until Friday July 26th.  We will then hope to have our new shirts to distribute at the beginning of the new school year in September.

There are three designs to choose from as well as many different colors!

Every t-shirt sold benefits the library and helps to keep the CEL up and running.

You can print out an order form or pick one up at the library.  Forms can be emailed or returned to the desk with payment.  Payments can be made with cash, bank transfer, or PayPal.

We wish you all a sunny summer and happy reading!
The CEL Board