CEL will closed on the morning of Friday 27th APRIL – sorry for the confusion!
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CEL will be CLOSED on the morning of Friday 27th April
CEL will be CLOSED on the morning of Friday 27th April due to a lack of volunteers. We will be open as usual (14:30-17:30) with Friday Fun (15:30) in the afternoon.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
April’s Spotlight is on Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary is an American author best known for her books starring Henry Huggins and Beezus and Ramona Quimby. Before she was a writer, Cleary was a children’s librarian who made it her mission to help kids find books they loved to read. Her books have been published in over 25 different languages! Publisher Harper Collins celebrates April 12, Cleary’s birthday, as Drop Everything and Read day(DeaR). CEL owns many of Beverly Cleary’s books, come check one out today! (or maybe tomorrow (6th April) when CEL is next open!)
March Spotlight is on Dr. Seuss
Of course, we all know Dr. Seuss, beloved American author of books like “The Cat and the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham”, but March 2 is Dr. Seuss’s birthday, so in honor of him here are some Seussical fun facts:
– Dr. Seuss’ real name is Theodore Geisel
– He knows we’re all pronouncing his name wrong but thought it beneficial to sound similar to Mother Goose
– Before becoming a famous children’s author, he drew ads for companies like GE and NBC
-He won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for “contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America’s children and their parents”.
Come check out one of his books at the library!
February’s Spotlight is on Dinosaurs
What’s your favorite dinosaur? We have lots of dinosaur books here, both fiction and non-fiction. If you want to learn about dinosaurs, try “The Best-Ever Book of Dinosaurs” held in the 560s in non-fiction. If you want a story featuring dinosaurs, try “I’m Tryannosaurus”, in the picture books. Maybe you want to draw dinosaurs? Try “Draw 50 Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals” in the 760s, or maybe you’d like to do the Dinosaur Jigsaw Puzzle. There’s really something for every dinosaur lover, and every dinosaur lover to be. Come check one out at the library!
CEL 2018 Calendar is here
Using art work designed by children as part of our CEL Creative Calendar Competition we are proud to present our 2018 calendar.
Cost 5 Euro.
Orders need to be placed by 1st December to allow for delivery by the 8th December.
Names by e-mail to info@celstuttgart.de or at CEL. Payment in advance in cash at CEL or by bank transfer – bank details will be sent to you when you order.
November’s Spotlight is on Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren is a Swedish author best known for her children’s series featuring Pippi Longstocking. She is the world’s most translated author and the fourth most translated children’s author. She’s sold roughly 144 million books worldwide. Astrid has a literary prize named for her, which is awarded to a Swedish-language children’s writer every year on her birthday in November. Following her death, the Swedish government instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial award in her memory- it’s the largest monetary award for children’s and youth literature- 5 million Swedish kroner! As of 2015 Lindgren’s portrait is on the 20 kroner banknote, too!
Come check out one of her books at the library!
October’s Spotlight is on ghosts
Boo! Looking for something eerie to help celebrate Halloween? We have lots of ghost books to take home, like “Mr. Majeika and the Ghost Train” (JF), “Ghostly Goings-on”(PB) and “Ten Spooky Stories” (Teen). Come check one out at the library.
Thank you to all those who supported our Pirate Fun Day
Saturday 23rd September 2017 saw CEL invaded by pirates – and a shark!
Lots of fun was had making parrots, taking part in a treasure hunt round the library, catching up with friends and eating lots of delicious cake. (The cake stall made 123Euro for CEL funds)
1st Stuttgart Guides would also like to thank all those who took part in their search for the lost pirate treasure and helped raise 50Euro for the victims of Hurricane Irma.
August Spotlight on Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson is a British author known for her books like, “The Gruffalo” and “Stick Man”. Julia has written 184 books, most of which are for scholastic and school use, and the rest (about 64 books) are for readers like you! Axel Scheffler, who illustrates many of her books is from Hamburg but now resides in London. Come check out one of her/their books at the library!