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A new term at CEL

13 September 2018Newswebmaster

With the schools starting back this week we are gearing up again at CEL.
We have returned to our normal Wednesday, Friday and Saturday opening hours.

Do your littles have the wiggles? Of course they do! Shake those sillies out with movement songs at Rhyme Time this Friday at 10:30am. There will be instruments to shake too.

This Friday afternoon we’ll have drop in activities for you and your children.
Remember, if you’re able to host the odd activity on a Friday afternoon, please do add your name to the Doodle! https://doodle.com/poll/3kmxm3u3qe2ec8r7 Claire and Iris are there pretty much every week but they will happily be relieved! Pop your name down and bring your activity along

Ideas are being sought for Saturday workshops or Wednesday afternoon activities… if you would like to offer something please send your ideas and a suggested date to workshops@celstuttgart.de
There has also been a suggestion of a kids book club -“Any interest in a book club for middle readers? I was thinking every other month… Or something? Just trying to help my older kids with English reading and writing skills.” Let us know if you would be interested info@celstuttgart.de

Finally thank you to Emma for organising the Mama Mia 2 trip … hope you all have lots of fun on Friday evening.

July’s Spotlight is on Marcus Pfister

12 July 2018Author of the Monthwebmaster

Marcus Pfister was born (and still lives) in Bern, Switzerland. Published in 1992, his Rainbow Fish series of books have been translated into more than 80 languages (including English, lucky us!) and have sold over 15 million copies worldwide! Pfister uses watercolors to create his unique and beautiful book illustrations. Come check out one of his books at the library!

June’s Spotlight is on our Games and Puzzles

1 June 2018Author of the Monthwebmaster

Have you ever checked out one of CEL’s games or puzzles? It’s as simple as borrowing a book, but maybe even more fun! We have lots of options, like a 12-piece animal jigsaw puzzle books for short attention spans, a Dora-themed Memory game and even Scrabble!
There are many more to choose from, come see for yourself at CEL.

School Holiday Closing

18 May 2018Uncategorizedwebmaster

Between 19th May and 5th June CEL will be open as follows
Tuesday 22nd May – special “Chill Cake and Chat” event 15:00-17:00
Friday 25th May 10:00-12:00 & 14:30-17:30
Friday 1st June 14:30-17:30 ONLY

Holiday ‘Chat, Chill and Cake”

15 May 2018Workshopswebmaster

If anyone is looking for something to do during the Pfingsten holiday I will be hosting a ‘Chat, Chill and Cake” on Tuesday the 22nd May from 3pm. There will not be any planned activities for the children and it is aimed at school aged children and their parents, who are only able to visit the library during school holidays, although everyone is welcome. Drinks will be supplied by the library so make sure you bring small change, and I will be providing the cake. You don’t need to sign up in advance, but having a rough idea of numbers would help me plan the baking.

Emma S

CEL will be open for the return and borrowing of books during this event from 15:00-17:00

Correction

25 April 2018Newswebmaster

CEL will closed on the morning of Friday 27th APRIL – sorry for the confusion!

CEL will be CLOSED on the morning of Friday 27th April

25 April 2018Newswebmaster

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

5 April 2018Author of the Monthwebmaster

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

2 March 2018Author of the Monthwebmaster

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

19 February 2018Author of the Monthwebmaster

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!