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“Blind Date with a Book” Event for Adults – Friday 5th May 19:30

27 April 2023Event, Newswebmaster

You’re Invited!

Open to all CEL members.

How “Blind Date with a Book” works:

Bring a book you’re ready to part with, but wrap it up so no one can tell what it is.
Include a few clues to give everyone a sense of what it is without unveiling the title, author, or cover.
At the event, everyone will select a book and go home with a new read!

Please RSVP to me via email blinddate@celstuttgart.de so we know how many people to expect. See you on May 5!

Alex

PS Don’t forget this Saturday morning from 10-12 is our annual Spring Clean at the library. We would appreciate all the help we can get! There will be coffee and donuts!

Reminder – tomorrow – 19th April – Annual General Meeting

18 April 2023Newswebmaster

We would like to invite all members to join us for our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday April 19th at 7:30 pm.

The meeting will be held at the library.

We will review the year, the running of CEL and receive the financial report. There will be the election of new board members and auditor, time for questions and socializing.

Please RSVP to info@celstuttgart.de if you will be joining us. Apologies also accepted.

Volunteers who are not CEL members are welcome to attend as observers, but only members may vote and stand for election.

We are also offering an option to participate via Zoom if you are unable to come in person. Please mention this preference in your RSVP.

Best regards

The CEL board

CEL dates for your diary

21 March 2023Event, Newswebmaster

Dear CEL Members,

We would like to invite you to join us for our Annual General Meeting on
Wednesday April 19th at 7:30 pm.
The meeting will be held at the library.
Please RSVP to info@celstuttgart.de if you will be joining us.
We are looking for a new board member to join the CEL Board of Directors. If you are interested and would like to know more please send a message to liz.weiser@celstuttgart.de

We will also offer an option to participate via Zoom if you are unable to come in person. Please mention this preference in your RSVP.

Other dates to save in your calendar – more details to follow closer to the dates:

The library will be closed for German School Holidays on April 7, 8, 15.
We will be open on Friday afternoon April 14 (volunteer dependent).

Spring Clean on Saturday morning April 29th from 10-12. Help us get the library spic and span! Coffee and donuts will be provided!

Adult Get Together on Friday evening May 5th at 7:30 pm – join us for a fun evening of games, snacks, and drinks!

Summer Get Together at the Katzenbacher Hof on Saturday June 24th from 11-3.

We hope to see many of you at these upcoming events.

Best wishes,
The CEL Board

Who’s ready for our Open Day?!

17 March 2023Event, Newswebmaster

We can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate the love of books and reading with you!

Open Day is tomorrow, Saturday, March 17 from 1-5pm.

Join your friends at the Children’s English Library for an afternoon of crafts, games, and stories.

Our address is Hauptstraße 19, 70563 Stuttgart, near the U-Bahn lines. Parking is also available in the Parkhaus Vaihinger Markt.

We’re one week away from our annual Open Day!

11 March 2023Event, Newswebmaster

Enjoy crafts, games, stories, and a bake sale from 1-5 on Saturday, March 18.

This year’s theme is Fairy Tales!
If you dress up as your favorite character, you’ll get a special prize.

Please invite your friends and share this flyer with your networks!
If you’re able to donate to our bake sale, contact cakes@celstuttgart.de. We hope to see you all there!

We hope to see you all there!

Calling all fairies and forest creatures!

3 March 2023Event, Newswebmaster

Calling all fairies and forest creatures!

Our annual Open Day is coming up on Saturday, March 18 from 1-5pm!

This year’s theme is Fairy Tales, so come dressed as a character from your favorite story and enjoy a special prize.

We’ll have crafts, games, storytimes, and bake sale. Members – please invite your friends and share this flyer with your networks!

If you’re able to donate to our bake sale, contact cakes@celstuttgart.de.

We hope to see you all there!

This Friday afternoon at CEL…

28 February 2023Newswebmaster

Come to the library this Friday during opening hours to play games and do puzzles

The library has a selection of games for all ages which you can borrow
(plus a few I’ll bring in for the occasion), so we’ll see you there

Save the date for our upcoming Open Day!

24 February 2023Event, Newswebmaster

The library will be open to the general public from 1-5pm on Saturday, March 18. Stay tuned to find out what this year’s theme will be!

School holidays – CEL open Friday afternoon only

21 February 2023Newswebmaster

Hello CEL members,

Please be aware that the library is only open this week on Friday afternoon due to the school holidays.

Normal hours resume on Friday March 3rd.
Best wishes, the CEL board

4th Annual Children’s Book Drive

13 January 2023Newswebmaster

Dear CEL Members,

Our 4th Annual Children’s Book Drive was a success! We were able to donate around 250 books and 40 pixie books to 5 different Children’s Homes and Family support organizations. 📚❤️📚

Thank you to everyone that donated books and helped spread the word about our book drive.

Once again, the people at these organizations were so grateful to receive so many good quality books for their kids.

Thanks again for supporting our book drive and for helping us to do something positive for our community in memory of Henry. ❤️

Starting this year, we will be accepting donations for our book drive all year round. If you have German language childrens books for ages 0-18 (baby to young adult) in new or gently used condition that you would like to donate, please bring them anytime to the library. Just let the volunteer on duty know that the books are for the annual book drive.

Best wishes,
The CEL Board