Join us Saturday 8th November, 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).
Category Archives: Event
Halloween Party and Children’s Book Drive
Hello Members and Volunteers,
Our 7th annual Children’s Book Drive starts on Saturday November 1st and runs until Saturday November 29th. We are collecting new and gently used German language children’s books for ages 0-18. The books will be donated to children’s homes and organizations that support families in our community.
Ways you can help: donate books, tell friends and neighbors, donate sturdy shopping bags (for delivery), purchase books from the wishlist (to be shared as we receive requests from the organizations).
We appreciate all of your help and support for our Book Drive! We hope to send out some love and good cheer to children and families in our community during the holiday season. ❤️📚❤️
Don’t forget this Saturday November 1st is also our Halloween Party from 1-5 pm!
We are still looking for bakers and volunteers to help out.
Please sign up on the Nuudel if you can help out. https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/celhalloween2025
Don’t forget on Friday 31st October we are open from 14:30-17:30 only. There will be a batty Friday Fun to join in with.
Thank you to all who donated items for our Kinderbasar sale last weekend! It was a big success and we raised 164€ for the library! 🎉
Best wishes,
The CEL board
Donations, volunteer sign up and Fall school holiday hours
Hello Members and Volunteers,
We will have a table at the eKiz Kinderbasar on Saturday October 18th. Please bring any donations to the library by this Friday afternoon and come by our table on Saturday! All proceeds will go directly to support the CEL. The sale is from 15:00-17:30 at eKiz at Ludwigstrasse 41-43 in Stuttgart-West.
Our Halloween Party is on Saturday November 1 from 1-5 pm. We are looking for bakers and volunteers to help at the party. Please sign up on the Nuudel.
Fall school holidays run from Saturday October 25 to November 2.
We will only be open on Friday afternoon October 31 from 2:30-5:30 pm and on Saturday afternoon November 1 for our Halloween party from 1-5 pm.
Best wishes and happy reading,
The CEL board
CEL table at Kinderflohmarkt at @ekiz_stuttgart_west
We have secured a booth at the Kinderflohmarkt at @ekiz_stuttgart_west on October 18!
All sales from *our booth* will go to the Children’s English Library. If you could please bring your donations for the sale (children’s toys/games/clothes/etc. in good condition) to the library by Friday October 17 during opening hours that would be wonderful. The sale is 15:00-17:30 on October 18 at eKiz in Stuttgart west.
Also, if you would like to volunteer with setup/selling items/clean up please message us. info@celstuttgart.de
Halloween Party Save the Date!
Save the Date for the CEL Halloween Party on Saturday November 1st from 1-5 pm! There will be games, crafting, storytime, a bake sale, and costumes!
This is a members only event with the option to join at the door.
A request for volunteers to help with the party and bake goods coming soon!
Start of a new term at CEL
The new school term begins tomorrow and on Friday normal opening hours resume at CEL.
Fridays: 10:00-12:00, 14:30-17:30
Saturdays: 14:00-17:00
The Summer Reading Challenge is officially over.
Show your reading logs to the volunteer on duty and pick out a prize!
Prizes available from September 19- October 18th.
Join us Saturday, 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).
Vaihinger Stadtfest – Thank You
A big thanks to all the bakers and helpers who made our Vaihinger Stadtfest stand possible today. It was a fantastic opportunity to advertise our wonderful library and do some fundraising.
Thanks also to all the members who stopped by to say hi 
We hope to be back again next year!
Vaihinger Stadfest – Sunday, July 6th
Dear members,
Now is your chance to help out!
Volunteers are needed to help with our stand at the Vaihinger Stadfest on Sunday, July 6th. We will be offering an easy craft, selling books and cookies, and telling the visitors how great our library is. Volunteers are needed to help set up, man the tent, and take it down.
Please sign up here:
https://nuudel.digitalcourage.de/a4zAI6O77r611C7E
Don’t have time that day? No problem! We also need your cookie baking skills. We’d like to sell prepackaged cookies at our stand at the Vaihinger Stadtfest. Please put 2-3 cookies in a bag and drop off at the library by Saturday, July 5th.
Many thanks,
Laura
stadtfest@celstuttgart.de
Reminder: Reserve your baseball tickets by May 23rd.
A reminder that this Friday 23rd May is the last day to buy discounted tickets to the Stuttgart Reds game for our CEL Family Day on Sunday, June 1 at 13:00. Adults are 5€ and kids under 6 are free. Payments can be made in cash at the library or by PayPal to johns_liz@hotmail.com (please note the family name).
Hope to see you there!
Read-a-thon and AGM reminder
Dear Members,
The second annual Read-a-thon is approaching! What is a Read-a-thon?
A Read-a-thon is a fundraiser where participants collect donations from family and friends in exchange for a commitment to read (or be read to) during a designated time period.
This is a wonderful way for the library to collect donations to pay for things like books, member events, rent, and more! Last year we raised over 600€ and collectively read over 2,000 minutes!
You can pick up your packets at the library starting Friday, April 4 or find them online here. The read-a-thon will take place over the Easter school holidays between April 19 and April 26. Kids who hand in their worksheets and donations receive a prize!
Our Annual General Meeting is on April 10th at 7:30 pm. We will hold a vote for two changes of our constitution. One is a liability clause and the second is a new Supporters of the Library membership option. The new additions are in the CELSatzung_nderungsvorschlag25.
Please let us know if you will be joining us or send your apologies to info@celstuttgart.de.
Donations of nibbles welcome.
Best wishes,
The CEL Board