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News from CEL – Save the date: World Book Day event

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Imagine: every child and young person having a book to call their very own. That’s the vision of World Book Day. It’s one we’re delighted to support since libraries like ours provide an irreplaceable hub for community reading experiences. Celebrate with us!

Join us for an afternoon of readings from books around the world, crafts and collaborative storytelling activities. And treat yourself to some goodies at our bake sale… because it’s no fun reading on an empty stomach. The event will run from 1-4pm, while the library will remain open until 5pm.

Mark your calendars and please stay tuned for more details!

(we know the logo shows a different date – schools in the UK celebrate World Book Day on the Thursday – we aren’t open so we are going for the Satruday 7th March)

Join us for wine, cheese and fun on Friday, January 31!

Unwind after a long week with an evening of wine and cheese at the library! Join your fellow CEL members for a collaborative game of “Famous Couples Throughout History”. It’s a fun way to get to know some library patrons you don’t see during our regular opening hours. And why not bring along a friend and introduce them to our all-volunteer library?

All you need to participate is yourself and a smile. We’ll also contact you directly about one consumable item to take (such as wine, cheese or water).
This event is complimentary for CEL members. Non-member guests are asked to make a €2 donation to the library.

When: Friday, January 31, 7:30-10:30pm
Where: Traubergstrasse 30
RSVP: January 15 – please email cheeseandwine@celstuttgart.de and tell us how many are in your party.

Hope to see you there!

Photo by Alexandra K on Unsplash

Start the new year …

with a good book – normal opening times resume on Friday at 10:00…

with a song – on Friday morning with Rhyme Time from 10:30

with a story – come join us for Friday Fun!
We’ll be reading The Mitten and making these cute mittens.
Book at 3:30 and craft to follow!

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Holiday closing…

Last chance to change or renew your books this year!
We will be open tomorrow as usual and then next Friday 10:00-12:00 and 14:30-16:30 – then we will be closed until 10th January 2020.

(Apologies that we were unexpectedly closed due to illness this morning)

A thank you and the promise of snow on Friday @ CEL

BooksA big heartfelt thank you to all who donated books and helped spread the word about our Children’s Book Drive!

We collected more than 300 books plus 75 pixie books. We were able to donate books to three different organizations- the SOS Kinderdorf, the Sophienpflege Jugendhilfe in Tübingen, and Jugendhilfe Korntal. Our contacts at the three organizations were so grateful and happy to receive these books for the children in their care.

Thank you once again for your help in making our first annual Children’s Book Drive a success! 🎄🎅📚❤️🎅🎄

Let’s make it snow at CEL!
Join us for Friday Fun this week to make some paper snowflakes
Story at 3:30, then craft to follow

CEL will be closed in the afternoon – Friday 29th November

Sadly, due to lack of volunteers, CEL will be closed in the afternoon – Friday 29th November. We will be open an usual in the morning.

if you would like to stop this happening again: our next volunteer training will take place on the morning of Saturday 30th November from 11.00am to 12.30pm and it would be great to see you there!

Please contact Amanda stock_management@celstuttgart.de if you would like to join us. If you can’t make it to this training session but are interested in volunteering, please let Amanda know and she can arrange another date.

Thank you for supporting CEL

Volunteer on the desk at CEL?

Our next volunteer training will take place on the morning of Saturday 30th November from 11.00am to 12.30pm and it would be great to see you there!

Please contact Amanda stock_management@celstuttgart.de if you would like to join us. If you can’t make it to this training session but are interested in volunteering, please let Amanda know and she can arrange another date.

Thank you for supporting CEL

News from CEL

Friday Fun – Friday 8th November
I walk outside with my lantern, my lantern is walking with me…
Be prepared and make a beautiful lantern at the library on Friday.
Story at 3.30pm, lights to be shined right after



Book Drive
Are you looking for a way to spread some Holiday cheer and share the joy of reading? We are collecting new or gently used German language children’s books to donate to the SOS Kinderdorf! Our book drive starts tomorrow and will go until Saturday December 7th! 🎄📚🎅🎄