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| Message from Roxanne Owens, IRC President
Welcome to the website of the Illinois Reading Council! We are thrilled to be among the most vital literacy organizations in the country and hope that, if you are not a member, you will consider joining. In addition to a highly successful literacy conference that our organization hosts each March in Springfield, we work hard throughout the year to support local reading councils across the state in providing a rich variety of resources and programs for educators. Members receive our highly acclaimed journal and a quarterly newsletter. Both of these publications are packed with relevant and interesting articles. The Illinois Reading Council has an exceptionally strong grant program in place -- one that allows us to provide funding to support our members work with children and young adults in both public and private educational settings. IRC has a variety of committees focusing on topics as varied as international projects, family literacy, newspapers in education, and legislation just to name a few. Explore this website to learn more about the Illinois Reading Council or call our office at 1-888-454-1341 to learn more about literacy and service in Illinois. We look forward to working with you to promote lifelong literacy.
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Other Information:
2010 Conference Shirt Orders
New!!! IRC Local Councils can order 2010 Conference Shirts and pick them up at the IRC Leadership Retreat.
ABC's of Illinois
New!!!
ICARE has published the 2009 ABC's of Illinois: About the Beautiful
Communities of Illinois. An online book for Illinois Students, By
Illinois Students.
IRC Intellectual Freedom Committee
New!!! The Intellectual Freedom Committee has compiled a listing of recently challenged books in IL.
IRC Legislative Issues
Read
the latest update from the IRA Government Relations Division as of March 1, 2009.
Illinois Young Author's Conference
Illinois Language and Literacy Council and the Illinois State Board of Education will cosponsor the Illinois Young Author's Conference on May 16, 2009 at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Registrations materials are due by March 27, 2009. Volunteers are needed!!! If you can help in any way, please contact Christina Podraza.
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