March 1, 2015: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
March 1, 2015:South Suburban Reading Council is accepting nominations for the Celebrate Literacy Awardl . SSRC will recognize a local individual, agency, or institution that has made significant contributions in the field of literacy. The winner will be honored at the SSRC meeting in May.
March 4, 2015: South Suburban Reading Council will host No More Summer Reading Loss with Carrie Cahill and Nancy Horvith from 5:00-8:00 pm at a location to be determined.
March 5, 2015: Northern Illinois Reading Council will host a Family Reading Night at 6:00 PM at Brooks Elementary School, 3225 Sangamon Rd, DeKalb, Illinois. The event is FREE.
March 16, 2015: Southern Illinois Reading Councilis accepting submissions for the 2015 Short Story Contest. There will be three Southern Illinois winners will be chose in grades second through eighth to be compiled into an SIRC 2013 Short Story Contest Yearbook. Winners will be notified by April 9, 2015 and invited to the SIRC's Spring Celebration and Reception on Tuesday, April 27, 2015 at the Carbondale Civic Center, where they will receive an award. First place winners will read their winning stories. Entries must be posted by March 16th!
March 17, 2015: Illinois Reading Councilwill co-sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinars with Doug Fisher on Collaborative Conversations and the Speaking and Listening Standards. All webinars start at 7:00 pm. and only availabe for IRC members. Pre-registration is required by emailing the IRC Office.
March 19, 2015: Lewis and Clark Reading Councilwill host a Literacy Wellness Checkup at Eckerts Country Restaurant, 951 S Green Mt Road, Belleville, Illinois. Time to be determined.
March 20, 2015: IRC Executive Committee Meeting will be held at Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois.
March 21, 2015: IRC Board of Directors Meeting from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
March 21, 2015: Illinois Title I Association (ITA) will hold a board meeting at 1:30 PM at Peoria Marriott Pere Marquette, 501 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois..
March 23, 2015: Sauk Valley Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 5:30 PM at Dixon Public Library, 221 S Hennepin Ave, Dixon, Illinois.
March 23, 2015: South Eastern Reading Council will host Best Literature for Your Classroom from 5:00-7:00 PM at Olney Public Library, 400 W Main St. Olney, Illinois. This event is FREE.
April
April 1, 2015: IRC Committee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
April 11, 2015: Prairie Area Reading Council and Fox Valley Reading Councilwill co-host an event with Author Peter Johnston, author of Choice Words and Opening Minds, at Hubble Middle School, 3S600 Herrick Road, Warrenville, Illinois. Registration information will be available soon.
April 12, 2015: Lewis and Clark Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 5:00 PM at St Louis Bread Company at HWY 159 Fairview Heights, Illinois.
April 13, 2015: Sauk Valley Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 5:30 PM at Dixon Public Library, 221 S Hennepin Ave, Dixon, Illinois.
April 13, 2015: South Eastern Reading Council will host Graphic Novels and Comics: Fun to the Common Core from 5:00-7:00 PM at Olney Public Library, 400 W Main St. Olney, Illinois. This event is FREE.
April 15, 2015: Illinois Reading Councilwill co-sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinars with Matt Copeland on Facilitating Student Discussion With Socratic Circles. All webinars start at 7:00 pm. and only availabe for IRC members. Pre-registration is required by emailing the IRC Office.
April 16, 2015: Macon County Reading Council will host Put a Poem in Your Pocket: Strategies to Teach Poetry in the Classroom with Christina Field and Katie Fuller from 4:15-5:30 PM at Decatur Public Library at 130 N Franklin St. Decatur, Illinois. The event is FREE.
April 16, 2015: West Suburban Reading Council will host a Spring Event from 4:30-7:00 PM at a location to be determined.
April 18, 2015: East Central-EIU Reading Council will host Festival of the Young Child from 9AM-12:00 PM at Cross County Mall, 700 Broadway Ave, Mattoon, Illinois. The event is FREE.
April 21, 2015: Illini Reading Council will host a Happy Hour with ISBE Speakers Lisa Ward and Jill Brown from 4:30-6:30 PM at a location to be determined. Registration is $10 for this event.
April 23, 2015: Chicago Area Reading Association will host a Spring Conference at 4:30 PM at Chicago Teacher Center, 770 N Halsted Suite 420 Chicago, Illinois. Registration is $30 for members and $50 for non-members.
April 23, 2015: MID-State Reading Council will host Wine-a-Read from 5:30-7:30 PM at White Oak Winery, 8644 E 2100 North Rd. Carlock, Illinois. Registration fee is $5.
April 25, 2015: Western Illinois Reading Council will hold a Young Author’s Visits Western Illinois University from 9:00-11:00 AM at Western Illinois University. This event is FREE.
April 27, 2015: Southern Illinois Reading Council will hold a Spring Celebration with Illinois Author Aaron Reynolds at 6:00 PM at Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S Illinois Ave. Carbondale, Illinois. This event is FREE.
May 1, 2015: MID-State Reading Councilis accepting applications for the Carol Berry Memorial Grant to award a financial grant up to $1,000 to individual council members for the purpose of promoting the literacy of children in the classroom. The guidelines, review process, and submission are available online. The notification and award date is May 15, 2015.
May 7, 2015: Starved Rock Reading Councilwill host the Young Authors Celebration with Andrea Beaty and Chris Rylander from 9:00 am to 2:15 pm at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Lodge, 2643 IL Route 178, Utica, Illinois.
May 18, 2015: Southern Illinois Reading Council will host a Teacher Garage Sale from 8:00 AM to Noon at General John A. Logan Elementary School, 320 Watson Road, Murphysboro, Illinois.
May 23-24, 2015: Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Mayfest Book Sale from 11:00 AM-4:00 PM at Campbell Center, 203 E Seminary St, Mt Carroll, Illinois. The event is FREE.
June 16, 2105: Southern Illinois Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 11:00 AM at El Jalapeno, 101 Leigh Avenue, Anna, Illinois.
June 18-19, 2015: Suburban Council of IRA (SCIRA)will host the Teacher Renewal Summer Conference with Lester Laminack and Kelly Gallagher from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Skokie Holiday Inn, 7200 West Touhy, Skokie, Illinois. Lester Laminack will be the featured speaker on Thursday, June 18th and Kelly Gallagher will be the featured speaker on Friday, June 19th. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served daily as well as vendors, book browsing and collegial conversations. Participants will receive 12 clock hours. Registration information is available at http://scira.weebly.com/.
June 2015: Mississippi Valley Reading Council will host a Town Social from 2:00-4:00 pm at Spirit Knob Winery, 2211 E 640th Pl, Ursa, Illinois. The event is FREE.
July
July 1, 2015: IRC Officers take office.
July 7, 2015: IRC Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled. For more information, please contact the IRC Officeby email or phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 8, 2015: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Grand Bear Lodge & Resort in Starved Rock, Utica. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 8-9, 2015: IRCLeadership Retreat at Grand Bear Lodge & Resort in Starved Rock, Utica. Local Council Officers, State Committee Chairs, Regional Directors, and Executive Officers will attend a comprehensive training and team-building workshop. Please watch your mail for registration materials. Contact your local council leaders for information on how you can be more involved in your local council.
July 17-20, 2015: International Reading Associationwill host the 60th Annual Convention, Transforming Lives Through Literacy, in St. Louis, Missouri. To find out more about this convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.
July 28, 2015: Southern Illinois Reading Council will host a Summer Mini-Conference. More information will be available soon. If you are interested in presenting, please contact Katie Russell.
September 1, 2015: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Winter IRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.
September 10, 2015: College Instructors of Reading Professionals(CIRP) is accepting applications for Student Conference Stipends for education majors who attend the 2015 IRC Conference. Applicants must be full-time education majors attending a college or university in Illinois. Up to ten $75 stipends will be awarded. Winners will be notified by email by September 18, 2015.
September 24, 2015: Northern Illinois Reading Councilwill host the Fall Literacy Conference featuring Maria Walther from 4:00-8:00 pm at the Kishwaukee Community College, Malta, Illinois. Other break outs will feature book talks from Becky Anderson of Anderson's Bookshops and Bert Crossland and Beth Olson of Heinemann Publishing Company. Books will also be for sale. Registration will be available at a later date. NIRC is also lookin for presenters for breakout sessions. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Coats at 815-751-4784.
October
October 1-3, 2015: Illinois Reading Council will host the 48th Annual IRC Conference, Passport to Possibilities, in Springfield, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the online Conference Preview. Housing and Registration forms will be available in the Conference Preliminary Program in April 15th!
October 3, 2015: Illinois Reading Council Annual Membership Meeting at the conference in Peoria, Illinois. IRC Election Ballot results will be announced.
November 1, 2015: Illinois Title I Association (ITA)is accepting applications to award financial grants to members of ITA for innovative programs and projects for the purpose of promoting literacy development in the school and community. Grant receipts will be notified by November 17, 2015. The application process and guidelines are available online.
November 13-14, 2015: Secondary Reading League will host the 39th Day of Readingwith Mary Ehrenworth and Matt de La Pena at the Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Covention Center Drive, Tinley Park, Illinois. For more information, please visit www.dayofreading.org.
November 15, 2015: IRC deadline for Council Audit Form.
November 15, 2015: IRS e-Postcards deadline.
November 15, 2015: IRC Councils deadline to submit the IRS e-Postcards.
November 19, 2015: Illinois Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event sponsored by Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian, and the Illinois Center for the Book at the Illinois State Library that encourages families to spend quality time reading together. Participating organizations create programming that works best for their group. This year, IRC’s ILLINOIS READS Program has partnered in the program: Read Across Illinois. Plan now to participate in a Family Reading night in your area. For more information, visit the website about the Illinois Family Reading Nights.
November 25, 2015: IRAHonor Council materials due electronically to IRA.
December
December 1, 2015: IRC deadline for submitting information for the SpringIRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.
If you host an event and would like to share IRC informational brochures and/or other materials, please contact the IRC at: IRCmaterials@illinoisreadingcouncil.org.
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