June 1, 2019: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Fall IRC Communicator. Please submit your information to the IRC Office.
June 1 – July 13, 2019:Southern Illinois Reading Council will host an online Book Club. Participants will supply their own books; book TBD.
June 4, 2019:Lewis and Clark Reading Councilwill host Turn Teaching into POWERFUL Teaching with area educator Patrice Bain from 8:00-11:30 am at Lindenwood University -Belleville, 2600 W Main St, Belleville, Illinois.
June 4, 2019:Southern Illinois Reading Council will host a Board Meeting at 11:00 am at the Blue Sky Winery, 3150 S Rocky Comfort Rd, Makanda, Illinois.
June 5, 2019:IRCwill sponsor the Wired Wednesday Webinar with Karen Biggs-Tucker and Brian Tucker on Informational Texts Across the Curriculum. IRC will be offering the 2018-2019 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by an IRC Twitter Chat from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. at @ILReadCouncil #IRCPDEdChats. Participants who watch the live or recorded webinars can earn one PD clock hour. To register, contact the IRC Office.
June 21, 2019:Suburban Council of the IRA (SCIRA) will host a Summer Conference with Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Holiday Inn-Skokie, 5300 W. Touhy Avenue, Skokie, Illinois.
July
July 1, 2019: IRC Officers take office.
July 10 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting is scheduled. For more information, please contact the IRC Officeby email or phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 11, 2019: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 10-11, 2019: IRCLeadership Retreat at I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois. Local Council Officers, State Committee Chairs, Regional Directors, and Executive Officers will attend a comprehensive training and team-building workshop. Please watch your email for registration materials. Contact your local council leaders for information on how you can be more involved in your local council.
August 1, 2019: IRCCommittee Chair Report - Send committee goals, budget requests, and committee member's names, addresses, and phone numbers to IRC Office.
August 1, 2019: IRCelection ballot mailed to IRC members.
August 23, 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
August 24, 2019: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
September
September 1, 2019: IRC Councils submit the Council of Excellence Award requirements to the ILA State Coordinator.
September 1, 2019: IRC Councils submit the Membership Grantto the IRC Membership Director.
September 1, 2019: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Winter IRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.
September 1, 2019: IRC election ballot must be returned to the IRC Office.
September 8, 2019: International Literacy Day is being celebrated by IRC.
September 13, 2019: College Instructors of Reading Professionals(CIRP) is accepting applications for Student Conference Stipends for education majors who attend the 2019 IRC Conference. Applicants must be full-time education majors attending a college or university in Illinois. Up to ten $100 stipends will be awarded. Winners will be notified by email by September 19th.
September 15, 2019: IRCCouncils - Sign up for the Hall of Councils Display at the annual IRC Conference.
September 15, 2019: IRCOfficers, Committee Chairs, Regional Directors - Submit Officer, Committee Chair, and Director reports for Annual Meeting to the IRC Office.
October
October 3-4, 2019: Illinois Reading Councilwill host the 52nd Annual IRC Conference, Literacy in the Spotlight, in Peoria, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the online Conference Preview! Registration and housing will open online on April 15, 2019.
October 3-4, 2019:Secondary Reading League(SRL) will host an IRC Strand at the IRC Conference at the Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois.
October 4, 2019: Illinois Reading Councilwill hold the Annual Membership Meeting at the 2019 IRC Conference. The election results will also be announced.
October 4, 2019:Illinois Title 1 Association(ITA)will host the ITA Strand from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm and Annual ITA Meeting from 3:45-4:45 pm at IRC Conference at the Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Avenue, Peoria, Illinois.
October 15, 2019: Illinois Reading Councilwill close registration for the Fall 2019 IRC Book Club.
November
November 1, 2019: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office
November 8, 2019: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
November 9, 2019: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
November 15, 2019: IRC Councils deadline to submit the Council Audit Form.
November 15, 2019: IRC Councils deadline to submit the IRS e-Postcards.
November 21, 2019: 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. Free bookmarks and posters are available to participating organizations. The IRC’s ILLINOIS READS Program has partnered with the Secretary of State’s Family Reading Night since 2013. Plan now to create a Family Reading night program in your area. For the annual theme, material order forms and programming ideas, visit the Family Reading Night webpage.
February 1, 2020: IRCCommittee Chairs- Submit chair reports to the IRC Office
February 7, 2020: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
February 8, 2020: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
March 14, 2020: Illinois Reads Book Festival will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Illinois Valley Community College, 815 North Orlando Smith Road, Oglesby, Illinois. Everyone is invited to the celebration of the 2020 Illinois Reads Program. Many authors will be present, bring your books, and have them autographed at this event! Books will also be available for purchase from Anderson's Bookshops.
April
April 1, 2020: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
April 5, 2020: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
April 6, 2020: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 8 Traders Circle, Normal, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
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.