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July
July 1, 2020: IRC Officers take office.
July 7, 2020: IRC Executive Committee Meeting will be held online via Go to Meeting. For more information, please contact the IRC Officeby email or phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 8, 2020: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting will be held online via Go to Meeting. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
July 8, 2020: IRCLeadership Retreat will be held virtually. Local Council Officers, State Committee Chairs, Regional Directors, and Executive Officers will have access to a comprehensive training and team-building workshop series. Please watch your email for more information. Contact your local council leaders for information on how you can be more involved in your local council.
August 1, 2020: IRCCommittee Chair Report - Send committee goals, budget requests, and committee member's names, addresses, and phone numbers to IRC Office.
August 1, 2020: IRC Councils submit the Council of Excellence Award requirements to the ILA State Coordinator.
August 28, 2020: IRC Executive Committee Meeting will be held online via Go to Meeting.
August 29, 2020: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting will be held online via Go to Meeting. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
September
September 1, 2020: IRC Councils submit the Membership Grantto the IRC Membership Director.
September 1, 2020: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Fall IRC Communicator. Please send your information to the IRC Office.
September 2, 2020: IRCWebinar with Tim Rasinski. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
September 8, 2020: International Literacy Day is being celebrated by IRC.
September 26, 2020:Chicago Area Reading Association (CARA)will host Strengthening the Core with Fluency, Vocabulary, and Language featuring Tim Rasinksi followed by breakout sessions on Vocabulary Instruction with Char Cobb and Literacy Instruction for English Learners with Kristin Lems. This event will be from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at Chicago Literacy Alliance, 641 West Lake Street, Suite 200, Chicago, Illinois.
October
October 7, 2020: IRCWebinar on History's Beating Heart: Tools for Making Historical Figures Come to Life with Kate Hannigan. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
October 15, 2020: Illinois Reading Councilwill close registration for the IRC Book Club.
November
November 1, 2020: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
November 1, 2020: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Winter IRC Communicator. Please submit your information to the IRC Office.
November 11, 2020: IRCWebinar on Using Poetry to Expand Content Knowledge and Structure Informational Text with Clare Landrigan. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
November 13, 2020: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
November 14, 2020: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Destihl, 1200 Greenbriar Drive, Normal, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
November 15, 2020: IRC Councils deadline to submit the Council Audit Form.
November 15, 2020: IRC Councils deadline to submit the IRS e-Postcards.
November 19, 2020: 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.
December 2, 2020: IRCWebinar with Jon Scieszka. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
December 15, 2020: ILAHonor Councilmaterials are due electronically to ILA.
January 6, 2021: IRCWebinar on Dark, Absurd Humor...for Dark, Absurd Times with Crystal Chan. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
January 15, 2021: IRCelection ballot sent to IRC members.
January 15, 2021: Illinois Reading Councilwill close registration for the IRC Book Club.
January 29, 2021: IRC Executive Committee Meeting will be held online via Go to Meeting.
January 30, 2021: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting will be held online via Go to Meeting. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
February
February 1, 2021: IRCCommittee Chairs- Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
February 1, 2021: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Spring IRC Communicator. Please submit your information to the IRC Office.
February 1, 2021: IRC election ballot must be submitted online.
February 3, 2021: IRCWebinar on Discovering the 2021 Illinois Reads Books with Becky Anderson. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
February 14, 2021: College Instructors of Reading Professionals(CIRP) is accepting applications for Student Conference Stipends for education majors who attend the 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 February 21st.
February 15, 2021: IRCCouncils- Sign up for the Hall of Councils Display at the annual IRC Conference.
March 1, 2021: IRCOfficers, Committee Chairs, Regional Directors - Submit Officer, Committee Chair, and Director reports for Annual Meeting to the IRC Office.
March 3, 2021: IRCWebinar on The Power of Wordless Picture Books with Matthew Cordell. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
March 11-12, 2021: Illinois Reading Councilwill host the 53rd Annual IRC Conference, Rockin' Through the Pages, in Springfield, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the online Conference Preview! Registration and housing will reopen online on August 15, 2020.
March 12, 2021: Illinois Reading Councilwill hold the Annual Membership Meeting at the IRC Conference.
March 13, 2021: Illinois Reads Book Festival will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Springfield, Illinois. Everyone is invited to the celebration of the 2021 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, 2021: IRCCommittee Chairs - Submit chair reports to the IRC Office.
April 7, 2021: IRCWebinar on The Literacy Lessons I Learned from Hamilton with Penny Kittle. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
April 16, 2021: IRC Executive Committee Meeting at the IRC Office.
April 17, 2021: IRCBoard of Directors Meeting, Destihl, 1200 Greenbriar Drive, Normal, Illinois. For more information, please contact the IRC Office by email or by phone at 1-888-454-1341.
May 1, 2021: IRC deadline for submitting information for the Summer IRC Communicator. Please submit your information to the IRC Office.
May 5, 2021: IRCWebinar with Donalyn Miller. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
June 2, 2021: IRCWebinar on Literacy as the Foundation of Democracy and Justice with Samira Ahmed. IRC will be offering the 2020-2021 Webinar Series for members only. Each webinar begins at 7:00 p.m. Members who watch the live or recorded webinar can earn one PD clock hour. Current members will receive the webinar registration link by email each month. If you are not a current member, join online and email the IRC Office for webinar link.
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.