Region 8 Southeast Region
Regional Director: Kathy Merz

SIRC Officers

Pam Rich Gawrych, President
(618) 697-9298

Lori Rich, President-Elect

Margaret Grueninger, Secretary

Eleanor Parrish, Treasurer

Concetta Lamendola, Membership


SIRC Newsletters

February 2009

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June 2008

October 2007

March 2008

Upcoming Events

September 20, 2010:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 5:00 p.m. at Tres Hombre, 119 North Washington Street, Carbondale, Illinois.  For more information, please contact Pam Rich Gawrych. 

October 14, 2010:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will host Educators Evening with Candace Fleming from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  The location is to be announced soon.  Registration is $5 for SIRC members and $10 for non-members. 

November 15, 2010:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will hold a board meeting/Holiday Party at 6:00 p.m.  For more information, please contact Pam Rich Gawrych. 

January 19, 2011:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will host the Writing Extended Response for Math & Reading with Patricia Braun at 6:00 p.m. at the Carterville Public Library, 117 South Division Street, Carterville, Illinois.  This is a FREE event! 

February 22, 2011:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 5:00 p.m. at Mackie's Pizza, 2704 Walton Way, Marion, Illinois.  For more information, please contact Pam Rich Gawrych. 

March 17-19, 2011:  Illinois Reading Council will host the 43rd Annual IRC Conference, Literacy Outside the Box!, in Springfield, Illinois.  Please take a moment to peruse the Conference Preview highlighting the award-winning authors and dynamic speakers that will help you explore Literacy Outside the Box!  Registration and Housing will be available in October 2010.

March 22, 2011:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will hold a board meeting at 5:00 p.m. at Tres Hombre, 119 North Washington Street, Carbondale, Illinois.  For more information, please contact Pam Rich Gawrych. 

April 26, 2011:  Southern Illinois Reading Council will host a Spring Celebration at 6:00 p.m. at the Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, Illinois.  This is a FREE event!

May 8-11, 2011: International Reading Association will host the 56th Annual Convention, The Power of Literacy, in Orlando, Florida.  To find out more about this exciting convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.