January 26, 2009: Fox Valley Reading Council will host a Winter Conference "Ignite - Encouraging Family Literacy" with Roxanne Owens from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. More information will be available soon.

February 21-25, 2009: International Reading Association will host its 54th Annual Convention Beyond the Horizon featuring Two Great Events in Two Great Cities. In February, IRA will host Multiple, Pathways to Literacy in Phoenix, Arizona. IRA will host Reading, Writing, and Conversations from May 3-7, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To find out more about these exciting conventions, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.

March 19-21, 2009: IRC Conference, Reading! Engage! Excite! Ignite!, in Springfield, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the Preliminary Program highlighting the ENGAGING authors and EXCITING speakers awaiting you at the 2009 Conference that are sure to IGNITE your passion for reading! The early Registration deadline is February 1, 2009. The Housing Form is due to the Springfield Convention Vistors Bureau (SCVB) by February 15, 2009.

April 20, 2009: Fox Valley Reading Council will host a Spring Conference "Excite - New Books and Giveways" with Peggy Sherman from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. More information will be available soon.