Region 4
Regional Director: Leslie Forsman

WIRC Officers

Melissa Stinnett, President

Jennifer Young, President-Elect

Allyson Vaynerman, Vice President

Laura Bosomworth, Secretary

Anita Lovell, Treasurer

Ashley Shinn, Membership

WIRC Resources

WIRC Bylaws - Chartered April 1959

WIRC Newsletters

January 2021

Upcoming Event

January 25, 2021:  Western Illinois Reading Council will host Maslow Before Bloom - Whatever It Takes with Bryan Pearlman from 7:00 to 8:30 pm via a virtual platform.

February 22, 2021:  Western Illinois Reading Council will host Teaching in a Post-COVID Classroom with Grace Stevens from 7:00 to 8:30 pm via a virtual platform.

February 27, 2021:  Western Illinois Reading Council will host Developing a Love of Literacy 3.0 where educators will present on many literacy topics from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm via Zoom.

March 22, 2021:  Western Illinois Reading Council will host A Fresh Look at Phonics with Wiley Blevins from 7:00 to 8:30 pm via a virtual platform.

April 26, 2021:  Western Illinois Reading Council will host New and Notable Books with Becky Anderson Wilkins from 7:00 to 8:30 pm via a virtual platform.

May 24, 2021:  Western Illinois Reading Council will host Teach Like a Pirate with Dave Burgess from 7:00 to 8:30 pm via a virtual platform.

October 19-20, 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 Preliminary Program that highlights the speakers planned for 2021.

For more information about the upcoming events, email the council president.