September 9,
2010:Chicago Area Reading
Association will hold a board meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Boundless
Readers, 5153 N. Clark, Room 300, Chicago, Illinois.For more information, please contact Amy Zaher.
September
19, 2010: Chicago Area Reading
Association will participate in the 57th Street Children's
Book Fair in Hyde Park from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at 57th Street between Dorchester and Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. The event kicks off with a parade at 1:00 p.m. focused on their theme, "Mystery and Science: What will you discover at the 57th Street Children's Book Fair? This is a
FREE event! For more information about this event, visit www.57cbf.org!
October 14, 2010: Chicago Area Reading Association
will hold a board meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Beverly Branch Chicago
Public Library, 1945 W. 95th Street, Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please contact Amy Zaher.
October 16, 2010:Chicago
Area Reading Association will host the Chicago Foundation for Education
Annual Workshop from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Whitney Young High School, 211
South Laflin Street, Chicago, Illinois.This is a FREE event!
October 23,
2010:Chicago Area Reading
Association will host a Fall Breakfast Conference with Steven Layne from
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Midway Marriott, 6520 South Cicero Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.Registration is
$30 for CARA members, $35 for non-members, and $40 after October 1st or at the door.
November
18, 2010:Chicago Area Reading
Association will host a Membership Social Event from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the
Midway Marriott, 6520 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.Registration is $10.
November 19, 2010:Chicago Area Reading Association
will hold an Executive Board Mini-Retreat at the Holiday Inn & Suites, 3202
East Empire, Bloomington, Illinois.For more information, please contact Amy Zaher.
December
2, 2010:Chicago Area Reading
Association will hold a Holiday Dinner/board meeting from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m.Location is to be announced
at a later date.For more
information, please contact Amy Zaher.
January 13, 2011:Chicago Area Reading Association
will hold a board meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.The meeting will be a conference call-in meeting.For more information, please contact Amy Zaher.
February 10, 2011:Chicago
Area Reading Association will hold a board meeting from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
at Boundless Readers, 5153 N. Clark, Room 300, Chicago, Illinois.For more information, please contact Amy Zaher.
February 19, 2011:Chicago
Area Reading Association will host a Winter Conference, Charting Our Own
Path to Literacy, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Cuffe Elementary School, 8324
S. Racine, Chicago, Illinois.Registration is $25.
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 Previewhighlighting
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.
April 7, 2011:Chicago Area Reading Association will host a Spring
Dinner Conference from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Midway Marriott, 6520 South
Cicero Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.Registration is $40 for CARA members and $45 for non-members.
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.
Illinois Reading Council an affiliate of the International Reading Association