Region 4 West Central-Central Region
Regional Director: Melinda Grimm

CIRC Officers

Terri Colyer, President
(217) 483-3122

Andrea Stayton, President-Elect

Karen Zeigler, Vice President

Aimee Sutton, Secretary

Jelinda Nunn, Treasurer

Lindsey Rhodes, Membership

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September 2010

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Upcoming Events

September 16, 2010:  Central Illinois Reading Council will host a Wine Social from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at It's All About Wine, 1305 Wabash Avenue, Springfield, Illinois.  This event is FREE for CIRC members and $3.00 for non-members (unless joining that night)!  Join us for appetizers, wine, and door prizes to welcome everyone back to school & celebrate our 40th Anniversary!  Bring a friend for more chances to win prizes!  Please make reservations to Terri at 483-3122 or by email. 

October 20, 2010:  Central Illinois Reading Council will host a Preservice Teacher Mini-Workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 .m. at the University of Illinois-Springfield, Brookens Auditorium, One University Plaza, Springfield, Illinois.  This event is FREE for all!

November 30, 2010:  Central Illinois Reading Council is accepting applications for the CIRC Grants for CIRC members.  The CIRC grant application and rubric is available online.  For more information, please contact Terri Colyer.  

January 27-28, 2011:  Central Illinois Reading Council will host a Scholastic 1/2 Price Book Sale at the Capital Area Career Center, 2201 Toronto Road, Springfield, Illinois.  On Thursday and Friday, the book sale will be open from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event is FREE for all! CIRC is looking for volunteers to work at the book sale and these volunteers are paid $10 an hour in books! If you are interested, please contact us at circ@illinoisreadingcouncil.org.

March 15, 2011:  Central Illinois Reading Council will host an Author Visit with David Schwartz from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  More details will be available soon. This event is FREE for CIRC members and $5.00 for non-members (unless joining that night)!

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.

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.