Region 1 North-Northwest Region
Regional Director: Linda Oshita

Northwestern Officers

Janell Hartman, President
(815) 244-3489

AnnEtta Young, Vice-President

Debbie Kaczmarski, Secretary

Chris Urish, Treasurer

Rebecca Steinbach, Membership

Northwestern Newsletters

February 2010

August 2009

March 2009

July 2008

April 2008

Upcoming Events

September 23, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host a Storytelling Event at the Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas, Freeport, Illinois. 

December 4, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Carroll Public Library, 208 N. Main, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. 

December 4, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa at 10:00 a.m. at Savanna Public Library, 326 Third Street, Savanna, Illinois. 

December 4, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Stockton Public Library, 140 W. Benton, Stockton, Illinois. 

December 8, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Mrs. Claus from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the York Township Library, Thomson, Illinois. 

December 9, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Pearl City Library, 221 South Main Street, Pearl City, Illinois. 

December 11, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Elizabeth Township Library, 210 Myrtle Street, Elizabeth, Illinois. 

December 12, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Freeport Public Library, 100 E. Douglas, Freeport, Illinois. 

December 18, 2010:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Read with Santa from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Warren Township Public Library, 210 Burnett Avenue, Warren, Illinois. 

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.

April 12, 2011:  Northwestern Illinois Reading Council will host Famous Fossil Vineyard Spring Meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Famous Fossil Vineyard, 395 West Cedarville Road, Freeport, Illinois.  

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.