Future IRC Conferences

(Updated dates as of July 1, 2024)

2025 - March 13-14, 2025, Springfield, Illinois

2026 - March 12-13, 2026, Springfield, Illinois

2027 - March 11-12, 2027, Springfield, Illinois

Past IRC Conference Final Program Books

2025 IRC Conference
Liberating Literacy:  Embrace Love, Joy, & Empowerment
March 13-14, 2025

2024 IRC Conference
Pillars of Literacy:  Skills, Strategies, Joy & Magic
March 14-15, 2024

2023 IRC Conference
Revolution:  A Change Is Gonna Come
March 9-10, 2023

2022 IRC Conference
Literacy in Bloom:  Growing Readers and Ideas
March 10-11, 2022

2019 IRC Conference
Literacy in the Spotlight
October 3-4, 2019

2018 IRC Conference
Read the World
October 4-6, 2018

2017 IRC Conference
50 Years of Reading Excellence
October 5-7, 2017

2016 IRC Conference
Reading:  Unlocking Opportunities
September 29-October 1, 2016

2015 IRC Conference
Passport to Possibilities
October 1-3, 2015

October 2014 IRC Conference
Harvesting the Fruits of Literacy
October 2-4, 2014

March 2014 IRC Conference
Building Bridges to Literacy
March 13-15, 2014

2013 IRC Conference
Literacy For Life
March 14-16, 2013

2012 IRC Conference
Literacy in the Land of Lincoln
March 15-17, 2012

2011 IRC Conference
Literacy Outside the Box!
March 17-19, 2011

2010 IRC Conference
Lighting the Way to Literacy
March 18-20, 2010

2009 IRC Conference
Reading! Engage! Excite! Ignite!
March 19-21, 2009

2008 IRC Conference
Literacy Unleash the Power
March 13-15, 2008

For more information, contact us at irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org.