Officers

Cindy Gerwin, President
Mark Hodges, Secretary
Sherry Sejnost, Treasurer
Helen Dukhan, Membership

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Upcoming Events

September 16, 2026:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

October 8, 2026:  Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) will host A Night at the Theatre:  Broadway Series Performance of Mean Girls from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Bovd, Aurora, Illinois.

October 21, 2026:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

November 11, 2026:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

December 16, 2026:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom.  This will also be a special meeting to introduce Mock Caldecott Books and Lesson Plans.

January 20, 2027:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

February 9, 2027:  Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) will host Text and Tech:  Reading All Way with Kristin Ziemke from 7:00 to 8:00 pm via Zoom.

February 17, 2027:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

March 11-12, 2027:  Illinois Reading Council will host the 58th Annual IRC Conference in Springfield, Illinois.  Please take a moment to peruse the highlights planned for 2027.

March 17, 2027:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

April 21, 2027:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

April 24, 2027:  Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) will host a Literacy Retreat:  Relax, Reflect, Restore from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.  More information will be available soon.

May 19, 2027:  Join Prairie Area Reading Council (PARC) for the Reading Between the "Wines:" A Virtual Monthly Book "Tasting" from 7:00 to 7:30 pm via Zoom. 

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