ILLINOIS READS A READING STATE OF MIND Saturday, April 25, 2026 Tinley Park High School 6111 175th Street Tinley Park, Illinois 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Join IRC at the Illinois Reads and Young Authors Book Festival! Plan now to bring your families, students, and all book lovers to this fun and free event. Authors will be present. Bring your books and have them signed! Books will also be available for purchase from Anderson’s Bookshops. At this event, IRC will also be honoring the Young Authors at a special celebration! Visit our website for more information at www.illinoisreads.org Adi Alsaid Grades 9-12 K. Ancrum Grades 9-12 Gina Bellisario Grades K-2 Betsy Bird Birth to Age 4 Veronica Castillo Grades K-2 Gloria Chao Adult Neil Dahlstrom Adult Darcy Day Zoells Grades K-2 Juleesa Espinoza Grades K-2 Jessika Fleck Grades 3-5 Jessie Ann Foley Grades 6-8 Harold Green III Birth to Age 4 Gene Ha Grades 9-12 Kate Hannigan Grades 3-5 Nicole M. Hewitt Grades 6-8 Laurie Lawlor Grades 9-12 Lisa Maggiore Grades 3-5 Dana Marie Miroballi Birth to Age 4 Kristin Nilsen Grades 6-8 Heidi Bee Roemer Birth to Age 4 Barb Rosenstock Grades 9-12 Rebecca Siegel Grades 6-8 Zach von Zonk Birth to Age 4 Alex Willan Grades K-2
The Illinois Reading Council is also excited to share that we will be hosting a new version of the Illinois Statewide Young Authors Conference at the Illinois Reads and Young Authors Book Festival. The Illinois Reading Council will be celebrating the written work of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade with the Illinois Reads Authors. All students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, including those in special programs, are encouraged to participate. In the spring, schools are encouraged to select their Young Authors who will attend and be celebrated at the Illinois Reads and Young Authors Book Festival. Registration to participate in the Young Authors Celebration closes on April 5, 2026. Please note that space is limited, so plan to register early! More information will be available soon at www.illinoisreadingcouncil.org/young-authors-celebration!
Join me this SAT April 25 at the Illinois Reads & Young Author Festival. In addition to us grownup 2026 @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social authors, you’ll also get to meet a selection of IL’s finest writers from grades K-12! #IRCReads #ILReads illinoisreads.org/illinoiseads...
