Meetings & Events

Events hosted by ILA and the ILA Network are great ways to expand your professional development at your own pace or with other education and literacy professionals. Learn more about our exciting events below, and find out how ILA members receive even more benefits.

If you represent an ILA Chapter or International Affiliate, contact literacytoday@reading.org to add your event to this online calendar.

Calendar of Events

Alabama Literacy Association 58th Annual Fall Conference

Dates: 05 – 06 Nov, 2026
Location: Birmingham, AL
How to find us: The Birmingham Marriott

Literacy Association of Ireland Conference 2026

Dates: 06 – 07 Nov, 2026
Location: Limerick, Ireland

New York State Reading Association Conference*

Dates: 06 – 08 Nov, 2026
Location: New York, NY
*In partnership with ILA

Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference

Dates: 11 – 12 Feb, 2027
Location: Milwaukee, WI
How to find us: Baird Center
 

51th Annual Palmetto State Literacy Association Conference

Dates: 18 – 20 Feb, 2027
Location: North Charleston, SC
 

Palmetto State Literacy Association Conference

Dates: 18 – 20 Feb, 2027
Location: Charleston, SC
How to find us: Embassy Suites Charleston Convention Center North Charleston
 

Massachusetts Reading Association Conference*

Dates: 04 – 05 Mar, 2027
Location: Boston, MA
*In partnership with ILA

Illinois Reading Council Conference

Dates: 11 – 12 Mar, 2027
 

Michigan Reading Association Conference*

Dates: 12 – 13 Mar, 2027
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
*In partnership with ILA

North Carolina Reading Association Conference*

Dates: 21 – 23 Mar, 2027
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
*In partnership with ILA

State of Maryland Literacy Association (SoMLA) Conference*

Dates: 07 – 08 Apr, 2027
*In partnership with ILA

LiteracyFest 2027

Dates: 25 – 26 Apr, 2027
Location: Newark, DE, US
How to find us: Bob Carpenter Center

Presented by ILA

A two-day event. Part community festival, part professional learning experience, LiteracyFest aims to change the way we think about literacy, where it lives, and the role we all play in making it accessible to everyone.

Georgia Association of Literacy Advocates (GALA) Conference*

Dates: 19 Jul, 2027
Location: Henry County, GA
*In partnership with ILA