Springfield Student Events
If you are interested in attending any ECVI events, please email info@edcentervi.org or call 1-217-303-9062 to sign up. All events are held at ECVI, 3240 Headley Road, Springfield, IL, unless otherwise noted.
February 6, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Ray Campbell, President of the Illinois Council of the Blind
February 20, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
James by Percival Everett
March 13, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
April 10, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Rich Howard, Activities Director for Illinois School for the Visually Impaired in Jacksonville, IL
May 1, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.​
May 22, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
The House of Lincoln by Nancy Horan
June 12, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
July 3, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
July 24, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt
August 14, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
September 4, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Topic TBD
September 18, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
American Lion: Andrew Jackson by John Meachum
October 9, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Topic TBD
November 6, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Topic TBD
November 20, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee & Walker Evans
December 11, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
February 13, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
March 6, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
John Hill, ECVI Board Member and Past President, and his guide dog, Faith
March 20, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
April 24, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
The Sun Does Shine: I Found Life & Freedom on Death Row by Anthony Ray Hinton
May 8, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 3 p.m.
IATP SmartHome Tour, 701 N. Walnut St., Springfield, IL
June 5, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Sandy Eisenmann, Edwards Group
June 19, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Oil & Marble: A Novel of Leonardo & Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey
July 10, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Topic TBD
August 7, 2026
Friendship Friday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Topic TBD
August 21, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman
September 11, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
October 2, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
October 23, 2026
Book Club
1 - 2:30 p.m.
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
November 13, 2026
Faith & Friendships
1 - 2:30 p.m.
December 4, 2026
Christmas Party
12 - 2:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church, 2941 S. Koke Mill Road, Springfield, IL
