Rockford: The Community, its Library and History Museums
Any library or museum must be aware of the community it serves in order to build a collection suitable for it. Here are links about the city of Rockford and the three participating institutions, which will help guide you when selecting items for the collection.
Rockford Community Demographics : Information gathered by the 2010 census
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=ROckford,%20IL&g=1600000US1765000&hidePreview=false&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&vintage=2018&layer=VT_2018_160_00_PY_D1&cid=DP05_0001E
Rockford Public Library: The library's website, including links to mission and policy statements
http://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/
Midway Village Museum: The website of the museum, including mission statement, history, and collections/exhibits
http://www.midwayvillage.com/wordpress/
International Women's Baseball Center: website
www.internationalwomensbaseballcenter.org/?fbclid=IwAR1CpWwyksMvIVVdg-i3W7h5opH_lMC0x3sA2Q640UrQdwdlcuLmLJoOZao
Rockford Community Demographics : Information gathered by the 2010 census
https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=ROckford,%20IL&g=1600000US1765000&hidePreview=false&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&vintage=2018&layer=VT_2018_160_00_PY_D1&cid=DP05_0001E
Rockford Public Library: The library's website, including links to mission and policy statements
http://www.rockfordpubliclibrary.org/
Midway Village Museum: The website of the museum, including mission statement, history, and collections/exhibits
http://www.midwayvillage.com/wordpress/
International Women's Baseball Center: website
www.internationalwomensbaseballcenter.org/?fbclid=IwAR1CpWwyksMvIVVdg-i3W7h5opH_lMC0x3sA2Q640UrQdwdlcuLmLJoOZao
Collection Overview
Nonfiction books- mostly 700's and biographies
Children's section- resources on the AAGPBL and the Rockford Peaches for children
Ephemera- paper items such as schedules, advertising, tickets, etc
Films- documentaries and the popular movie A League of Their Own
Realia- artifacts such as uniforms, equipment including bats, balls and gloves, pennants, etc.
Newspaper articles- articles written on the league and the Peaches, many from local papers at the height of the league, some more recent.
E-Resources- databases such as Article First that can used to search for articles, as well as general internet searching
Children's section- resources on the AAGPBL and the Rockford Peaches for children
Ephemera- paper items such as schedules, advertising, tickets, etc
Films- documentaries and the popular movie A League of Their Own
Realia- artifacts such as uniforms, equipment including bats, balls and gloves, pennants, etc.
Newspaper articles- articles written on the league and the Peaches, many from local papers at the height of the league, some more recent.
E-Resources- databases such as Article First that can used to search for articles, as well as general internet searching