Join the Rockford Public Library for a Rockford party with activities and a screening of the film “A League of Their Own” (1992) to celebrate our Summer Reading Challenge, “Travel Through Time.”

Starting at 3:00pm,  gather to enjoy various activities leading up to the film airing on the big screen at 4:00pm. Attendees are encouraged to wear your best baseball or Peaches outfit to join in the fun.

Movie Summary: A look at the first women’s professional baseball league is set during World War II and focuses on the rivalry between sisters, one a sweet-swinging catcher and the other a pouty, impulsive pitcher, who play on the same team, which is managed by a washed-up, hard-drinking ex-Major Leaguer. A League of Their Own (1992) is rated PG. Movie length:128 minutes.