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More than a year later than planned and about $7 million over its original budget, the Rockford Public Library opened a new library at 215 N. Wyman St. with spectacular views of the Rock River.
Rockford Public Library officials are asking the city of Rockford to split the cost of demolishing a dilapidated building at 227 N. Wyman St. adjacent to the new, $40 million library.
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Rockford Christian School, a campus of Grand Rapids Christian Schools, is in Rockford. [15] In 2021, a Rockford High School student presented a 137-page report describing a culture of racism present at Rockford Public Schools in an effort to find solutions for the problem, with multiple students describing experiences of racism in the school ...
In 1884, Rockford established its first city-wide public school district, constructing Rockford Central High School in 1885; following the construction of the high school, the district began construction of brick multi-story multigrade school buildings across the city. The Rockford Female Seminary became the alma mater of Jane Addams in 1881 ...
On July 31, 2021, the new Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library opened across the street at 3541 Park Avenue. The original Carnegie library site currently serves as the Library's parking lot and Pollinator Garden. The concrete "Public Library" sign from the Carnegie library has been installed in the garden. 9: Carmi Carmi: Jan 14, 1914: $10,000
The Rockford Public Library has numerous resources to help tell the story of the city's Black residents, Walters said. In addition to books, the library has online databases for publications like ...
The Rockford Public Library bought the Hart building in 2016 from Winnebago County, which had most recently used it for probation services and a satellite jail. Officials believe that operating it ...