Girl Scouts have donated new Little Free Library

ROCHELLE – During Women’s History Month in March, the Flagg Township Museum is pleased to welcome Girl Scouts with a new exhibit about Girl Scouts and to dedicate a new Little Free Library donated by local Girl Scouts. The mission of Girl Scouts is to “build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place” and two Rochelle Girl Scout troops are good examples of girls who are doing just that.

Thanks to Girl Scout Leader Heather Simo and the girls in Troop 409 for helping put together the Girl Scout exhibit. Thanks also to the Girl Scout historians in Rockford and Oswego who are part of Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois for the loan of books, uniforms and Girl Scout artifacts. There are uniforms to try on, handbooks, badge books and other Girl Scout resources to look through, and a place to share your favorite Girl Scout memory. Visitors can make a friendship knot, a Girl Scout activity that represents the Girl Scout promise and Girl Scout law and the life-long friendships made in girl scouting.

In addition, on Thursday, March 16 at 3:45 p.m. a new Little Free Library donated by the Girl Scouts in Troop 1168 and their leader Angela Marruffo will be dedicated. The museum welcomes this new addition and is pleased to be the location the girls selected for their library. The girls in the troop will also be filling the library with a variety of books. What a nice addition to downtown Rochelle.

View the Girl Scout exhibit when the museum is open, Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and use the Little Free Library anytime. 

The mission of the Flagg Township Historical Society and Museum is to stimulate interest in Flagg Township history through education, research, collection and preservation of information for the benefit of the public of today and in the future.