Category: Museum

World of Little League® Museum Announces Access Program for Low-Income Families

The World of Little League® Museum and Official Store has announced that it has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), administered by the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. As part of this […]

World of Little League® Museum Accepting Toys for Tots Donations

  The World of Little League® Museum will once again be accepting donations for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program this holiday season. Each visitor who brings a new, unwrapped toy with a value of at least $10 to the Museum between November 27 through December 12, will receive one free Museum admission for later use as […]

Video Featuring First All-Black Little League Baseball® World Series Team Earns 2021 ISHY Award

  The World of Little League® Museum was recently named the recipient of a 2021 ISHY Award, as presented by the International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA), for its feature video spotlighting Anderson Little League from Gary, Indiana, the first team comprised entirely of Black children to reach the Little League Baseball® World Series. “To once again be recognized by […]

World of Little League® Museum and Official Store To Remain Closed Until Fall 2021

Little League® International has made the difficult decision that the World of Little League® Museum and Official Store will remain closed to the public until fall, as it plans to welcome 16 Little League Baseball® teams from around the United States for this summer’s Little League Baseball World Series. The Museum looks forward to safely […]

Video Featuring 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League Team Earns 2020 ISHY Award

The World of Little League® Museum was recently named the recipient of a 2020 ISHY Award, as presented by the International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA), for its feature video feature spotlighting the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League team. “It is an absolute honor to be recognized by the International Sports Heritage Association for this […]

Little League® International Celebrates the Life of Tom Seaver

The charter member of the Little League® Hall of Excellence, Little League International remembers and celebrates the life and legacy of baseball great, Tom Seaver. Mr. Seaver, a graduate of the Spartan Little League (Fresno, Calif.) was one of Major League Baseball’s most accomplished pitchers, earning the nicknames of Tom Terrific and The Franchise, for […]

Meet the Black Members of the Little League® Hall of Excellence

This February, as we celebrate Black History Month, Little League® International looks back at the 10 Black members who have been enshrined into the Little League Hall of Excellence, the highest honor that Little League can bestow. Every member of the Hall of Excellence has helped to shape the history of the Little League program, […]

World of Little League® Museum Hosts Annual Kids’ Day Event With VIA

The World of Little League® Museum and Official Store will be hosting its annual Kids’ Day on Saturday, November 16. Co-hosted by VIA Public Media, Pittston, and partially funded by a grant administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the event will include arts and crafts, games, interactive experiences, story time, photo opportunities, as […]

Celebrate the Holidays at the World of Little League® Museum

This Holiday season, visitors across Central Pennsylvania are encouraged to stop at the World of Little League® Museum and Official Store for a variety of exciting events and opportunities to experience with their families. “The Holiday season is always an important time for families to spend together and we wanted to find a way to […]

“Story of the Little League® Patch” Feature Video Wins 2019 ISHY Award

The World of Little League® Museum was recently named the recipient of a 2019 ISHY Award, as presented by the International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA), for its video feature spotlighting the iconic Story of the Little League® Patch. This marks the second straight year that the Museum earns an ISHY Award after taking home the honor in 2018 […]