Library News

Rock County and Arrowhead Library System have teamed up to provide small business planning kits, available for checkout at all seven Rock County public libraries, including Beloit Public Library. Each Small Business Planning Kit includes a Chromebook, mobile Internet...

Beloit Public Library is hosting the launch of The Wongs of Beloit Wisconsin, a book written by Beloit College Professor Emeritus Beatrice McKenzie about the Wong Family.   The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 and feature a presentation...

Join us for the launch of The Wongs of Beloit Wisconsin, written by Beloit College Professor Emeritus Beatrice McKenzie. The Wongs of Beloit Saturday, April 23 11:00 a.m. Through family interviews, original photographs, and national records, McKenzie traces the many...

Meet our newest employee, Zeke! A 3-year-old Goldendoodle, he is a certified therapy dog from the Southern Wisconsin Canine Therapy Dog Association, a nonprofit association that provides care and comfort to those in need by using canine companions. Zeke and his...

Track what you've read by updating your Checkout History preferences in the SHARE catalog. How? It's easy: • Log into your SHARE account • Click on MY ACCOUNT at the top of the page • Click on the PERSONAL INFORMATION tab • Scroll to the bottom and click on...

Get your gardens ready: Our Seed Library has returned for 2022!  BPL currently has a variety of heirloom tomato and pepper seeds, with sunflowers, cucumbers, and beans to come soon. Counting these tiny seeds has proven to be time-consuming work, so we will add more...

Have you made the move to Libby? If you are an OverDrive app user, you'll want to start thinking about making the switch to Libby. For years, OverDrive has maintained two apps -- the legacy OverDrive app and the newer Libby app. Libby was developed as a more...

Thanks to Rock County Emergency Management, Beloit Public Library has a large stash of N95 masks available for the public. They are free and available for the taking at our welcome desk during our regular hours. Please stop by and take one for each member of your...

The Blender Café is OPEN! and excited to announce a renewed partnership with the School District of Beloit! The Blender Café began nearly five years ago as a partnership between BPL, SDB, and Kerry as a place where hospitality students could expand upon their...

Earlier this month BPL staff and board joined members of the Wisconsin Library Association in Madison for Library Legislative Day. The annual event took place February 8 and included a morning session, emceed by BPL Director Nick Dimassis and featuring comments by...