Library News

Construction on our new drive-up pickup window began in November and is expected to be complete and open by the new year. What began as curbside pick-up service in May and transitioned to drive-up pick-up in June will soon transform to a permanent, year-round drive-up...

Early literacy is key to a community's success! Together with Hedberg Public Library, Beloit Public Library donated 100 early literacy book bags to families of Early Start. Each bag included a brand new picture book, early literacy workbook, box of crayons, and...

Library materials are available sooner due to a shift to shorter quarantine times this fall. BPL, along with other Arrowhead Library System library members, reduced quarantines to 24 hours in accordance with the latest recommendation by the Wisconsin Department of...

Friends, A global pandemic may have changed the way Beloit Public Library delivers service, but it has not changed its purpose or its value. If anything, it has enforced it. Patron Taylor S. says it best: “During this unprecedented time … The Beloit Public Library has...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) has awarded Beloit Public Library a grant of $1,000 as part of the new East Asia in Wisconsin Library Program. CEAS, a federally-funded National Resource Center for the study of East Asia,...

Following a successful story stroll this summer, Beloit Public Library (BPL) and Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) have teamed up again to host a Downtown Beloit Winter Story Stroll that provides families a fun activity that they can do while being safely distanced...

Beloit Public Library earned recognition as the Best in Kids Entertainment in the Beloit Daily News' Best Of Stateline 2020 Contest! Thank you to everyone who voted for us and has supported us through the year. 

Did you catch all six of the Library Shorts videos released by Beloit Public Library and other Rock County public libraries last week? If not, you're in luck! They're available on YouTube to watch ... and rewatch:...

Distance learning in the age of COVID-19 brings with it a set of new challenges for our community. In an effort to help local families navigate this new way of learning, Beloit Public Library is looking for feedback as to how it can best support our educators and...

Just in time for the start of the school year, Brainfuse HelpNow is here! Beloit Public Library is excited to announce the launch of Brainfuse – on-demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels. Arrowhead Library System’s Rock County public libraries are...