Library News

Celebrate the start of summer and help us kick off our annual Summer Reading Club at our Kick-Off Celebration – a fun party for all ages from 2:00-4:00 p.m. – on Saturday, June 8 at Beloit Public Library. We have a lot of fun activities planned for the family: Make...

Happy Spring! Our Seed Library is back by popular demand – and better than ever! Stop into the library to take home seeds for your personal garden. This year's Seed Library features: Nearly twice as many varieties as in previous years, Native perennials and herbs...

Beloit Public Library rolled out a brand-new calendar and reservation system, LibCal, that makes finding events and reserving rooms EASY. LibCal is an easy-to-use platform available right from the front page of our website. View Events To view our calendar of events,...

We’re happy to announce some recent updates at our on-site restaurant, Blender Café @ Beloit Public Library! Now Open Later Many people have asked for longer hours, and we are excited to share that Blender Café is now open later. You can grab a drink or a meal...

Happy National Library Week! From April 7-13, libraries across the nation are celebrating the valuable roles that they and their staff members play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. Beloit Public Library is also celebrating YOU – the community...

Beloit Public Library Director Nick Dimassis accepted a formal proclamation during the City of Beloit's April 1 city council meeting, proclaiming April 7-13 National Library Week. National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable roles that...

Beloit Public Library has implemented Princh – a new mobile printing platform that helps patrons easliy and securely print from their mobile devices, laptops, and desktop PCs both remotely and from the library. You can choose to print from a QR code, the website, via...

We are happy to report that the SHARE Anywhere app is back! If you already had it installed on your device, it should work immediately. If you have issues getting it to work, try reloading the app from the bottom of the preferences page. If you're new to SHARE...

If you use Hoopla through Beloit Public Library, you will experience some service changes in 2024. Starting January 1, we implemented a collective daily borrow limit (or budget cap) on this service. This means, once the library lends enough titles out to reach our...

College-bound students and their families will receive free assistance completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at Beloit Public Library (BPL) from 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9. Volunteer financial aid professionals and educators will be...