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 10! Make (and eat) your own GORP snack, explore our Animal Helpers Exhibit, contribute to our...

To celebrate National Poetry Month this April, Beloit Public Library will be hiding poems from many different poets throughout the library. They won’t be hard to find, just scattered in random places for anyone to find and enjoy. If you find a poem, let a staff member...

Attention, OverDrive app users! As scheduled, OverDrive is discontinuing the legacy OverDrive app for iOS, Android, and Windows 8/10 on May 1 and transitioning all users to the Libby app. Libby is OverDrive’s newer app for browsing and enjoying digital content from...

With the merger of the Arrowhead Library System and the Lakeshores Library System into the new Prairie Lakes Library System, some merging also needs to be done with various online services, including Libby and Overdrive. As a result, there will be a temporary...

We are happy to report that our new, more durable Hearing Loop has been installed in our Community Room! The original loop (funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction through the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services Project) wore out over...

The popular FABL Warehouse Book Sale returns to BPL this March with gently used books at unbelievable prices. The sale will be held in the Community Room at Beloit Public Library the following dates and times. Thursday, March 9, 2-6 p.m. Friday, March 10, 10 a.m.-4...

Stateline Community Foundation recently awarded a $1,000 Community Impact Grant to Beloit Public Library (BPL) to support a book giveaway that benefited hundreds of students in the school districts of Beloit and Beloit Turner. “Beloit Public Library is pleased to...

Parents, grandparents, caretakers, and teachers: LOTE4Kids has added American Sign Language to languages! What is LOTE Online for Kids? It's a website with more than 2,250 digital picture books in more than 50 languages (together with English translations), featuring...

Kids will have no reason to be bored over winter break thanks to an exciting opportunity at Beloit Public Library (BPL). From December 27-January 7, BPL will be the first stop in the country for a travelling Donkey Hodie exhibit – an interactive, hands-on, children’s...

UPDATE: Amazon has since sunsetted the Smile program. Thanks to those who used this service. If you are shopping this season on Amazon, why not click over to AmazonSmile to send a portion of each purchase you make to Beloit Public Library Foundation AmazonSmile is a...