Library News

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...

As you shop for the holidays, don't forget about the used bookstore right inside Beloit Public Library. You can purchase books, audiobooks, movies, music, and VIDEO GAMES without breaking the bank! You'll be so excited with your haul, you won't even realize how much...

On #GivingTuesday and this season of giving, we encourage our neighbors to give back to the community however they are able, whether it be with time or donations. Here are some of the many ways you can give back at Beloit Public Library: Donate nonperishable food...

Beloit Public Library and Stateline Community Foundation have teamed up to present a new civic education series titled Know Your Local Government. This first segment focuses on Property Taxes. City of Beloit residents are invited to spend their lunch hour at the...

3/27/23 UPDATE: This program has been extended through the end of 2023, and Beloit Public Library has lots of passes available. BELOIT – Beloit Public Library is one of 20 libraries across Wisconsin that is participating in a pilot program that aims at increasing...

Beloit Public Library is host to the Wisconsin “I Am Not Invisible” (IANI) exhibit through the month of November. This unique educational exhibit, on loan from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, features 16 banners that highlight the military service of Wisconsin women...

Beloit Public Library and the rest of Arrowhead Library System soon will merge with Lakeshores Library System to form Prairie Lakes Library System in the first system-initiated merger of its kind. Walworth County became the third and final county to approve the merger...