Library News
Library Foundation Honors Key Volunteers at Donor Appreciation Event
The Beloit Public Library Foundation honored key volunteers and community supporters during its annual Donor Appreciation Event, celebrating the generosity that helps make library programs, outreach, and lifelong learning opportunities possible for Beloit residents of...
Summer Means FUN at Beloit Public Library
There’s something for everyone at Beloit Public Library this summer! From reading prizes and bingo challenges to live performances, hands-on activities, movies, camps, and programs for all ages, BPL is the place to read, explore, create, and connect all summer...
Beloit Library Receives $750,000 State Grant
Beloit Public Library recently learned it is the recipient of a $750,000 grant for its Discovery PLAYce project from the Wisconsin State Building Commission as part of the state's $248 million investment in local construction projects across Wisconsin. “We can’t thank...
Wisconsin Poet Laureate Brenda Cárdenas at BPL
Wisconsin Poet Laureate Brenda Cárdenas recently visited Beloit Public Library for a special poetry presentation and reading. Unfortunately, severe storms moved through the area that evening and kept attendees from making it to the library. While we missed the...
The Affordable City the Focus of Next Civics Academy
Beloit Public Library will host “The Affordable City: A Presentation by Shane Phillips” from 12-1:15 p.m. Friday, May 8, at Beloit Public Library, 605 Eclipse Blvd. This free public program is part of the library’s ongoing The Civics Academy series. Phillips, author...
FABL Hosts Semi-Annual Warehouse Book Sale
The community will get the opportunity to purchase used books at greatly discounted prices during the Friends at Beloit Library (FABL) Warehouse Book Sale May 14-16 at Beloit Public Library, located at 605 Eclipse Boulevard. Sale hours will be: Thursday, May 14 – 1-6...
Blender Cafe to Celebrate Grand (re)Opening May 4–8
Beloit Public Library invites the community to celebrate the grand re-opening of Blender Café, now operated by Casa Bugambilia, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8. Throughout the week, customers can enjoy grand opening festivities, including a...
BookQuest Winners Announced
On Wednesday, Beloit’s fourth- and fifth-grade bookworms battled for trophies and bragging rights at the 43rd Annual BookQuest Competition, a battle-of-the-books-type competition held each spring at the Beloit Public Library (BPL). Fifteen teams from eight schools...
Local Author to Explore a Baseball “What If”
Beloit Public Library invites the community to an afternoon with local author John Graf as he explores a fascinating “what if” in baseball history through his book, Simulating Satchel: A What-If History of Integrated Major League Baseball in 1934. The event,...
Sneak-a-Peek of Discovery PLAYce at Open Houses
Beloit Public Library will host two open houses during National Library Week, inviting the public to Sneak-a-Peek of the future home of Discovery PLAYce and tour newly renovated meeting spaces at the library. The open houses will take place from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on...
