Library News

Picture Days at Beloit Public Library was a was a grand success! For six days in February, BPL's Community Room was transformed into a photo studio as area school children arrived donning fresh haircuts and crisp, new outfits. No mask could disguise the ear-to-ear...

BPL staff have heard from a lot of people who are finding themselves feeling down during the pandemic. Add dreary weather to the mix, and the days can be downright depressing. We have added a couple of new items to our collection that we hope will help! Boost your...

Beloit Public Library (BPL) cardholders now have free access to LinkedIn Learning, a subscription website used by 78% of Fortune 500 companies to upskill their employees. The same video courses used by the world’s top companies and taught by industry experts are now...

Beloit Public Library now offers a drive-up window for materials pickup. We are excited about this new service which provides another option for our those who use the library. In particular, we believe it will benefit: Patrons with mobility issues, Patrons who prefer...

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...