Library News

We’re excited to bring Library Chef to you—offering cooking and kitchen skills for adults of all levels! With on-demand access to our exclusive collection of culinary classes, you can cook and learn at your own pace, whenever it fits your schedule. Here’s What’s...

This holiday season, Beloit Public Library is accepting nonperishable food items as credit toward paying down library fines. The promotion will take place through Saturday, Nov. 30. Patrons will receive $1 credit toward their fines for each food item donated—up to a...

Beloit Public Library was honored to receive a prestigious Community Service Award from the Beloit NAACP at the organization's Freedom Fund Banquet last week. This award was "in recognition of the library and its staff in carrying out the primary value enshrined in...

Greetings, As many of you have heard, Beloit Public Library (BPL) has been awarded $3.89 million to help transform its spaces and deepen its services. In the words of the award announcement: “Funding will go toward library expansions, which will include six...

A panel discussion at Beloit Public Library on October 31 will answer questions brought forth by changes to the way the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) plans to evaluate the effectiveness of school districts within the state. The panel discussion,...

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ office announced today that it will award Beloit Public Library (BPL) with a $3,890,558 Flexible Facilities Program Grant (FFP) to assist with library renovations. As a result of this grant, Beloit Public Library (BPL) will transform more...

Book lovers can stock their home libraries for pennies on the dollar at the Friends at Beloit Library (FABL) semi-annual warehouse book sale October 17-19 at Beloit Public Library, located at 605 Eclipse Boulevard. Sale hours will be: Thursday, October 17 – 1-6 p.m....

Beloit Public Library’s Know Your Local Government series and the City of Beloit’s Community Academy are merging to form The Civics Academy. The library will host The Civics Academy in a lunch-and-learn format that will include presentations on public finance (city...

In its strive to be inclusive, Beloit Public Library will offer American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its upcoming Zoozort Exotic Animal Experience. The library has contracted with the nationally acclaimed Purple Communications to provide an onsite,...

Earn prizes for reading? Talk about a win-win proposition! Beloit Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge encourages people of all ages to read this summer by offering prizes for milestones reached. The program will run from June 8 through August 31 and will award...