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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
For babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Earn prizes as you accomplish milestones toward your goal of reading 1,000 books before kindergarten.
America’s News
Web-based, full-text access to articles and video clips from worldwide, national, and local papers including the Beloit Daily News. Paid advertisements are excluded.
Ancestry.com: Access from BPL
Historical records and photos about the fascinating people in history, enabling both research and inviting critical thinking.
AtoZdatabases
Find sales leads, create mailing lists, conduct market research, find employment opportunities, search people, and more.
BadgerLink
Access licensed content such as magazines, newspapers, scholarly articles, videos, images, and music that are not available via regular search engines.
Beanstack
Track your family’s reading and activities to earn badges and get new book recommendations.
This resource will expire April 30, 2025.
Beloit Daily News Archive
Full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people, and more from current and archived issues of Beloit Daily News.
Beloit History
Rare and historic books unique to Beloit, including early city and phone directories, farm directories, plat books, and more.
Black Life In America
Explore comprehensive news coverage of the African American experience from 1704 to today.
Book Connections
Add a multimedia dimension to the reading experience of children’s and young adult books.
Britannica Library Young Children
Award-winning learning collection tailored to the unique needs of young children, specific to the public library setting.
Britannica School Early Elementary
Britannica Fundamentals learning collection tailored to the unique needs of PreK-2 students and educators.
Business Source Premier
Chilton Library
Consumer Reports
Edgewater Flats Photo Gallery
Photos of African American families who moved to Beloit from Pontotoc, Mississippi, to work at Fairbanks Morse and live in the Fairbanks Flats.
Education Source
Full-text research database designed for education students, researchers, and policymakers.
HeritageQuest
A treasury of genealogical sources rich in unique primary resources, local and family histories, research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
History Reference Center
Full-text reference resource covering U.S. and world history using reference books, magazines, journals, and primary source documents.
Hobbies & Craft Source
Do-It-Yourself database of full-text hobby and craft magazines, hobby profiles, recipes, and videos.
Home Improvement Source
Do-It-Yourself database of full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, reference books, and images.
Hoopla
Borrow and stream movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows for free with your library card.
Borrow e-books and e-audiobooks instantly, for free, using the device in your hand and the Libby app.
Learn essential skills from professional instructors and guest chefs from around the world online classes for kids and adults.
Library & Information Science Source
Hundreds of full-text journals covering librarianship, classification, information management, and the history of library studies.
Online video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills free for library card holders.
Mango Languages
Online language-learning website and app with more than 70 language courses for language learners of all ages.
Online classes taught by the best in arts and entertainment, writing, business, food, home and lifestyle, music, sports, and more.
Digital access to the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper founded in 1851 and ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S.
Newspaper Source Plus
The world’s major news articles from newspapers, newswires, and magazines plus TV and radio transcripts from popular news sources.
Newspapers.com Library Edition-World Collection
Newspaper archive from the 1700s through 2000s, containing thousands of regional, state, and small local newspapers in the U.S. and beyond.
Digital access to the Pulitzer Prize-winning paper founded in 1851 and ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S.
Tutorials covering a variety of information literacy topics, including how to use digital resources found at the library.
NoveList
Find your next favorite read by topic, author, similarity to other books, mentioned in the media, and more.
NoveListK-8
Read-alike recommendations for younger readers to help find books that are just right for reading level and interest.
OverDrive
Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming video for free using your library card and an electronic device.
Points of View Reference Source
Rich content from multiple sides of an issue to develop persuasive arguments, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Regional Business News
Search business newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted U.S. and Canadian news sources.
SHARE Anywhere
Manage your account, search the catalog, renew and place holds on books, and more.
TeachingBooks
An engaging collection of resources that bring books to life.
TumbleBooks eBook Library
Animated talking picture books that teach children the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
U.S. Newsstream
U.S. news from the 1980s to current, featuring content from key national and regional sources.
Wisconsin Historical Society Family History
Family history-related records from Wisconsin Historical Society made available through a partnership with Ancestry.
Wisconsin Newspapers Archive
More than 250 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 90 days ago to 2005, as well as 13 historical newspapers from 1800-1999.
The Yellow Pages
The original source to find and connect with local plumbers, handymen, mechanics, attorneys, dentists, and more.