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Baby Play Date

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library

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Connect with other parents and your baby with simple songs and stories. Ages 0-2.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education
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Connect with other parents and your baby with simple songs and stories. Ages 0-2.

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Story Time in the Park at Riverside Park

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site

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Our library staff are bringing stories and crafts to you at your favorite City of Beloit parks! All ages are welcome.

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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Early Literacy
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Our library staff are bringing stories and crafts to you at your favorite City of Beloit parks! All ages are welcome.

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Hooray for Art! with Actor Terry Lynch

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Beloit Public Library

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Playing the typical French artist Monsieur Henri Palette, actor Terry Lynch tells of his favorite pieces of art and their creators. Artists included in the program are Joseph Corne...

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community, Cultural, Education
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Playing the typical French artist Monsieur Henri Palette, actor Terry Lynch tells of his favorite pieces of art and their creators.

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Toddler Yoga

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library

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Join staff from Stateline YMCA for stretching, songs, and all-around fun! Ages 0-5.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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Join staff from Stateline YMCA for stretching, songs, and all-around fun! Ages 0-5.

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Passport to Play: Family-Centered Story Time

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library

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Passport to Play – Join us for an engaging story followed by hands-on exploration at five interactive play stations, each designed around The Basics principles! A fun-filled experi...

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Community, Early Literacy, Education
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Passport to Play – Join us for an engaging story followed by hands-on exploration at five interactive play stations, each designed around The Basics principle

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Free Meals for Kids: Breakfast

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Wednesdays at the Library

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Hendricks Family Children's Garden at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Join us every Wednesday, June 11th through July 30th, for lunch and music in the Hendricks Family Children’s Garden at Beloit Public Library.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Hendricks Family Children's Garden
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Music
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Join us every Wednesday, June 11th through July 30th, for lunch and music in the Hendricks Family Children’s Garden at Beloit Public Library.

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Free Meals for Kids: Lunch

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

Teens playing video games with younger kids playing board games in the back

Gaming Club

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Riverside Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us for a fun evening full of videogames. The library has a Nintendo Switch and Wii. Feel free to bring your own system or even a favorite card game to share with others.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
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Join us for a fun evening full of videogames. The library has a Nintendo Switch and Wii. Feel free to bring your own system or even a favorite card game to share with others.

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Free Meals for Kids: Breakfast

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Free Meals for Kids: Lunch

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Teen Page Turners Book Club: Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Love to read and want to meet fellow bookworms like you? Join our NEW Teen Page Turners Book Club! For tweens & teens. Be sure to pick up a free copy of this month's book before the meeting at the front desk.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Book Clubs
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Love to read and want to meet fellow bookworms like you? Join our NEW Teen Page Turners Book Club! For tweens & teens. Be sure to pick up a free copy of this month's book before the meeting at the front desk.

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Saturday Morning Chess Club

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Riverside Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Games
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Thinking of chess all day and knight? Learn the basics of chess or come and compete against experts! All skill levels are welcome in this friendly drop-in program.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Education, Games
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Thinking of chess all day and knight? Learn the basics of chess or come and compete against experts! All skill levels are welcome in this friendly drop-in program.

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Mindful Mile(s) - A Walking Group

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Join one of our staff members every other Monday morning this summer at the Blender Cafe for a mindful stroll around the river and back again.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
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Join one of our staff members every other Monday morning this summer at the Blender Cafe for a mindful stroll around the river and back again.

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Free Meals for Kids: Breakfast

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Free Meals for Kids: Lunch

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Free Meals for Kids: Breakfast

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Free Meals for Kids: Lunch

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Tales At Two: Bubble Bonanza

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Community Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Hear great stories, learn interesting facts about all kinds of bubbles, share some jokes, participate in a Reader's Theatre (optional), paint with different kinds of bubbles.*  There will even be a bubbly surprise or two! For ages 6-12.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education
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Hear great stories, learn interesting facts about all kinds of bubbles, share some jokes, participate in a Reader's Theatre (optional), paint with different kinds of bubbles.*  There will even be a bubbly surprise or two! For ages 6-12.

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Teen Taste-Test: Cheez-It Crackers

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Love to try new things? Join us in this fun quarterly series where teens and tweens can taste-test a variety of different flavors of treat and snack items and vote on their favorite. For tweens and teens.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
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Love to try new things? Join us in this fun quarterly series where teens and tweens can taste-test a variety of different flavors of treat and snack items and vote on their favorite. For tweens and teens.

Science Heroes - Storywagon Live Performance Series!

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Education
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Education
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Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color

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Hooks & Needles Yarn Craft Club

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Riverside Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Bring your own knitting or crocheting project, and hang out with other yarn crafters for inspiration, conversation, and collaboration.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
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Bring your own knitting or crocheting project, and hang out with other yarn crafters for inspiration, conversation, and collaboration.

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Free Meals for Kids: Breakfast

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Wednesdays at the Library

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Hendricks Family Children's Garden at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Music
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Join us every Wednesday, June 11th through July 30th, for lunch and music in the Hendricks Family Children’s Garden at Beloit Public Library.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Hendricks Family Children's Garden
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday, June 11th through July 30th, for lunch and music in the Hendricks Family Children’s Garden at Beloit Public Library.

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Free Meals for Kids: Lunch

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

Beginning Cartooning for Kids

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education, Workshop
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Bring your inner artist and come prepared to learn the basics of cartooning.  Kids will learn to draw the easiest cartoons using basic shapes and lines.

Upcoming
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your inner artist and come prepared to learn the basics of cartooning.  Kids will learn to draw the easiest cartoons using basic shapes and lines.

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Gaming Club

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teen Area (NO LONGER AVAILABLE) at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Join us for a fun evening full of videogames. The library has a Nintendo Switch and Wii. Feel free to bring your own system or even a favorite card game to share with others.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Teen Area (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Join us for a fun evening full of videogames. The library has a Nintendo Switch and Wii. Feel free to bring your own system or even a favorite card game to share with others.

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Free Meals for Kids: Breakfast

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for free breakfast! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Free Meals for Kids: Lunch

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.

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Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Stop in at Beloit Public Library's Blender Cafe for a free lunch! These meals are in collaboration with the School District of Beloit and the US Department of Agriculture. For ages 18 and under.