Event List

Featured Events

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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

Event Details:

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. Once back at the Blender Cafe, consid...

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

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.

Children sitting on the floor waving colorful scarves as parents sit in chairs

Music and Movement Story Time

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library

Event Details:

Develop early literacy skills with music, dancing, singing, and stories. For ages 2-6.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education, Music
Event Details:

Develop early literacy skills with music, dancing, singing, and stories. For ages 2-6.

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Tales At Two: Bubble Bonanza

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Community Room at Beloit Public Library

Event Details:

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.* &nbs...

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Education
Event Details:

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.

Science Heroes - Storywagon Live Performance Series!

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Beloit Public Library

Event Details:

Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing ColorJoin Science Heroes on our mission to turn science into an adventure! Discover how fun and colorful science can be through hands-on ex...

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Education
Event Details:

Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color

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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

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. Each week will feature live music from...

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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Children sitting on the floor clapping with an instructor at the front

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Education
Age Group:
Children

Join us for stories, songs, and fun with a new story time theme each week! Ages 2-6.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fun with a new story time theme each week! Ages 2-6.

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

Gaming Club

Wednesday, September 24, 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.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
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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DWD Job Services Live Help Desk

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 9:30am - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Beloit Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Adults sitting with babies in their laps

Baby Play Date

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Education
Age Group:
Children

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

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education
Event Details:

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

Adventurer’s Guild: Adult Tabletop RPG Night. Thursdays in September (4 Sessions). Sept. 4, Sept. 11, Sept. 18, Sept. 25. 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Beloit Public Library. Registration required.

Adventurer's Guild: Adult Tabletop RPG Night

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Riverside Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Community, Games
Age Group:
Adults

Calling all adventurers! Join us every Thursday evening in September for a 4-session series of tabletop roleplaying games just for adults.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers! Join us every Thursday evening in September for a 4-session series of tabletop roleplaying games just for adults.

Children playing under a colorful parachute

Toddler Yoga

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Children

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

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

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

A Minecraft Movie - Creeper face

Drive-In Movie Night: A Minecraft Movie

Friday, September 26, 2025 at 7:15pm - 9:15pm
Hendricks Family Children's Garden at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Enjoy a big-screen outdoor film from your car or in a lawn chair! We’re hosting A Minecraft Movie in the parking lot. Free food and drinks will be available while supplies last.

A Minecraft Movie

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

Enjoy a big-screen outdoor film from your car or in a lawn chair! We’re hosting A Minecraft Movie in the parking lot. Free food and drinks will be available while supplies last.

A Minecraft Movie

Older gentleman playing chess with young boy

Saturday Morning Chess Club

Saturday, September 27, 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.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Education, Games
Event Details:

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.

Be Kind, Rewind (Family Friendly Movies from the VHS Days)

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Be Kind, Rewind!

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Be Kind, Rewind!

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Spanish Fluency Club for Beginners

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Board Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Education
Age Group:
Adults

Learn conversational Spanish and appreciate Mexican culture in our Spanish Fluency Club for Beginners, led by Andero Anderson. Fluent English and/or Spanish speakers are invited.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual, Education
Event Details:

Learn conversational Spanish and appreciate Mexican culture in our Spanish Fluency Club for Beginners, led by Andero Anderson. Fluent English and/or Spanish speakers are invited.

Children sitting on the floor waving colorful scarves as parents sit in chairs

Music and Movement Story Time

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Education, Music
Age Group:
Children

Develop early literacy skills with music, dancing, singing, and stories. For ages 2-6.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education, Music
Event Details:

Develop early literacy skills with music, dancing, singing, and stories. For ages 2-6.

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DWD Job Services Live Help Desk

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 12:30pm - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Beloit Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Stack of bingo cards and markers

Senior Bingo

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Riverside Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Connect and compete with others in our senior bingo event! 

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Connect and compete with others in our senior bingo event! 

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DWD Job Services Live Help Desk

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 9:30am - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Beloit Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Woman with mobile phone getting help from staff

Tech Tuesdays

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Across from Service Desk at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Education
Age Group:
Adults

Drop in for one-on-one assistance with learning how to use and understand your device. Our staff can help you learn to use library apps, resources, and more! PLEASE NOTE: Staff are not permitted to perform repairs.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Across from Service Desk
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education
Event Details:

Drop in for one-on-one assistance with learning how to use and understand your device. Our staff can help you learn to use library apps, resources, and more! PLEASE NOTE: Staff are not permitted to perform repairs.

Hablas español? in speech bubbles

Spanish Fluency Club for Beginners

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Board Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual, Education
Age Group:
Adults

Learn conversational Spanish and appreciate Mexican culture in our Spanish Fluency Club for Beginners, led by Andero Anderson. Fluent English and/or Spanish speakers are invited.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bilingual, Education
Event Details:

Learn conversational Spanish and appreciate Mexican culture in our Spanish Fluency Club for Beginners, led by Andero Anderson. Fluent English and/or Spanish speakers are invited.

Women holding yarn projects standing in front of a fireplace

Hooks & Needles Yarn Craft Club

Tuesday, September 30, 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.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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

Salsa Making Workshop

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Blender Café at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Education, Health & Wellness, Home & Garden, Workshop
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Let's make some salsa together! Late September is the perfect time for Salsa making with so many freshly ripe tomatoes and peppers available for just a little while longer before the first frost.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Blender Café
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Education, Health & Wellness, Home & Garden, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's make some salsa together! Late September is the perfect time for Salsa making with so many freshly ripe tomatoes and peppers available for just a little while longer before the first frost.

Children sitting on the floor clapping with an instructor at the front

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Education
Age Group:
Children

Join us for stories, songs, and fun with a new story time theme each week! Ages 2-6.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, and fun with a new story time theme each week! Ages 2-6.

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

Gaming Club

Wednesday, October 1, 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.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Riverside Room
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.

Titling over a gold curtain with red theater chairs in front

FABL Film Series

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Community Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Adults

This monthly film series sponsored by our Friends at Beloit Library (FABL) features new releases. Free refreshments while supplies last.

Movie: The Woman in the Yard

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

This monthly film series sponsored by our Friends at Beloit Library (FABL) features new releases. Free refreshments while supplies last.

Movie: The Woman in the Yard

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DWD Job Services Live Help Desk

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 9:30am - 4:30pm
Computer Lab at Beloit Public Library
Age Group:
Adults

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Job service professionals from the Department of Workforce Development provide assistance to walk-in customers in the computer lab at Beloit Public Library.

Adults sitting with babies in their laps

Baby Play Date

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Early Literacy, Education
Age Group:
Children

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

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Literacy, Education
Event Details:

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

BPL Anime Club

Teen Anime Appreciation Club

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Program Room at Beloit Public Library
Program Type:
Cultural, Movies
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Join this monthly series and meet fellow anime and manga lovers by watching parts of an anime series as well as doing an optional anime-related craft. Manga books will also be displayed. For tweens and teens.

Library Branch: Beloit Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Cultural, Movies
Event Details:

Join this monthly series and meet fellow anime and manga lovers by watching parts of an anime series as well as doing an optional anime-related craft. Manga books will also be displayed. For tweens and teens.