Upcoming Events

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

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.

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.

Hear outstanding stories, learn interesting facts about different art forms, share jokes, participate in a Reader's Theatre from a popular children's book series (optional), and create a sculpture-or two.

Want to earn an easy volunteer hour per month? Do you like to share ideas with others and help your community? Want to help the teen space in your library grow? Come meet new friends while doing so!

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

Come learn painting techniques from Tannis Woodman of Art-Vark Painting while creating your own version of a selected masterpiece.

For grades 3 through 8

Registration is required.

Join us for a showing of "Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken". Rated PG. For tweens and teens. Popcorn and soda provided. 

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.

Does your 1st - 8th grader like Engineering? Programming? Problem-solving? Innovation? Teamwork? Join us to learn more about FIRST LEGO League.

Hear outstanding stories, learn interesting facts about the art of dance, share jokes, participate in a Reader's Theatre (optional), and make two interactive animal crafts. For ages 6-12.

Add color to your summer by creating a whimsical jellyfish watercolor painting. All materials provided, while supplies last. For tweens and teens. 

Reptiles Around The World!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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: Adventure of the Missing Color

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

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.

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.