Beloit Public Library
| Beloit Public Library | |
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| Location | 605 Eclipse Boulevard Beloit, Wisconsin, United States |
| Type | Public |
| Branch of | The Arrowhead Library System |
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| Population served | 48,000[1] |
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| Director | Nick Dimassis |
| Website | www.beloitlibrary.org |
The Beloit Public Library is a public library located in Beloit, Wisconsin. The library is a member of the Arrowhead Library System, a consortium of seven libraries serving Rock County, Wisconsin.
History
The Beloit Public Library has been operating for 125 years. Beginning in the late 1850s, local volunteer fire companies began to offer library services. It wasn't until 1859 until the first library in Beloit was established.[2]
In 1969, the Beloit Public Library won the Wisconsin Library of the Year Award by the Wisconsin Library Association.[3]
References
- ^ "About the Library | Beloit Public Library". Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Tollefson, Alan M. History of the Beloit Public Library. n.d.
- ^ "City's Public Library is One Year Old". Janesville Daily Gazette. 30 December 1969. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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