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Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

In 1980 the National Women's History Project lead a coalition that lobbied Congress to create Women's History Week.

Calling all of our creative peeps! It’s your chance to create a diorama featuring Peeps™ Mallows and win a highly sought-after Peeple’s Choice Award.

Check out the amazing new variety of games that will be making their way to Game Night!

With the generous support of grant funding for Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change (JM4C), the library has new games to pl

Did you know the Health Equity Alliance of Rock County creates a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) every 3-years to find out what they will focus on? These priorities guide where resources and funding are directed in our community to m

Representatives from 12 area Friends of the Library groups, including Friends of Hedberg Public Library, met on Tuesday, January 30 at the Fitchburg Public Library to share their organization’s history, swap ideas and success stories, and beg

In partnership with the School District of Janesville, student artwork is now on display at HPL.

Our mural is done! In just five days, Madison, WI-based artist Emily Balsley transformed a wall in the Cathy Norris Picture Book Garden of The Children’s Room at Hedberg Public Library from ordinary to extraordinary.

Looking for information on how to start your own business? Hedberg Public Library can help!

February is Black History Month and this year we're Celebrating African Americans and the Arts. 

African American arts have a long history in the U.S.

The American Library Association announced the 2024 Youth Media Awards this week. Here are a few highlights:

Hedberg Public Library is introducing a new Healthy at Hedberg initiative, highlighting the ways your library promotes and supports wellness.

The Children’s Room is getting a mural!! Madison muralist and illustrator Emily Balsley has designed a garden-themed mural for one of our walls in the Picture Book Garden area of the Children’s Room.

The posting for the Director position closed on Sunday, January 14, and Bradbury Miller Associates reports that they received 16 applications.

In the fall of 2023, Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change (JM4C) announced it had received an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant from the Rock County Board of Supervisors.

Thank you to all the generous donors who chose an ornament from the 2023 Friends of Hedberg Public Library Giving Tree and donated that gift.