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Cat Tales

Cat Tales – Practice Reading Skills with Shelter Cats

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Story Tower at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Extravaganza!

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Extravaganza!
Event Details:

Reading aloud helps your beginning reader expand their vocabulary and improve reading comprehension. Learning to read can be scary; a friendly face, particularly one with a soothing purr, can ease reading anxieties and build confidence.

Family Reading Jan 21-Feb 28

Last Day of Family Reading

All Day 2/28
Virtual Event at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Extravaganza!

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Extravaganza!
Event Details:

Family Reading runs through February 28th and encourages families to develop the habit of reading aloud together.  Studies have shown that children who are read aloud to have improved language skills and are more successful in school.&n

sweetheart ball

February in Montana History (Digital Display)

All Day 2/28
Montana Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Fine Art

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Montana Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Fine Art
Event Details:

This month we are featuring images from the Montana History Portal with the word “February” attached to the image’s metadata.

Prairie Handspinners

Spin Together with the Prairie Handspinners

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Oculus 1st Floor at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Oculus 1st Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

February 28th is the last day of the 2026 Spin Together competition, an annual competition where teams of handspinners compete against other teams to transform fiber into as much yarn as they can in a week!

all american boys

Freadom Book Club

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
CO+LAB at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

CO+LAB, Book Club

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: CO+LAB, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Billings Public Library is partnering with Brooklyn Public Library to offer a book club to celebrate that every teen deserves the freedom to read.

bar scene

Dan Baney Photography Exhibit

All Day 3/2
First Five Years Wall at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Fine Art

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: First Five Years Wall
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Fine Art
Event Details:

The library is happy to display the photographic work of Dan Baney, one of our own library staff members, throughout March.

Seed Swap

Billings Community Seed Library Annual Seed Swap

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:30pm
Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Extravaganza!, Presentation

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Extravaganza!, Presentation
Event Details:

Join the Billings Community Seed Library for a seed swap social in the Community Room on Saturday, March 7th , from 11:30am-1:30pm.  Come peruse the assortment of donated fruit, veggie, and flower seeds and visit with local community gro

portrait painter

Yellowstone Portrait Painters

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Oculus 1st Floor at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Fine Art

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Oculus 1st Floor
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Fine Art
Event Details:

Join us as local artists work in their preferred medium to paint/draw their interpretation of a live model sitting under the library's oculus. Artists are encouraged to bring their own supplies and protective coverings if needed.

Bryce Andrews One Book Billings promo with book cover

One Book Billings Author Talk: Bryce Andrews

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at Billings Public Library
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Event Details:

Hear from award-winning author Bryce Andrews, who discusses his work, Holding Fire.

books and brews

Books & Brews Book Club

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Off Site

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

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Grow with Google - Google Basics

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Technology Class
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you are new to the Google Workspace, this session is for you! Make your own Google Account, and learn basic navigation of all the Google Workspace has to offer! 

Art Club for Tweens

4:00pm–5:00pm
Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Craft Corner
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Art Explorers: Art Club for Tweens

Unleash your inner-artist by exploring fun art concepts. Create new projects every week… Painting, zines, mixed media, still life, portraits—you name it, we’ll do it! Ages 9-12. No pre-registration required.

Sound Booth Orientation

6:00pm–7:00pm
Everyone
CO+LAB, Technology Class
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: CO+LAB, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come learn how the sound booth in the CO+LAB works in this quick orientation. 

By completing this class and CO+LAB 101, you’ll be certified to reserve the Sound Booth in the CO+LAB for your own projects during CO+LAB open hours.

Creative Writing Group

6:00pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:

BPL is the place to come and write alongside others and share your ideas!  Bring your favorite writing tools (laptop, tablet, or notebook & pen) and join us for informal, bi-weekly meetings.

Bookmobile at Shepherd, COT, and Energy & Daystar

9:00am–5:00pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobiles
Event Details:

11:30 - 1:00 Shepherd Senior Center

2:00 - 3:30  City College : 3803 Central Ave

4:00 - 5:00 Energy Blvd & Daystar Drive

Senior Bookmobile at Affinity

9:30am–10:30am
Adults
Other
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobiles
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Senior Bookmobile will be at Affinity from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.

Adventures in Story Time - Toddler Time

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time

Adventures in Story Time

Adventures in Story Time introduces young children to books, rhymes, crafts, and other fun interactive activities. Each session is a chance to practice reading readiness skills like listening during stories, letter awareness and predicting. These skills build the foundational knowledge to prepare children to learn to read.

Senior Bookmobile at The Vista Assisted Living

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Other
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobiles
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Senior Bookmobile will be at The Vista from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.

Job Service

2:00pm–4:00pm
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: South Lobby
Event Details:

Stop by the library lobby every Wednesday from 2–4 PM to connect with representatives from Billings Job Service. They’re available to help with resumes, job searches, applications, and other employment-related questions.

Democracy Project

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Teen Corner
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

The Democracy Project is a civic engagement project in partnership with Humanities Montana.

Turning Page Book Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Yellowstone Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Bring your cup for some decaf coffee and join us!

Bookmobile at Custer Senior Center, Custer School, and Pompey's Pillar

9:00am–5:00pm
Everyone
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Bookmobiles
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

11:30 - 1:00 Custer Senior Center

1:15 - 3:15  Custer School

4:00 - 4:45 Pompey's Pillar

Adventures in Story Time - Preschool

10:00am–10:45am
Children
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time

Adventures in Story Time

Adventures in Story Time introduces young children to books, rhymes, crafts, and other fun interactive activities. Each session is a chance to practice reading readiness skills like listening during stories, letter awareness and predicting. These skills build the foundational knowledge to prepare children to learn to read.

Books & Babies: Classic

3:15pm–4:00pm
Babies
Books and Babies
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Books and Babies

Books and Babies

Want to foster a love of reading at an early age and build important early literacy skills for your young child (ages 0-2)? Join us for stories, rhymes, and finger plays intended for our littlest pre-readers!

¡Hablar Conmigo!

3:30pm–5:00pm
Teens, Adults
Other
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

A safe place to come and use your Spanish speaking skills! All levels welcome! Your presenter is not fluent, but working towards that goal.

Qigong & Tai Chi Open Practice

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Qigong & Tai Chi are very similar "internal arts" that confer an astonishing raft of health benefits.  Slow-moving & graceful.  Balance. Strength. Coordination. Digestion. Circulation. Concentration. Bones.

Teen Thursday- Barbie Movie Night

5:30pm–7:30pm
Teens
CO+LAB
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: CO+LAB
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teen Thursdays are weekly drop-in nights just for teens in our makerspace, the CO+LAB! Stop by every Thursday from 5:30-7:30 PM to hang out, play games, use equipment, and try a new featured activity each week. 

Game On!

3:00pm–4:45pm
Children, Tweens
Gaming
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Craft Corner
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Join us Friday afternoons from 3:00 to 4:45 pm for games and Legos in the Craft Corner.

 

Cat Tales – Practice Reading Skills with Shelter Cats

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, Tweens
Extravaganza!
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Extravaganza!
Event Details:

Reading aloud helps your beginning reader expand their vocabulary and improve reading comprehension. Learning to read can be scary; a friendly face, particularly one with a soothing purr, can ease reading anxieties and build confidence.

Get Tangled! A Shout-Along to Disney's Tangled

5:15pm–7:30pm
Everyone
Movie
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Do you love Rapunzel, Finn Rider, and Mother Gothel?  Join us for an interactive screening of Tangled (PG), where we will shout, sing, and even use props to celebrate this iconic movie.  A goodie bag of props will be provided, and costum

Montana Audubon Native Plant Symposium

9:30am–1:30pm
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

This meeting will provide information on the benefits and applications of native plants, featuring local experts. Attendees will have access to vendor tables, lectures, and workshops. Registration is required.

Art Therapy Workshop

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Early adults, ages 18-25, are invited to join us for a free art therapy workshop led by a counselor-in-training. Registration required.

Books & Babies: Musical

10:15am–11:00am
Babies
Books and Babies
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Books and Babies
Event Details:

Introducing the musical edition to our ever popular Books and Babies program! Music creates a positive connection to literacy and language between your child (ages 0-2) and you! Join us for books, hands-on musical play and fun!