Billings Public Library

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Billings Public Library
510 North Broadway
Billings, MT 59101
United States

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Sun: Closed

Mon-Fri: 9:00am-8:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Bernat Basic Crochet Socks

Beginner Crochet Socks Class

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Teen Corner at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Billings Public Library

Room: Teen Corner

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Event Details:

Join library staff, who are also crocheters, learn sock crocheting together. We will start with a basic crochet sock pattern from Yarnspirations.

an illustrated image of a gingerbread house

Friday Night Fun: Mini Gingerbread Houses

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm

CO+LAB at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

CO+LAB, Food & Nutrition, STEAM

Age Group:

Everyone

Full

Library Branch: Billings Public Library

Room: CO+LAB

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: CO+LAB, Food & Nutrition, STEAM

Registration Required

Event Details:

Celebrate Gingerbread House Day in the CO+LAB by building your own mini gingerbread house with graham crackers, frosting, and candy decorations. All materials provided. Registration required

Bridging Montana

Bridging Montana: Resource Fair with Maximus

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm

Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Other

Age Group:

Everyone

Library Branch: Billings Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other

Event Details:

Montana Employment and Training Services Care and Connection Expo! Join us December 13, 2025 from 10-3pm, for a day of support, resources, and connection!

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Yellowstone Portrait Painters

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm

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:

The Billings Public Library is proud to work with the Yellowstone Portrait Painters in hosting a new monthly art program for patrons to experience, and maybe even participate

Craig Johnson

A Longmire Christmas!

Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Author Visit

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone

Library Branch: Billings Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults, Everyone

Program Type: Author Visit

Event Details:

Join the Billings Public Library in celebrating Christmas with author Craig Johnson!

books and brews

Books & Brews Book Club

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 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:

harry potter and the sorcerer's stone

Friday Night Fun: Harry Potter Movie Night

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Everyone

Library Branch: Billings Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Everyone

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Montana Prison Records (Digital Display)

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 9:00am - 3:00pm

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:

A display of select images from the Montana History Portal's most viewed collection - the Montana Historical Society's collection of early-20th century Montana prison records.

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Complicated Book Club Discussion

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Yellowstone Board Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Billings Public Library

Room: Yellowstone Board Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Registration for January's Complicated Book Club discussion is open as of November 1, 2025!

Cat Tales

Cat Tales – Practice Reading Skills with Shelter Cats

Friday, January 23, 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.

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Time	Sun (8/23)	Mon (8/24)	Tue (8/25)	Wed (8/26)	Thu (8/27)	Fri (8/28)	Sat (8/29)
9 am			This event is in the "Adults" group Senior Bookmobile at Yellowstone Nursing & Rehab (formerly Avantara) 9:30am–10:30am Adults Other Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Bookmobiles Age Group: Adults Program Type: Other Event Details: The Senior Bookmobile will be at Yellowstone Nursing & Rehab (formerly Avantara) from 9:30 am to 10:30 am.	This event is in the "Adults" group Senior Bookmobile at Affinity 9:30am–10:30am Adults Other Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group 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.
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Senior Bookmobile at The Vista Assisted Living 1:30pm–2:30pm Adults Other Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group 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.
2 pm				Job Service 2:00pm–4:00pm Library Branch: Billings Public Library Room: South Lobby
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group Qigong & Tai Chi Open Practice 5:30pm–6:30pm Adults Health & Wellness This event is in the "Adults" group 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.