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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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Yellowstone Portrait Painters

Saturday, January 10, 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 this collection of local artists work in their preferred medium to paint/draw/sculpt their interpretation of a live model sitting under the library's oculus.

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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
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!

Family Reading

Family Reading Begins

All Day 1/20
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

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Books & Brews Book Club

Tuesday, January 20, 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:

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.

Big Sky with NASA Ties talk

Big Sky with NASA Ties: Personal journeys through the Solar System

Monday, January 26, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Large Conference Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Presentation, STEAM

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other, Presentation, STEAM
Event Details:

Join us for an inspiring presentation with two engineers from NASA, Brent Buffington and Powtawche Valerino, as they share their personal journeys from Montana to careers in space exploration.

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Freadom Book Club

Saturday, January 31, 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.

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

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Beginner Crochet Socks Class

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
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.

New Year Keepsakes

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

Start the year with a creative reminder of your goals. We'll design and make a small keepsake such as a keychain, bookmark, or magnet using CO+LAB equipment.

December Film Pass

12:00am–3:00pm
Adults
Movie
Waitlist
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Transform your library card into a passport to cinematic adventures with our FILM PASS program, sponsored by the Art House Billings and the Friends of the Billings Library!

Montana Prison Records (Digital Display)

9:00am–3:00pm
Everyone
Fine Art
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.

Job Service

2:00pm–3:00pm
Cancelled
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: South Lobby

Closing at 3pm

3:00pm–8:00pm
Closing
Branches:
Billings Public Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site
Description:

The library is closing at 3pm.

Closed- New Year's Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Billings Public Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Qigong & Tai Chi Open Practice

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Cancelled
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.

Glove, Sock, & Handwarmer Drive

All Day
Everyone
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Everyone
Event Details:

Bring any new sock, glove, or hand warmer item and put them in the Book Lockers return bins at any location!

Take and Make Craft Snowman Mittens Kit is Available

All Day
Babies, Children, Tweens
Arts & Crafts
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Virtual Event 2
Age Group: Babies, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Chase away the winter chill with this cute snowman on a mitten! This Take and Make Craft Kit will be available at the Children's desk beginning January 2nd.  Each Kit includes materials to make one snowman mitten.

Friday Night Fun: Create a New Year's Resolution Jar

6:00pm–7:00pm
Everyone
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come and decorate a Resolution Jar with us! It's a New Year and time for new beginnings - and the Library has a fun craft designed to help you stay motivated.

Crochet and Knitting Hour

10:00am–11:00am
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Teen Corner
Event Details:

Please join us at the Library on the first Saturday of each month to sit (or stand!) together and enjoy and hour of knitting, crochet, or any other fiber art you would like to bring.  This Crochet and Knitting Hour will be from 10am – 1

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!

Dungeons and Dragons for Teens

12:00pm–2:00pm
Teens
Gaming
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Teen Study 1
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers ages 13-18! Join our exciting Dungeons & Dragons campaign led by a DM Victor.

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D&D for Grownups

12:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Gaming
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

This week's campaign: Pathfinder - The Crimson Throne

Paws to READ

1:00pm–2:00pm
Children, Tweens
Other
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Practice Reading Skills with a Therapy Dog.

Krafty Kids: Art Club for Kids 6-9

2:00pm–2:45pm
Children
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Craft Corner
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Come get creative with us! We will have different projects to work on at each meet up.  No pre-registration is required, unless specifically noted. 

Tween Dungeons and Dragons

2:30pm–4:30pm
Tweens
Gaming
Cancelled
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Teen Study 1
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all adventurers ages 10-13! Join our exciting Dungeons & Dragons campaign led by a teen DM where you’ll create your own character, work as a team, and explore a world of magic and adventure.

CO+LAB 101 Escape Room

3:00pm–4:00pm
Everyone
CO+LAB, Presentation
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: CO+LAB, Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

Think you’ve got what it takes to crack the code and unlock the CO+LAB?

Bookmobile at Laurel, Morningstar, and Boulder Park

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

11:30 -1:00 Laurel Senior Center

2:00 - 3:00 Morningstar

3:30 - 4:30 Boulder Park

One Book Billings - Cindy Book Discussion Group

4:30pm–5:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

A One Book Billings discussion group led by Cindy of the novel The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig.

One Book Billings - Bernie Q Book Discussion Group

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

A One Book Billings discussion group led by Bernie Q. of the novel The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig.

Bookmobile At King the Glory Church, Josephine Crossing, and Briarwood

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

10:45 - 12:30  King of Glory Meal Site : 4125 Grand Ave

1:30 - 2:30  Josephine Crossing

3:00 - 4:00  Briarwood Blvd

Daycare Story Time

9:15am–9:45am
Children
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Story Tower
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Daycare Story Time - Adventures in Story Time introduces young children to books, rhymes, and other fun interactive activities. Each session is a chance to practice reading readiness skills like listening during stories, letter awareness and