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How to train your dragon live action

How to Train Your Dragon Movie Night

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 5:30pm - 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:

Join us in the Community Room Friday February 13th for How to Train Your Dragon Live action! Relax, watch the movie, and color!

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Yellowstone Portrait Painters

Saturday, February 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 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.

books and brews

Books & Brews Book Club

Tuesday, February 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:

New Moon

Friday Night Fun: Twilight Appreciation Night: New Moon

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Come watch the movie Twilight: New Moon with us while enjoying themed treats and a trivia contest!

Prairie Handspinners

Spin Together with the Prairie Handspinners

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
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 21st is the first 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!

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.

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Closed- Independence Day

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

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.

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.

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.

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Closed- Labor Day

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

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Closed- Election Day

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

Closed- Veterans Day

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

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Closed- Thanksgiving

All Day 11/26–11/27
Closing
Branches:
Billings Public Library, Bookmobiles, Off Site

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Closed - Christmas

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

The library will reopen December 26th at 9am.

Closed- New Year's Day

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

Closed- Martin Luther King Day

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

Adult Sensory Story Time

12:00pm–1:00pm
Adults
Story Time
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Tuesday of the month for a welcoming and interactive program designed especially for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Closed- Presidents' Day

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