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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)
MT State Library

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

books and brews

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.

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.

Cat Tales

Cat Tales – Practice Reading Skills with Shelter Cats

Friday, March 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.

Cat Tales

Cat Tales – Practice Reading Skills with Shelter Cats

Friday, April 24, 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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Create Along: Hand-Stitched Deer Ornament

10:30am–12:00pm
Teens, Adults
Arts & Crafts, CO+LAB
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, CO+LAB
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the CO+LAB for a hands-on crafting session inspired by a Creativebug video tutorial. We will watch the class together, pause as needed, and make the project step by step.

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.

Closing at 3pm

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

The library is closing at 3pm.

Closed - Christmas

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

The library will reopen December 26th at 9am.

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.

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

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.

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. 

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.

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.

Creating with Cricut: Stickers

3:00pm–4:30pm
Everyone
Arts & Crafts, CO+LAB, Technology Class
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, CO+LAB, Technology Class
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come learn how to use the CO+LAB's Cricut cutting machines in this introduction course. You’ll learn how to properly operate a Cricut and learn about the multiple ways you can create stickers.

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.

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.

Sewing Machine Basics: Create a Fabric Bookmark

6:00pm–7:30pm
Everyone
Arts & Crafts, CO+LAB
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, CO+LAB
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the CO+LAB for a beginner-friendly introduction to our sewing machines. You’ll learn how to thread the machine and practice stitching, and create a simple fabric bookmark.

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. 

Closed- Martin Luther King Day

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

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Closed- Presidents' Day

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