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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.

read alone, together.

Friday Night Fun: Silent (Reading) Night

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

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

Ssshhh! Enjoy reading in comfortable silence with fellow bookworms. We'll supply the cozy atmosphere and quiet snacks, and you bring a book or borrow one from the Library'

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.

firefighters dousing fire

January in Montana History (Digital Display)

All Day 1/31
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 “January” attached to the image’s metadata.

perks of being a wallflower

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.

Milk jug sowing

Winter Sowing Workshop

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

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

Sick of the cold and itching to start some seeds for your garden? Join the Billings Community Seed Library for a winter sowing workshop.

Research your family stories.

Beginning Genealogy Workshop

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Computer Classroom at Billings Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Computer Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to learn about your family’s history but don’t have a clue where to start?  Join us for a basic overview of what can be accessed through the Library’s online resources, what forms you might want to use for tracking, and to c

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!

ypp

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:

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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.

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

4:00pm–5:30pm
Everyone
CO+LAB, Extravaganza!
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: CO+LAB, Extravaganza!
Registration Required
Event Details:

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

Pop-Up Book Sale

9:00am–2:00pm
Everyone
Extravaganza!
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Book Nook
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Extravaganza!
Event Details:

Make your way to the Book Nook for a pop-up sale brought to you by the Friends of the Billings Library. It's the perfect opportunity to find great deals on books for yourself and the bibliophiles in your life. The best part?

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

4:00pm–5:30pm
Everyone
CO+LAB, Extravaganza!
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: CO+LAB, Extravaganza!
Registration Required
Event Details:

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

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

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

Closed- Presidents' Day

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

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

6:30pm–8:00pm
Everyone
CO+LAB, Extravaganza!
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: CO+LAB
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: CO+LAB, Extravaganza!
Registration Required
Event Details:

Your Library, Your Ideas: Help Shape BPL’s Future

Tagging Buddies!

4:00pm–5:00pm
Everyone
Extravaganza!, Presentation
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: South Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Extravaganza!, Presentation
Event Details:

Join Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter at the library! Every third Friday of the month in the lobby and come get free ID tags for your animals! We will be having a meet and greet with different type of animals.

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.

Last Day of Family Reading

All Day
Everyone
Extravaganza!
Virtual Event
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

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.

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.

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.

Closed- Memorial Day

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

Closed- Independence Day

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

Closed- Labor Day

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

Closed- Veterans Day

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

Closed- Thanksgiving

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

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

Closed- Presidents' Day

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

Closed- Memorial Day

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

Closed- Independence Day

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