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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
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)
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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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!

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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Books & Brews Book Club

12:30pm–1:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

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.

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

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.

One Book Billings - Roger 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 Roger of the novel The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig.

One Book Billings - Kris Book Discussion Group

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Waitlist
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 Kris of the novel The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig.

One Book Billings - Kathy Book Discussion Group

5:30pm–6:30pm
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 Kathy of the novel The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig.

One Book Billings - Corby Book Discussion Group

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Waitlist
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 Corby of the novel The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig.

One Book Billings - Cindy Book Discussion Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
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.

Complicated Book Club Discussion

10:00am–12:00pm
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:

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

Closed- Martin Luther King Day

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

Friday Night Fun: Silent (Reading) Night

5:30pm–7:30pm
Teens, Adults
Book Club
Library Branch: Billings Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Ssshhh! Come enjoy an evening 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's collection.

Closed- Presidents' Day

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

One Book Billings - Cindy Book Discussion Group

4:30pm–5:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Bernie Q Book Discussion Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Roger Book Discussion Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Roger of the novel Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Kris Book Discussion Group

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Kris of the novel Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Kathy Book Discussion Group

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Kathy of the novel Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Corby Book Discussion Group

5:30pm–6:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Corby of the novel Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Cindy Book Discussion Group

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Holding Fire by Bryce Andrews.

One Book Billings - Cindy Book Discussion Group

4:30pm–5:30pm
Adults
Book Club
Upcoming
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 Old King by Maxim Loskutoff