May 2025
Bozeman Pride Rally
Kick off the main events of BZNPride25 with a Pride Ralley on the Bozeman Public Library Lawn, Saturday May 31 at 10 AM. We'll have coffee and speakers including Deputy Mayor Joey Morrison, Montana State Representative Zooey Zephyr, and others! Visit bozemanpride.com for more info.
Find out more »June 2025
Documentary Film Night
Explore the world with documentary films. Not all movies are suitable for all ages or sensibilities. Home is a Hotel (2023, 94 minutes). Across America, cities like San Francisco are struggling with homelessness and a growing housing crisis. What role does a decades-old solution, single-room occupancy hotels, play in shaping the lives of those who live in them? Home is a Hotel takes you on an expansive journey through cramped spaces against crushing odds in the heart of one of…
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
Share your work and help other writers. Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress. Writers of all nonfiction subgenres, at every skill level, are welcome. Come along on Tuesday and give it a try.
Find out more »Bozeman Symphony Presents Symphony Storytime Featuring the Guitar
Bozeman Symphony Presents Symphony Storytime Featuring the Guitar The Bozeman Symphony invites children and families to a delightful morning of music and storytelling at a special Symphony Storytime featuring the guitar on Wednesday, June 4, at 10:15 a.m. at the Bozeman Public Library. Presented in partnership with the Library’s Toddler and Preschool Storytime, this free, interactive event is designed especially for children ages 3 to 5. Symphony Storytime blends the magic of live music with the power of storytelling, creating…
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Get to know your community through food! On Thursdays, share in your community’s food traditions and favorite recipes with Thursday’s Table. We will have cooking demonstrations every Thursday in the Kitchen Table. Cooks will primarily come from community members who are home cooks. This program is open for you to demonstrate and teach others your favorite recipes. For ages 12+ Let us know if you’d like to lead a demonstration by contacting Liz at edevries@bozeman.net.
Find out more »Folk Dancing at Library
Folk dancing was a way a community came together to celebrate and bond with one another. It was usually simple enough so everyone can participate. Come enjoy the music and rhythm of traditional dances from different countries, and get some easy exercise at the same time. No experience or partner needed. All are welcome, including families. The steps for each dance will be taught, then we dance together to the music. In the community room next to Main Street entrance.…
Find out more »Crafternoon: Book Covers
Get creative and learn something new. On select Sundays take part in a creative program designed to introduce you to new skills, inspire new hobbies, or create something fun. Ages 18 and up. No registration required. Materials will be provided. Some programs are designed for you to explore the craft on your own. June 8: Book Covers: Learn how to make hard back wrapped book covers for book binding projects. July 6: Scratch Board: Explore contrast by scratching out designs.…
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
Share your work and help other writers. Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress. Writers of all nonfiction subgenres, at every skill level, are welcome. Come along on Tuesday and give it a try.
Find out more »Cookbook Swap
Sip coffee, tea, or cocoa and sit for a while sharing stories with other food enthusiasts. Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Bring your knitting, crochet, quilting, embroidery, cross stitch, tatting, hooking, weaving, spinning, braiding, knotting, sewing, darning, mending, needle point, macramé, felting, rug making, basket making, huck weaving, nålebinding, friendship bracelets or any other type of easily mobile fiber-based craft for a social meet up every Wednesday with other fiber artists in the community.
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Get to know your community through food! On Thursdays, share in your community’s food traditions and favorite recipes with Thursday’s Table. We will have cooking demonstrations every Thursday in the Kitchen Table. Cooks will primarily come from community members who are home cooks. This program is open for you to demonstrate and teach others your favorite recipes. For ages 12+ Let us know if you’d like to lead a demonstration by contacting Liz at edevries@bozeman.net.
Find out more »Authors and Books: In Conversation with Thomas McGuane
Join Thomas McGuane in conversation with his daughter Maggie McGuane discussing his life, work, and upcoming book, A Wooded Shore: And Other Stories.
Find out more »Used Book Sale
The Bozeman Library Friends and Foundation’s Used Book Sale is June 14-15 at the Bozeman Public Library. On Saturday, Library Donors shop early! A $25 donation in support of the library gets you access to our next year of book sales 2 hours before doors open. Everyone is welcome from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday to shop our great selection of used books, plus music, movies, games, and more! On Sunday, shop our Fill-A-Bag Sale from 1 pm…
Find out more »Used Book Sale
The Bozeman Library Friends and Foundation’s Used Book Sale is June 14-15 at the Bozeman Public Library. On Saturday, Library Donors shop early! A $25 donation in support of the library gets you access to our next year of book sales 2 hours before doors open. Everyone is welcome from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday to shop our great selection of used books, plus music, movies, games, and more! On Sunday, shop our Fill-A-Bag Sale from 1 pm…
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
Share your work and help other writers. Nonfiction Writers Group offers mutual support, and considerate, constructive feedback on works in progress. Writers of all nonfiction subgenres, at every skill level, are welcome. Come along on Tuesday and give it a try.
Find out more »“A Woman, Awakening”: Mary MacLane in Butte, America with Lindsay Tran
Infamous during her lifetime but largely forgotten to history, writer and bohemian provocateur Mary MacLane had a complex relationship with Butte, the city that both formed and frustrated her as an artist. Her first confessional memoir, originally titled I Await the Devil's Coming, was published in 1902 and became an international bestseller. Awash in overnight fame and fortune, MacLane left for Chicago and the East Coast to establish herself as a journalist and novelist. She returned to Butte in 1910,…
Find out more »Cookbook Swap
Sip coffee, tea, or cocoa and sit for a while sharing stories with other food enthusiasts. Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Bring your knitting, crochet, quilting, embroidery, cross stitch, tatting, hooking, weaving, spinning, braiding, knotting, sewing, darning, mending, needle point, macramé, felting, rug making, basket making, huck weaving, nålebinding, friendship bracelets or any other type of easily mobile fiber-based craft for a social meet up every Wednesday with other fiber artists in the community.
Find out more »Classics Book Club
Longevity being a good indicator of worth, our club concentrates on literature that has withstood the test of time and still has relevance today. Joining a group of fellow readers to discuss these sometimes challenging works can increase one's understanding wonderfully. We meet on the third Saturday of the month (except December) from 10:15 until noon in the Ponderosa Room. For more information and upcoming titles, email Jan at bozemanCLBC@gmail.com
Find out more »Quilting Sessions
Connect with other quilters. This quilting program is for everyone! If you’re a beginner, come and learn how to quilt with easy instructions and hands on help. Bring a current project and socialize with other quilters. Work on a block of the month project exclusive to library patrons. Every month will be a new block that you can make using the provided scrap fabric. There’s no commitment, each block can function as its own unit or make a full quilt…
Find out more »Cookbook Swap
Sip coffee, tea, or cocoa and sit for a while sharing stories with other food enthusiasts. Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Get to know your community through food! On Thursdays, share in your community’s food traditions and favorite recipes with Thursday’s Table. We will have cooking demonstrations every Thursday in the Kitchen Table. Cooks will primarily come from community members who are home cooks. This program is open for you to demonstrate and teach others your favorite recipes. For ages 12+ Let us know if you’d like to lead a demonstration by contacting Liz at edevries@bozeman.net.
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Bring your knitting, crochet, quilting, embroidery, cross stitch, tatting, hooking, weaving, spinning, braiding, knotting, sewing, darning, mending, needle point, macramé, felting, rug making, basket making, huck weaving, nålebinding, friendship bracelets or any other type of easily mobile fiber-based craft for a social meet up every Wednesday with other fiber artists in the community.
Find out more »Rock and Gem Day
Join us for a day of rocks, gems and fun at the library. Lapidary artists will demonstrate how to cut and polish rocks on various pieces of equipment and talk about the process. There will be some easy rockhounding for children and fun for the whole family. Activities include: screening for gems, lapidary equipment demonstrations, understanding tumblers with an experienced enthusiast, fluorescent mineral displays, rock painting, sensory bins, and a cooking demonstration focused on an edible rock. Featuring fossils from…
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