May 2025
Cookbooks & Coffee
Every Wednesday, stop by the Kitchen Table for tea, hot cocoa, cider, or coffee. Peruse through our stack of free used cookbooks or drop off unwanted cookbooks. Share your favorite recipes and cookbooks with other attendees.
Find out more »Science Inquiry Series: Extreme Living
Science Inquiry Series: Extreme Living--How to Survive in Boiling Acid, High Sulfide and Low Oxygen Conditions How did Earth's earliest forms of life make the transition from a low oxygen environment to a high oxygen one? Dr. Mensur Dlakic, Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology at MSU, will discuss his research on thermophile microbes in Yellowstone National Park which represent some of those earliest life forms, how they thrive in extreme conditions similar to early Earth's,…
Find out more »New Hyalite View Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting
New Hyalite View Neighborhood Association Annual Meeting 05/19/2025 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Bozeman Public Library: Community Room
Find out more »Cookbooks & Coffee
Every Wednesday, stop by the Kitchen Table for tea, hot cocoa, cider, or coffee. Peruse through our stack of free used cookbooks or drop off unwanted cookbooks. Share your favorite recipes and cookbooks with other attendees.
Find out more »Quilting Sessions
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 can be formed to make a quilt at…
Find out more »Post-Session Legislative Town Hall
Join on Tuesday, May 27, at 6 PM in the Bozeman Public Library Community Room for a Post-Session Legislative Town Hall. Featured speakers include Representatives Scott Rosenzweig, Becky Edwards, Kelly Kortum, and Senator Chris Pope. This town hall provides an opportunity for the public to hear firsthand about what occurred during the 2025 legislative session, along with the legislative wins that serve as common-sense, bipartisan solutions for Montanans. Each legislator will offer brief remarks highlighting their experiences, key bills, and…
Find out more »Cookbooks & Coffee
Every Wednesday, stop by the Kitchen Table for tea, hot cocoa, cider, or coffee. Peruse through our stack of free used cookbooks or drop off unwanted cookbooks. Share your favorite recipes and cookbooks with other attendees.
Find out more »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 »Wednesday Walks – Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve
Walk and learn with wildlife guide Ken Sinay. Everyone is welcome to join these leisurely strolls. Departing from the library's Front Plaza, go out and back on local trails for about 3 miles, or 50 minutes.
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 »“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 »Wednesday Walks – Burke Park & Peet’s Hill
Walk and learn with wildlife guide Ken Sinay. Everyone is welcome to join these FREE leisurely strolls. Departing from the library Front Plaza, go out and back on local trails for about 3 miles or 50 minutes.
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 »Wednesday Walks – Lindley Park
Walk and learn with wildlife guide Ken Sinay. Everyone is welcome to join these FREE leisurely strolls. Departing from the library Front Plaza, go out and back on local trails for about 3 miles or 50 minutes.
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…
Find out more »July 2025
Wednesday Walks – Sunset Hills Cemetery
Walk and learn with wildlife guide Ken Sinay. Everyone is welcome to join these FREE leisurely strolls. Departing from the library Front Plaza, go out and back on local trails for about 3 miles or 50 minutes.
Find out more »Folk Dancing at Library
Folk dancing was a way communities gathered together to celebrate and to bond with one another. The steps were usually simple enough so that everyone could participate. Come enjoy the music and rhythm of traditional dances from different countries, and get some fun and 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…
Find out more »‘Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World’ – Documentary Film Night:
Explore the world with documentary films. Not all movies are suitable for all ages or sensibilities. Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World (2022, 82 minutes) John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, and other legendary musicians performed at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival music festival. This behind-the-scenes look at “the second most important event in rock and roll history” culminates in John Lennon’s first public performance with The Plastic Ono Band, triggering…
Find out more »Music on the Green: Scratchin’ Gravel
Join us for 2 lively concerts on the front lawn of the library this summer. This fun, family friendly event is a perfect way to spend a Sunday evening – listening to music outside in a mellow downtown environment. Don’t forget your chairs, blankets, and dancing shoes. Scratchin’ Gravel are an acoustic collective of bluegrass musicians from Southwest Montana. Combining a variety of stringed instruments, vocal harmony and styles, and decades of experience, this traditional style band is sure to…
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 »Wednesday Walks – Indreland Audubon Wetland Preserve
Walk and learn with wildlife guide Ken Sinay. Everyone is welcome to join these FREE leisurely strolls. Departing from the library Front Plaza, go out and back on local trails for about 3 miles or 50 minutes.
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 »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 »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 »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 »Wizarding 101: A Night of Magic and Mayhem
For adults who always wanted to attend magic school. Make wands, cast spells, concoct treats. Registration required. Ages 18+.
Find out more »August 2025
Quick Cooks – Fresh from Gallatin Valley
Quick Cooks - Fresh from Gallatin Valley Friday, August 01: 3:00pm - 4:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Teens Elementary Schoolers Birth - 5 All Ages Adults event type: Creative Labs Build kitchen confidence with demos of easy recipes using minimal ingredients. Throughout the summer, each demonstration will feature seasonal produce from local farms.
Find out more »Short & Sweet Pop Up Sale
Don't miss our Short & Sweet Pop Up Sale on the library's Front Plaza! On Saturday, August 2nd, from 10 am to 3 pm, we will be selling an assortment of books (fiction, children's books, and popular nonfiction categories), some lovely collectibles, and a variety of movies and music. Don't miss this opportunity to restock your TBR pile before summer is over! Proceeds from Used Book Sales support the Bozeman Public Library.
Find out more »Media and Design Lab
Media and Design Lab Monday, August 04: 10:15am - 11:45am BPL - The Work Bench Age group: Teens Adults event type: Creative Labs Explore design skills, principles, and software. Ages 12+
Find out more »‘Total Trust’ – Documentary Film Night
Explore the world with documentary films. Not all movies are suitable for all ages or sensibilities. Total Trust (2023, 97 minutes). An eye-opening and deeply disturbing documentary about surveillance technology, abuse of power and censorship. Through the haunting stories of people in China who have been monitored, intimidated and even tortured, the film sparks a global debate about the dangers that Big Data and AI pose to individual freedoms. A bracing portrait of a society for whom privacy is all…
Find out more »Yoga
Yoga Tuesday, August 05: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45 minute flow.
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
Nonfiction Writers Group Tuesday, August 05: 5:30pm - 7:30pm BPL - Ponderosa Room Age group: Adults event type: Book Clubs, Arts & Culture Share your work and help other writers.
Find out more »Cookbook Swap
Cookbook Swap Wednesday, August 06: 10:00am - 11:00am BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Fiber Arts Meet Up Wednesday, August 06: 4:00pm - 6:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Work on your projects and meet other fiber artists.
Find out more »Intro to 3D Printing (Pre-Reg Rqrd)
Intro to 3D Printing Thursday, August 07: 10:15am - 12:00pm BPL - The Work Bench Age group: Teens Adults event type: Creative Labs Learn the basics of 3D printing and how to use the 3D printer in the Work Bench. REGISTER
Find out more »Gyrokinesis
Gyrokinesis Thursday, August 07: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Erin Groth for this gentle movement class.
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Thursday's Table Thursday, August 07: 1:00pm - 2:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+
Find out more »Quick Cooks – Fresh from Gallatin Valley
Quick Cooks - Fresh from Gallatin Valley Friday, August 08: 3:00pm - 4:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Teens Elementary Schoolers Birth - 5 All Ages Adults event type: Creative Labs Build kitchen confidence with demos of easy recipes using minimal ingredients. Throughout the summer, each demonstration will feature seasonal produce from local farms.
Find out more »Folk Dancing at Library
Folk dancing was a way communities gathered together to celebrate and to bond with one another. The steps were usually simple enough so that everyone could participate. Come enjoy the music and rhythm of traditional dances from different countries, and get some fun and 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…
Find out more »Crafternoon
Crafternoon Sunday, August 10: 2:00pm - 4:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Arts & Culture Create something fun and develop new skills. No experience required.
Find out more »Flavors of Wellness – anti-inflammatory meals
Flavors of Wellness Tuesday, August 12: 11:00am - 12:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness, Creative Labs Learn to cook anti-inflammatory meals for the whole family with Functional Nutrition Coach Karen Mitchell.
Find out more »Yoga
Yoga Tuesday, August 12: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45 minute flow.
Find out more »Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support Group
Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support Group Tuesday, August 12: 4:30pm - 5:30pm BPL - Cottonwood Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Find strength through meeting others experiencing grief and loss in any form. Led by Kim Barrett, a Spiritual Care and Bereavement Counselor. Offered in partnership with Eden Hospice.
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
Nonfiction Writers Group Tuesday, August 12: 5:30pm - 7:30pm BPL - Ponderosa Room Age group: Adults event type: Book Clubs, Arts & Culture Share your work and help other writers.
Find out more »Cookbook Swap
Cookbook Swap Wednesday, August 13: 10:00am - 11:00am BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »Symphony Storytime
Introduce younger children to music with Symphony Storytime, a short story-based music program to engage children, especially ages 3-5 through music. Programming TBA. Introduce younger children to music with Symphony Storytime, a short story-based music program to engage children, especially ages 3-5 through music. Programming TBA. Wednesday, August 13 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM UTC-6 Add to Calendar Bozeman Public Library 626 E Main St, bozeman, MT
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Fiber Arts Meet Up Wednesday, August 13: 4:00pm - 6:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Work on your projects and meet other fiber artists.
Find out more »Symphony Storytime with a Steel Pan Drum
The Bozeman Symphony invites children and families to a special Symphony Storytime featuring the steel pan drum on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 10:15 a.m. at the Bozeman Public Library. Presented in partnership with the Library’s Toddler and Preschool Storytime, this free, interactive program blends lively storytelling with the wonder of live music, creating a joyful experience especially for children ages 3 to 5.The morning’s adventure will feature Bozeman Symphony percussionist Kris Olsen and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks Associate Artistic…
Find out more »Gyrokinesis
Gyrokinesis Thursday, August 14: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Erin Groth for this gentle movement class.
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Thursday's Table Thursday, August 14: 1:00pm - 2:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+
Find out more »Dragon Festival
Celebrate the end of summer with dragon art, science, adventure, and play. Offered in partnership with Bozeman Fire Department and Tinworks Art and with special musical guests The Treble Makers. https://bozemanlibrary.libnet.info/bozeman-library/event/13611268
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 »Music on the Green: Hornbread
Join us for a lively concert on the front lawn of the library this summer! This fun, family friendly event is a perfect way to spend a Sunday evening. Don’t forget your chairs, blankets, and dancing shoes. All ages welcome. Presenting Sponsor: Valley Credit Union Hornbread is an eight-piece ska band formed in 2022 and based in Bozeman.
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
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 »Extreme History: Unequal and Unruly
From the 1910s through the 1960s, working women in Montana taught school, staffed hospitals, kept factories running, and fed children. They danced and loved and paid the rent; they stirred up trouble and talked back. As they navigated cultural constraints and economic limitations, working women left few records, but they profoundly shaped modern Montana. Based on wide-ranging research, Dr. Jennifer Hill uses the overlooked experiences of ordinary women to explore historical trends in work, organizing efforts like the Women’s Protective…
Find out more »Cookbook Swap
Cookbook Swap Wednesday, August 20: 10:00am - 11:00am BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »What’s Cooking? with Dr. Joe
What's Cooking? with Dr. Joe Wednesday, August 20: 12:00pm - 1:15pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness, Creative Labs Explore the benefits of better eating with Dr. Joe Sofianek, as he cooks up a healthy entree. For ages 12+
Find out more »Library Book Club – The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
Library Book Club - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn Wednesday, August 20: 3:00pm - 4:00pm BPL Age group: Adults event type: Book Clubs, Arts & Culture Dive into captivating stories, share insights, and connect with fellow book lovers.
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Fiber Arts Meet Up Wednesday, August 20: 4:00pm - 6:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Work on your projects and meet other fiber artists.
Find out more »Gyrokinesis
Gyrokinesis Thursday, August 21: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Erin Groth for this gentle movement class.
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Thursday's Table Thursday, August 21: 1:00pm - 2:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+
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 »Yoga
Yoga Tuesday, August 26: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Sara Clary for a gentle 45 minute flow.
Find out more »Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support Group
Grief, Loss, and Bereavement Support Group Tuesday, August 26: 4:30pm - 5:30pm BPL - Cottonwood Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Find strength through meeting others experiencing grief and loss in any form. Led by Kim Barrett, a Spiritual Care and Bereavement Counselor. Offered in partnership with Eden Hospice.
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
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
Cookbook Swap Wednesday, August 27: 10:00am - 11:00am BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Peruse a stack of free used cookbooks or donate your unneeded ones.
Find out more »Memory Cafe
Memory Cafe Wednesday, August 27: 3:00pm - 4:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Social interaction and activities for people with dementia and their care partners in a safe, welcoming environment. Call Suzanne at (406) 860-8865 to register. Sponsored by MSU extension.
Find out more »Fiber Arts Meet Up
Fiber Arts Meet Up Wednesday, August 27: 4:00pm - 6:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Work on your projects and meet other fiber artists.
Find out more »Gyrokinesis
Gyrokinesis Thursday, August 28: 12:15pm - 1:00pm BPL - Community Room Age group: Adults event type: Health & Wellness Join certified instructor Erin Groth for this gentle movement class.
Find out more »Thursday’s Table
Thursday's Table Thursday, August 28: 1:00pm - 2:00pm BPL - The Kitchen Table Age group: Adults event type: Creative Labs, Arts & Culture Taste something new each week. Demonstrations led by home cooks just like you. Ages 12+
Find out more »September 2025
Author’s Panel for A Watershed Moment- Discussion on Land Use and Planning
C-STES, the Ivan Doig Center, and the American Studies Program have invited two of the editors (Bob and Evelyn) along with two local Bozeman authors with chapters in the volume (rural sociologist Kristal Jones and journalist/author Todd Wilkinson) to discuss their book "A Watershed Moment: The American West in the Age of Limits." Topics include the myth of the West and the local (unsustainable) impacts that this myth has had both ecologically and socially.
Find out more »Crochet and Knitting Workshop
Learn how to knit or crochet or get help from accomplished artists in this workshop. Bring your knitting and crochet to this workshop featuring knitters and crochet artists: Jessica Kelly and Karen Ore. This workshop is a chance for you to get help on tricky projects, ask questions about knitting and crochet, learn new techniques, or start your very first knitting or crochet project. Bring your own projects to work on or if you want to learn, practice with our…
Find out more »Singing Souls: Senior Sing-along
Experience the joy, community and friendship that comes from singing with other Seniors (Ages 50 to 105!). This casual and fun-filled Senior sing along, led by local singer, choir director and musician, Kate Bryan, will include familiar songs with melodies that span generations and genres. Bring your love of music and a friend. No singing experience necessary. Song lyrics projected on a large screen for ease of participation. Local singer, musician, choir director and performer, Kate Bryan, has been leading…
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
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 »“Off the Air” Communications with YPR
Join Stella Fong, host of Yellowstone Public Radio’s Flavors Under the Big Sky: Celebrating the Bounty of the Region, for a conversation with James Beard Award semifinalists and nominees Linda Huang of Hummingbird’s Kitchen, Albert McDonald of Backcountry Burger Bar and Pizza Campania, and Jarrett Wrisley of Shan. Tuesday, September 16 at 6 PM in the Bozeman Public Library Community Room. Proudly sponsored by Element Bozeman.
Find out more »Symphony Storytime
The Bozeman Symphony welcomes New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed podcast host Kelly Corrigan as the featured reader for Symphony Storytime on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 10:15 a.m. at the Bozeman Public Library. Corrigan will be joined by classical guitarist Nora Spielman, who will accompany the program on banjo.Corrigan is a passionate advocate for early learning and strong families, known for bringing humor, honesty, and humanity to conversations that matter most. She hosts the PBS interview series Tell Me…
Find out more »Classics Book Club
Longevity being a good indicator of worth, this 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 AM until noon in the Ponderosa Room. September: John Milton - Paradise Lost For more information email bozemanCLBC@gmail.com
Find out more »Nonfiction Writers Group
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 »Science Inquiry Series: How the Sun Misbehaves at Solar Maximum
What are the implications—and perils--of circling an active star for our technological society? Dr. Charles Kankelborg, MSU Professor of Physics, will lead the audience on a tour of the 11-year solar cycle of activity, currently at its maximum, and describe its beauty and its hazards against the backdrop of his own journey of solar exploration.
Find out more »Authors and Books: Diane Wilson
Diane Wilson explores the cultural and historical importance of Indigenous seeds and the stories that help create and define the world we live in, beginning with our long oral storytelling tradition. Proudly sponsored by Element Bozeman.
Find out more »International Folk Dancing
Folk dancing was a way communities gathered together to celebrate and to bond with one another. The dances were usually simple enough so that everyone could 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. This is a free event.
Find out more »Quilting
Learn how to quilt, work on your projects, or participate in a block of the month program. 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…
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