1000 Books before Kindergarten
1000 Books before Kindergarten is a statewide program that launched in mid-October 2019. The concept is simple ... Read books daily to your infant and/or toddler and chart your progress with the goal of having read 1000 books before your precious one starts kindergarten.
Go to www.billingslibrary.org/1000Books for more information and sign up your infant and toddler today. The interest in the "1000 Books before Kindergarten" program has been amazing! We already have a dozen children who have reached that 1000 books goal.
OUR FIRST GRADUATING CLASS!
CONGRATULATIONS!

Upcoming Events
Virtual Food for Thought 2021 -
June 9th and 10th
Royal Johnson Forum - TBD 2021
Mark Your Calendar!
Wednesday, June 9th and
Thursday, June 10th - VIRTUALLY
More nightly Conversations available! We're busy confirming Conversation Hosts for this year's event and working on the always interesting Conversation Topics!
Appetizers will once again be delivered to your house on the day of the event and we're excited that Raven's Cafe d' Art will once again prepare the appetizer packages!
UNVEILING OF
2021 Food for Thought CONVERSATION HOSTS & TOPICS WILL BE
MAY 12TH!!
Food for Thought 2021 sponsors
Stockman Bank Stockman Wealth Mgmt
Billings Public Library Buchanan Capital
Desperation Land and Livestock
Patrick and Carla Cobb Computers Unlimited
Crowley Fleck PLLP
First Interstate Bank - Downtown Branch
Stella Fong & Joe Dillard
Joan & Clayton McCracken
Montague's Jewelers
Moulton Bellingham PC
Cara & Michael Schaer Clare & Daniel Young
NorthWestern Energy

During Giving Tuesday 2020 we were hoping to raise enough money to purchase 10 Mobile Hotspot devices and service. By having these devices that can be checked out through the Library, those community members who don't have internet capabilities available will be able to get FREE Wifi access! Thanks to the continued support of our generous donors, we met - and exceeded! - our goal. AND, an anonymous member of our community - with the help of book club friends - stepped up and helped us purchase Chromebooks for use with the hotspots. The Choromebooks will be placed in various locations around town.

Your donation helped us "make the connection". Thanks!