Youth Craft Space for December

Audience: Kids and teens 5 to 18 and their familiesWhat: Follow your imagination with free crafting! Supplies will be provided. Kids under 8 years need to be supervised by a responsible person over 12. Questions? Please contact Youth Services Staff: (406) 453-0349, ext.......More

Audience: Kids and teens 5 to 18 and their familiesWhat: Follow your imagination with free crafting! Supplies will be provided. Kids under 8 years need to be supervised by a responsible person over 12. Questions? Please contact Youth Services Staff: (406) 453-0349, ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Family Storytime - Grandparents

Audience: Babies and kids 0 to 8 years and their families and caregiversWhat: The family that reads together grows together!  Babies, kids and their families/caregivers are invited to learn and play at this fun, interactive event.  We will build language and literacy sk......More

Audience: Babies and kids 0 to 8 years and their families and caregiversWhat: The family that reads together grows together!  Babies, kids and their families/caregivers are invited to learn and play at this fun, interactive event.  We will build language and literacy skills with songs, music and a great story.  Our December’s theme is Grandparents. Questions? Please contact Youth Services Staff at (406) 453-0349, ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Teen Tabletop Gaming - Winter One-Shots

Audience: Teens 12 to 18 What: Join us for a standalone mystery adventure of roleplaying action! Participate in Dungeons & Dragons, Kids on Bikes, Pathfinder, and other Tabletop Roleplaying Games!These cooperative storytelling games excel at developing social, creative ......More

Audience: Teens 12 to 18 What: Join us for a standalone mystery adventure of roleplaying action! Participate in Dungeons & Dragons, Kids on Bikes, Pathfinder, and other Tabletop Roleplaying Games!These cooperative storytelling games excel at developing social, creative and problem-solving skills, as well as practical math. A snack will be provided, and ASL interpretation is available upon request. Signup is not required players are welcome as space lasts! For more information, contact Youth Services Staff: [email protected], (406) 453-0349, ext. 215

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

The Christmas Menorahs -- A Montana history event with the Montana Jewish Project

Audience: Community members of all agesWhat: Join us to learn the true and inspiring story of how a Montana community came together following an antisemitic hate crime. This presentation by the Montana Jewish Project is based on The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought......More

Audience: Community members of all agesWhat: Join us to learn the true and inspiring story of how a Montana community came together following an antisemitic hate crime. This presentation by the Montana Jewish Project is based on The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn. Community members of all ages are invited to attend. Parents are cautioned that the subject matter may not be appropriate for young children. An alternative play area, including toys and blocks, will be set up behind the Kids’ Place stacks. Located in Helena in Montana’s first synagogue, the Montana Jewish Project collaborates to enrich Jewish life statewide, creating a more vibrant and inclusive community for all. For more information, please visit their website: https://www.montanajewishproject.com/ Questions? Please contact Youth Services staff: (406) 453-0349, ext. 212, [email protected]

Kid’s Place

Alluvion Health Information Table

Alluvion Health representatives will be at the Library providing information on the services they provide.

1st Floor Display Area, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

City Employee Book Club for December

The City Employee Book Club, open to employees with the City of Great Falls, will discuss A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacIntyre.

Basement, Small Meeting Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Elementary Lego Club

Audience: Children ages 5 to 12 years old What: Come join the fun at Lego Club! Try the project of the week or choose to free build and follow your imagination. Please leave your Legos at home! We have plenty for everyone, and we don’t want yours to get lost. Celebrate ......More

Audience: Children ages 5 to 12 years old What: Come join the fun at Lego Club! Try the project of the week or choose to free build and follow your imagination. Please leave your Legos at home! We have plenty for everyone, and we don’t want yours to get lost. Celebrate the season at the Lego Family Holiday Build on Tuesday, December 23! All Library events are free and open to the public. Groups are welcome! Please contact Youth Services staff at (406) 453-0349 ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Bookworms Storytime - Christmas Animals

Bookworms Storytime builds early literacy, social, and motor skills with stories, songs, and movement activities. This December, celebrate the season with Christmas Animals: sharks and lobsters, horses and bears!

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Crochet Critters - Make and Mend Fiber Crafts

Audience: Kids and teens ages 8 to 18 years old. What: Learn how to make simple, round amigurumi (crochet stuffies). They make wonderful holiday gifts! Supplies will be provided. This program is intended for novice crocheters who can complete a simple project (single cr......More

Audience: Kids and teens ages 8 to 18 years old. What: Learn how to make simple, round amigurumi (crochet stuffies). They make wonderful holiday gifts! Supplies will be provided. This program is intended for novice crocheters who can complete a simple project (single crochet wash cloth, scarf, etc.) on their own. We recommend an adult who knows how to crochet attend with absolute beginners. Questions? Please contact Youth Services staff: (406) 453-0340, ext. 212, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Book Sleuths with Kalena for December

Kalena will lead the group in how to do book journals, and folks can create their own.

Basement, Small Meeting Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Public farewell party for Susie

A public gathering wishing Susie McIntyre farewell and celebration of her service with the Great Falls Public Library will be held on the first floor of the GFPL.

1st and Second Floor, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Learning with Leigh: A Baby Born North: Indigenous and Early American Pioneer Reproduction

If you’ve ever stared at a grand, wintery landscape of Montana and wondered, “How on earth did women birth and raise children in rudimentary, cold Montana?”, this talk may be for you. This one-hour lecture explores North American Indigenous, Western European settler, an......More

If you’ve ever stared at a grand, wintery landscape of Montana and wondered, “How on earth did women birth and raise children in rudimentary, cold Montana?”, this talk may be for you. This one-hour lecture explores North American Indigenous, Western European settler, and American citizen women’s healthcare roles and practices as they relate to birth and child-rearing in Montana through the mid-twentieth century.

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Boeson Research Display Table

Boeson Research of Great Falls will offer information about their research trials. For more information contact Anna Bowman via email at [email protected] or by phone at (406) 564-1775 ext 403.

1st Floor Display Area, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Preschool Storytime - Dinosaurs in December

Audience: Kids 3-5 years and their families/caregivers What: Preschoolers and their families/caregivers are invited to join us to build early literacy skills with songs, movements, and a great story. This month’s theme is Dinosaurs in December. Questions? Please contact......More

Audience: Kids 3-5 years and their families/caregivers What: Preschoolers and their families/caregivers are invited to join us to build early literacy skills with songs, movements, and a great story. This month’s theme is Dinosaurs in December. Questions? Please contact Youth Services Staff: (406) 453-0349, ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Books & Babies for December

Audience: Babies ages birth to 1 1/2 years old and their families and caregivers. What: Babies and their parents and caregivers are invited to join us for this fun, snuggly early literacy event for the littlest learners.  Babies will enjoy lap bounce songs and a quick, ......More

Audience: Babies ages birth to 1 1/2 years old and their families and caregivers. What: Babies and their parents and caregivers are invited to join us for this fun, snuggly early literacy event for the littlest learners.  Babies will enjoy lap bounce songs and a quick, engaging story followed by playtime.  All events are free and open to the public.  Groups are welcome!  Please contact Youth Services Staff at (406)453-0349, ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Snacks & Stories - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Audience: Kids 5-12 years and their families/caregiversWhere: December 4 in Cordingley Room (basement), December 11 in Kids’ Place (1st floor)What: Enjoy snacks and listen to library staff read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, the heart-warming 1972 classic by Barbara R......More

Audience: Kids 5-12 years and their families/caregiversWhere: December 4 in Cordingley Room (basement), December 11 in Kids’ Place (1st floor)What: Enjoy snacks and listen to library staff read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, the heart-warming 1972 classic by Barbara Robinson. Kids are welcome to bring a blanket to get comfy while listening to the story. All events are free and open to the public.  Groups are welcome! Please contact Youth Services Staff at (406) 453-0349, ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Toddler Time for December

Audience: Toddlers 1 ½ to 3 years old and their families/caregiversWhat: Toddlers and their families are invited to join us in the Cordingley Room (basement) to build early literacy skills with songs, movement, lap bounces, and a great story, followed by playtime.  Ques......More

Audience: Toddlers 1 ½ to 3 years old and their families/caregiversWhat: Toddlers and their families are invited to join us in the Cordingley Room (basement) to build early literacy skills with songs, movement, lap bounces, and a great story, followed by playtime.  Questions? Please contact Youth Services Staff: (406) 453-0349, ext. 215, [email protected]

Cordingley Room, 301 2nd Ave North, Great Falls, MT, 59401-3612, United States

Community Integrated Healthcare display table

Great Falls Emergency Services, as part of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program, will be at the first-floor display table to offer blood pressure checks, pulse oximetry checks, blood glucose checks, medical referrals, medication checks and will answer other medical ......More

Great Falls Emergency Services, as part of the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program, will be at the first-floor display table to offer blood pressure checks, pulse oximetry checks, blood glucose checks, medical referrals, medication checks and will answer other medical questions as needed.