Upcoming Events
Looking for something to do?
Looking for something to do?
It is easy these days to hunker down at home and find something on your tiny, handheld screen, or to stream on your giant, high def screen. But getting out into the community and finding individuals with similar interests can be just the spark you need. Find your fit today or suggest something you think you would enjoy.
Upcoming Events:
Book Club
The book club selection for November is “flight of the sparrow,” by Amy Belding Brown. Join us at noon to discuss!
Fort Benton Story Time
Story time is geared to ages 0-5. Stories, movement, crafts, and fun!
Dungeons and Dragons
Players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests and level up in experience. There’s no winning or losing in D & D - at least, not in the conventional way. Ages 13+
Thanksgiving Day
AAll branches of the Chouteau County Library System will be closed on Thursday, November 28th in observance of Thanksgiving Day.
Closed
All branches of the Chouteau County Library System will be closed on Friday, November 29th.
Garden Club
Join other local gardeners to share knowledge, seeds, excitement, and more! No need for any prior gardening experience. Come and check out gardening in Chouteau County.
Dungeons and Dragons
Players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests and level up in experience. There’s no winning or losing in D & D - at least, not in the conventional way. Ages 13+
Fort Benton Story Time
Story time is geared to ages 0-5. Stories, movement, crafts, and fun!
Chouteau County Allies
Chouteau County Allies are a group of Chouteau County residents dedicated to promoting diversity, inclusion, and safety for LGBTQ individuals in our community. They provide education, information, and events to celebrate our diverse community. Being an LGBTQ ally means unconditional kindness with no judgement at all of another’s life experiences. The group meets once a month at various LGBTQ friendly locations around the county.
Woman's Club
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs is an international women’s organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service.
Conversation Starter Book
The Conversation Starter book club selection for November is “A Tale Dark & Grimm,” by Adam Gidwitz. Join us at 6:00 at The Public House to discuss.
The Importance of Sleep - Dr. Bird
Come in and learn more about the importance of sleep from Dr. Bird.
Veterans Day
All branches of the Chouteau County Library System will be closed on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.
Election Day
All branches of the Chouteau County Library System will be closed on Tuesday, November 5th in observance of Election Day.
Dungeons and Dragons
Players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests and level up in experience. There’s no winning or losing in D & D - at least, not in the conventional way. Ages 13+
Fort Benton Story Time
Story time is geared to ages 0-5. Stories, movement, crafts, and fun!
Book & Treat!
Stop by the Geraldine or Fort Benton library for a book and treat on Halloween!
Dungeons and Dragons
Players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests and level up in experience. There’s no winning or losing in D & D - at least, not in the conventional way. Ages 13+
Fort Benton Story Time
Story time is geared to ages 0-5. Stories, movement, crafts, and fun!
Book Club
The book club selection for October is “The Bend in the River,” by Susan Gibbs. Join us at noon to discuss!
Friends of the Library
Be a friend, bring a friend! Looking for a way to support the Fort Benton library? Join like-minded individuals in a monthly meeting to help out in a fun-filled way. To learn more, visit the library! This month’s meeting will focus on planning for the next few months and going over the upcoming events.
Story Quilt Project
The Story Quilt Project is coming to town! Created by Montana quilter and storyteller, Jewell Wolk of Cut Bank, MT, her extraordinary story quilts will be featured at the Fort Benton Library on Tuesday, October 22nd. For quilt lovers, historians, parents, and children alike, these quilts offer creativity, inspiration, and love of family and history. The quilts presented will be the Iron Trails West quilt and the Women of War quilt.
Dungeons and Dragons
Players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests and level up in experience. There’s no winning or losing in D & D - at least, not in the conventional way. Ages 13+
Fort Benton Story Time
Story time is geared to ages 0-5. Stories, movement, crafts, and fun!
Garden Club
Join other local gardeners to share knowledge, seeds, excitement, and more! No need for any prior gardening experience. Come and check out gardening in Chouteau County.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
All branches of the Chouteau County Library System will be closed on Monday, Octobr 14th in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Conversation Starter Book
The Conversation Starter book club selection for October is “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” by Zora Neale Hurston. Join us at 6:00 at The Public House to discuss.
Dungeons and Dragons
Players form an adventuring party who explore fantasy worlds together as they embark on epic quests and level up in experience. There’s no winning or losing in D & D - at least, not in the conventional way. Ages 13+
Fort Benton Story Time
Story time is geared to ages 0-5. Stories, movement, crafts, and fun!
The Little Shell Tribes of Chippewa Indians: Métis Buffalo Hunters of the Northern Plains by Chris LaTray, Montana Poet Laureate
The Montana-based Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians became the 574th Indian tribe to be recognized by the United States government in December, 2019, after over 150 years of trying. The tribe’s origins, and its future, are deeply connected to the Métis people. The Métis are one of the three Indigenous peoples recognized by Canada as “original inhabitants” of their nation, while in the United States Métis contributions to its history have been largely erased. It is past time that was changed.
No discussion of the buffalo and the animal’s significance to Indigenous people on the Northern Plains is complete without also talking about the Métis people. But who are the Métis, how are they related to the Little Shell, and what do they have to do with Montana? This program will answer these questions and discuss how the entire Métis economy and culture was built on their unique relationship with the buffalo from the days when the herds were so large that, “the whole country was one robe.”