Events

Wild nature fills our mythology. But is the wild disappearing? Despite this common fear, the restoration of animals like wolves means that, in some contexts, wild nature may actually be starting to increase again. Nature, it turns out, may be on the point of being renewed. Christopher Preston looks at how these exampl

We Leave The Flowers Where They Are is an anthology of memoirs reflecting the contemporary lives of forty-one Montana women.

At the Broussard Family Library & Learning Commons in Kalispell, contributing authors read their stories and and lead a discussion on how empowering women’s voices to speak the truth can s

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Come join the Wedsworth Memorial Library Book Club this month as they discuss Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.

At meetings of the Wedsworth Memorial Library Book Club, Dr. Penny Hughes-Bryant leads lively discussions informed by both the perspectives of the book subjects and the readers themselves.

As the New West met the Old West, grizzly bear populations became a focal point of concern and contention in Montana. It is estimated that by the time of the Lewis & Clark Expedition upwards of 50,000 to 100,000 grizzly bears roamed the American West, but as the West was settled the population of grizzly bears dram

Race and Change across Cultures and Generations is the topic of our Humanities Happy Hour this week. We’ll have a live “watch party” on Facebook  to view a short video from Dr. Kitty Oliver together. She blends memoir and music with cross-cultural stories and research to explore how far we’ve come and how prog

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At the Bozeman Public Library, The Kids Book Club invites readers ages 8-12 and their parents to participate in an informal conversation about this months book: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga. This topical novel for middle readers follows Jude and her mother to Cincinnati to escape the war coming close

Many of Montana’s great leaders were politicians, military commanders, educators, tribal chiefs, or coaches and their roles influenced their leadership style. Great leadership is a balance of art, innovation, charisma, communication, and boldness. Hal Stearns tells stories at The Willows in Red Lodge about Montan

At our Humanities Happy Hour this week, Mary Jane Bradbury talks about the history of women’s right to vote and the parallels between 1918 and 2020, including elections and a pandemic. Register at https://tinyurl.com/persist-zoom to join in this Montana Conversation.