Library Collections & Resources
The Library's various collections contain more than 300,000 items, most of which can be checked out by patrons, including:

• A quarter of a million books
• About 200 magazines
• More than 20,000 movies and documentaries
• More than 7,000 music CDs
• More than 3,500 audiobooks

eBooks, Audiobooks, Music & Other Electronic Resources
The Library also offers eBooks and downloadable audiobooks through Montana Library to Go, downloadable music through Freegal, and downloadable videos through Access Video. Other electronic resources include databases, Universal Class, Mango Languages, and Homework MT.

eReaders
Library card holders of the Billings Public Library are also able to check out eReaders. The Library has several electronic reading devices - both Barnes & Noble Nooks and Amazon Kindles, which are available for loan to patrons of the Library. Patrons may check out the eReaders at the reference desk on the second floor of the Library for a lending period of 2 weeks. The Library is encouraging people to check out a Nook or Kindle in order to learn how the devices work.

eReader Reservations
Borrowers may call the Library at (406) 657-8258 to reserve an eReader or place a hold through the Library Catalog link at left. The Library has preloaded each device with a variety of ebooks from the fiction, nonfiction, Montana, or young adult collections. Check-out and check-in procedures will be at the 2nd floor Reference Desk, where librarians are able to assist patrons with questions about the devices.