Reading Rocks 2022

Various dates and times summer 2022

Reading Rocks, organized by the Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools, is a summer reading program to help kids maintain reading skills during the summer. At every session, there will be a guest storyteller and each child will get to pick out a book to keep.

Program Times:

June 13th-July 21st, 2022

Time: 12:15 to 1:00 pm

Monday: Castle Rock Park & Rose Park

Tuesday: Pioneer Park & Central Park

Wednesday: Castle Rock Park & Big Sky Elementary

Thursday: Pioneer Park & Gorham Park

NEW this year!

Thursday evening: South Park 5:15-6:00 pm

Held in conjunction with Healthy by Design’s Gardener’s Market

More Info ⟫


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