Powell County Literacy Program

08/27/2026

Please note the schedule for September! There will be a few office closures. It's also important to note that Ryan will still be here on the third; just Kat will not be!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out!

08/27/2026

No 3 is the reason why I dnf books with flatly written anti heroes or characters with flat arcs.

Change really isn't all about going from good to bad or vise versa. Characters should change. It could be in their mindset, their behavior, or little ticks they once held >>>

08/20/2026

08/12/2026

The Festival of Irish Writing will be held on October 2nd and 3rd. The featured book this year is “Life Sentences” by Billy O’Callaghan. Stop in today in get your copy.

08/12/2026

I know we have mentioned it more than once, but I must reiterate that there are many forms of literacy!

One of the most important areas to be literate in is preparedness. Knowing what to do and how to respond to an emergency is Adulting 101 and vital when something happens!

Traumoto has made this great graphic on what to do if you are a witness or are involved in a crash!

08/11/2026

Our upcoming TAC meeting will be held Thursday, August 20th at 1pm. We will be discussing shopping trips, Medicaid transportation, and possible in town prescheduling.

08/06/2026

3 more days to apply!

🚨 Paid Youth Internship Opportunity! Deadline extended - Applications close August 16🚨

Are you between the ages of 13–20 and want to help shape the future of career readiness in Montana? This is your chance to make your voice heard!

🌟 Education Design Lab and Reach Higher Montana are looking for 10 Montana youth to join a paid fall internship where you'll help co-design Montana's Youth Career Readiness Plan and share your ideas with state leaders.

💰 Earn $1,000 for approximately 25 hours of participation.
📅 Internship: August 26 – December 9, 2026
✅ No experience required!

We especially encourage applications from youth who:
• Live in rural communities
• Are Tribal members
• Have experience in foster care
• Identify as LGBTQ+
• Are out of school or have dropped out
• Have ever felt unheard or like school wasn't designed for them

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://eddesignlab-internship.squarespace.com/
📅 Join an information session on July 29 (registration available on the website).

Your experiences matter. Help shape opportunities for the next generation of Montana youth!

08/06/2026

Good morning! You will notice that the website will say under construction for the next couple of hours while we finalize our domain swap and facelift!

After the domain outage this past month, we knew it was imperative to ensure we did our due diligence to prevent anything similar in the future. So we are doing some quality-of-life updates that should help prevent this in the future! As the day progresses, more and more of the website will become accessible, but we are not sure at what pace. Kat is working as quick as she can to get all of this rolled out, so stay tuned!

Email and phone will be fully accessible during this time, and Kat is in the office today! Her door will be partially shut to help focus, but knock and walk on in!

08/04/2026

Join us today for our Caregiver Meeting! All community members welcome! We hope to see you there!

08/03/2026

Please note that the office will open later than normal on Wednesday, 8-5. Exact time isn't yet known but is estimated at 10:30-11!