when sometimes you just need to be inside...​

In 2025, with support from the Montana Dept. of Health & Human Services (DPHHS) and the EPA, we have set up Clean Air Centers in Missoula and Ravalli Counties. Each offers respite and a place to find resources to understand the risks from smoke and how to improve the indoor air quality of your home or business.  

Each building has a Purple Air sensor (image R) that measures the current indoor air quality and can be viewed on map.purpleair.com.  NOTE: a circle with a dark outline is an INDOOR sensor.

Missoula

The Clean Air Centers are: Seeley Community Library, ​Lolo Community library, Missoula Senior Center, and the main Missoula Public Library.

Seeley Community Library is located in the Seeley-Swan High School. Summer schedule Mon 10:30am-4pm,  Wed 10:30am- 6pm, Thursday 10:30 - 4pm.  Library details HERE.  Find their current indoor Air Quality. 

​Lolo Community library is located in Lolo School.  Summer schedule: Mon, Tues, Wed, 10 - 5pm.  Details HERE. Find their current indoor Air Quality. The circle with outline indicates indoors with the other circle monitoring the outdoor air quality.  Note you have to zoom because there is also a outdoor sensor on the roof of the school!

Missoula Senior Center is located at 705 S Higgins. Open daytime Monday - Friday. Library details HERE. Click here for current indoor Air Quality.

​Missoula Public Library main branch. 455 East Main. Find the Purple Air sensor + resources on the 2nd floor, north side. Details HERE.  Open M-W 9am-8pm, TH-Sat 9am - 6pm, and Sun 12-5pm.  Check out the MPL current indoor air quality. 

Lolo Public Library

Second floor at the Missoula Public library!

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Ravalli

The Clean Air Centers are: North Valley Library, Bitterroot Public Library, & ​Darby Public Library 

North Valley Public Library is in Stevensville. Details are HERE. Open Mon - Fri 10am - 6 pm and 1, 3, 5 Saturdays each month 10am-5 pm.  See the indoor air quality HERE. 

Bitterroot Public Library is in Hamilton. Details are HERE. Open Mon - Thurs 9:30am - 7pm, Fri-Sat 9:30am-5pm.  Check out the current indoor air quality HERE, and note the outlined circle on State St. is the library!

Darby Public Library is in Darby. Details are HERE.  Tues, Wed 10am-6pm, Thurs & Fri 11am-6pm, Sat 10am-2pm.  Find the current indoor air quality HERE.

​Email Amy at [email protected] for more information.
For more about this Clean Air Center program, see the DPHHS website.