DOWNTOWN LIBRARY
610 Quincy Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 394-4171
Hours
(Year Round)
M-Th: 9 am - 8 pm
Fri-Sat: 9 am - 6 pm
Sun: Noon - 6 pm |
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NORTH LIBRARY
10 Van Buren Street
(at General Beadle Elem.School)
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 716-4098
Hours
(School Year)
M-Th: 2:45 pm - 7 pm
F: 2:45 pm - 6 pm Sat: 9 am - 6 pm
Sun: Noon - 6 pm
Hours
(Summer)
M-Th: 9 am - 7 pm
F-Sat: 9 am - 6 pm
Sun: Noon - 6 pm
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 Teen Tech Week March 7-13
Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library is the theme for Teen Tech Week which takes place March 7-13. In celebration of the week, the library is having a film production workshop, a YouTube film contest and a film premiere.
To kick the week off, teens are invited to a workshop on March 5 to learn how to produce a short film for YouTube. The workshop will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the downtown library and 1 to 2:30 at the north library.
 Then, teens in grades 6th through 12th, whether at the workshop or not, have through March 10 to submit a 5 minute or less film in two categories: Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library or book trailers.
At the Teen Tech Week Film Premiere on Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. all entries will be featured and prizes for the top three winners in each category will be awarded. Food and refreshments will be a part of the festivities and the public is invited.
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Story Time Punch Cards Coming in March
 Starting in March, children can earn books by attending Baby Bookworms, Book Buddies and Family Story Times. For every 10 Story Times a child attends he or she will earn a free book.
It's easy kids! Get a Story Time punch card at the first Story Time you go to starting in March. Bring the card with you and have it punched by the storyteller at each Story Time. Once you have 10 punches, turn your card in and pick out a free book. For every card you fill, you will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize! |
Go Figure! All March Long
Enter a kids-sized world of life-sized books at the downtown library all March long. Go Figure!, a hands-on exhibit by the Hands-On Partnership for Science Literature, Science and Art in South Dakota, brings the exciting world of math and its everyday uses.
The hands-on exhibit transforms children's books into a kid-sized world where children and adults can have fun exploring math with familiar characters such as Arthur, Frog and Toad, and the Three Bears. Each of the five colorful larger-than-life books in the exhibit includes a math-related activity such as measuring, weighing, or sorting, along with labels to guide parents.
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 Meet Mystery Author C.J Box
Tickets going fast! Get yours today! The Rapid City Library Foundation is pleased to present award-winning author C.J. Box as the speaker at its annual author dinner on Saturday, March 27. Box is the author of 11 novels including the Joe Pickett series. The evening will start at 6 p.m. with a social hour and book signing at the library featuring the music of James and Callan Van Nuys, followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and author talk at The Dahl. Tickets are $50 per person or $300 for a reserved table for 6. Seating is limited. You may buy your tickets today at the downtown library's business office, call 394-4171 to reserve tickets or visit the Foundation's website to reserve tickets online. |
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| March Events and Programs | |
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Community Voices, Adult Lecture Series
Thur, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. (RCPL-D Meeting Room B)
"Living Green and Loving It" a panel discussion with local experts covering all things green from construction to recycling and even food. Refreshments provided.
Drop-In and Learn about the Boys Scouts
Fri, March 5 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. (RCPL-D Lobby)
Sun, March 21 from 4-6 p.m. (RCPL-D Lobby)
Friends of the Library Book Discussion
Thur, March 11 from 3 - 4 p.m. (RCPL-D Hoyt Room)
Discuss books and more. Refreshments provided.
Basket Weaving Demonstration
Sat, March 13 from 1 - 3 p.m. (RCPL-D Lobby)
Learn about basket weaving from Laura Collins.
Lunch and Learn-Dakota Rural Action
Wed, March 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. (RCPL-D Room B)
Learn what this grassroots organization is doing in the areas of family agriculture and conservation. If you would like lunch, please RSVP by March 15 by calling 394-4171. You are welcome to attend without a lunch.
Refreshments & lunch by the Friends of the Library. |
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Family Story Time & Pizza Party!
Enjoy an evening of stories, fun, singing and pizza.
Theme: Go Figure!
Tuesday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m.
RCPL Downtown (Meeting Room B)
Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m.
RCPL North (2nd & 3rd grade pod area)
There are daytime story time events every week at the
Downtown Library:
Book Buddies Story Time (Pre-school ages)
Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
Baby Bookworms Story Time (birth to age 3)
Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
To see photos and videos of storytimes, visit our website
Don't forget to pick up a Story Time punch card, so you can earn books! |
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Gaming Day @ the Library
Wii, Guitar Hero, Beatles Rock Band and computer games!
Tuesdays, March 2 & 16 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
RCPL North (Commons Area)
Wednesdays, March 3 & 17 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
RCPL Downtown (Room B)
No School Discovery Day - Video Production
Friday, March 5
9:30-11 a.m. RCPL Downtown (Room B)
1-2:30 p.m. RCPL North (Commons Area)
Teens learn how to make your own video for YouTube and how to enter the YouTube Film Contest!
YouTube Film Contest Premiere
Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. (RCPL-D Room B)
Watch all the entries, enjoy snacks, and see who wins.
Pizza & Pages - Teen Book Group
Friday, March 19 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. (RCPL-D Room B)
Teens in grades 9-12 discuss the book Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins after hours at the library with pizza. | |
The Rapid City Public Library has served the Rapid City area since 1879 and now offers two library locations. Both offer print and electronic resources for adults, young adults and children as well as computers and internet access and a variety of programs and events. In early 2008, USA Today selected the Rapid City Public Library downtown as one of the nations 10 great places to "Find a Nook and Read a Book."
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