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DOWNTOWN LIBRARY
(605) 394-4171
610 Quincy St.
Rapid City, SD 57701
Hours (Year Round)
Mon-Th: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri-Sat.: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.
NORTH LIBRARY
(605) 716-4098
10 Van Buren St.
(at General Beadle Elem. School)
Rapid City, SD 57701
Hours (School Year)
Mon-Th: 2:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: 2:45 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.
Hours (Summer)
Mon-Th: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m. |
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Please note both libraries will be closed on Saturday, January 1. |
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 10 Resolutions the Library Can Help With
The new year is upon us. It is a perfect time to reflect on the past year and plan for the coming year. As you put your New Year's resolutions into motion consider the resources available at the library. Here are 10 resolutions the library can help you with:
- Learn a foreign language with Mango Languages. This online language learning system offers 21 languages to choose from.
- Trace your family tree with HeritageQuest and AncestryLibrary (accessible at either library location). Both are comprehensive genealogical research tools.
- Start using your eReader with Overdrive. The library offers a large selection of eBooks.
- Learn something new at library programs. From photography to leadership and gardening, the library has something for everyone.
- Commit to a healthier lifestyle with Alt Health Watch and Consumer Health Complete. Learn about the latest trends in health and wellness with these online resources.
- Read more with books from either library location. Picking up books is quick and easy with Request It. Search the online catalog, find an item, and click "Request It." The staff will pull the book and email you when it is ready to pick up.
- Plan for the Future with Gale LegalForms. You will find forms to help you with estate planning, wills, power of attorney, and more.
- Spend quality time with a child at library weekly and monthly story times and using Tumblebooks-online, interactive books for children.
- Start a new career with Learning Express Library and Universal Classroom. These resources offer online classes and tests in a variety of areas.
- Learn about Rapid City's History with Knowledge Network, DUSEL wiki and the 1972 Flood webpage and wiki. These sites are the result of the Library's goal of collecting, preserving and sharing community memories and information.
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New! Language Learning Program for Childen
The Rapid City Public Library is now offering a new interactive online version of the popular Little Pim language learning series for our younger patrons. Little Pim is an award-winning program designed specifically to introduce foreign languages to young children. It offers a fun, easy and effective way for children to learn a foreign language.
Little Pim stars a lovable animated panda and features native speakers, varied activities and concept groupings to make the language learning process easy. Lessons incorporate words and activities that are relevant to a child's daily life, making the content more fun and usable. Themes include mealtime, morning routines and playtime. Each lesson includes a practice quiz designed to increase a child's comprehension and retention  of the language.
The series is available in ten foreign languages including Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Hebrew, English/ESL, German, Russian and Arabic.
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 Take Online Classes Towards a New Career or Hobby
Universal Class offers over 500 online continuing education courses. With real instructors guiding the learning, engaging video-based lessons, a collaborative learning environment, graded tests, certificates of achievement and continuing education units available for selected courses, students enjoy an engaging and measurable learning experience that helps them master and document their educational goals.
Universal Class offers courses in exercise and fitness, entrepreneurship, arts and music, computers and technology, health and medicine, job assistance, law and legal, parenting and family...plus 100's more. You can enroll in up to five courses at a time and have six months to finish each course.
Click here to start learning with Universal Class today!
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Learn to Speak German, Turkish, French and More
Mango Languages is an online language-learning system that teaches practical conversational language skills. Lessons incorporate interactive tools and imaginary elements to keep users engaged.
Mango Languages is available in 21 of the world's most popular languages, including: Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Arabic (Leventine), Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, Turkish, Hebrew, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Tagalog, Hindi and Irish. In addition, Mango Languages offers 14 English as a second language courses.
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Programs for Adults |
Community Voices: Photographer & Professor Steve Babbitt
RCPL Downtown: Thursday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. (Meeting Room B)
Listen to professional photographer & BHSU professor Steve Babbitt talk about his work and trends in photography. Babbitt will also answer questions from the audience. Friends of the Library Book Discussion
RCPL Downtown: Thursday, Jan. 13 at 2:30 p.m. (Hoyt Room)
Discuss what you have been reading with other book lovers. Refreshments provided. Lunch & Learn: Back to Nam
RCPL Downtown: Wednesday, Jan. 19 at noon (Meeting Room B)
Vietnam vet David Moore will speak about his experience traveling back to Vietnam to build Habitat for Humanity houses. The deadline for lunch reservations is noon on Mon., Jan. 17. Lunch is limited to the first 50 people to register. Click here to register for lunch.
Coming in January - Two for Tuesdays!
Every Tuesday, buy two books from the Friends of the Library Book Sale area at the Downtown Library for the price of one. |
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Programs for Children & Families |
Saturday Story Time Downtown
RCPL Downtown: Saturday, Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m. (Meeting Room B)
Kick off Saturday with interactive stories and songs for all ages.
Saturday Story Time North
RCPL North: Saturday, Jan. 15 at 10:30 a.m. (in the Library)
Join guest storyteller and author Dianna Fuchs as she reads her book, The Ruby Red Slippers, and other books.
NEW! Families and Jammies Story Time
RCPL Downtown: Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. (Meeting Room B)
RCPL North: Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. (Commons Area)
Family Story Times are now Families and Jammies! Come to the library for stories, music and fun topped off with a snack.
No School Discovery Day: Food Fun
Sharon Guthmiller, Extension Educator from Pennington County Extension office, will do a program about healthy food and children will get to have fun making a healthy snack.
Monday, Jan. 17
RCPL Downtown: 10:30 a.m.
RCPL North: 2:30 p.m.
No School Discovery Day: Backyard Birds
Tuesday, Jan. 18
RCPL Downtown: 10:30 a.m.
RCPL North: 2:30 p.m. Learn about backyard birds including feeding, songs and identification with Maggie Engler and do a craft.
Weekly Story Times in January
RCPL Downtown:
Book Buddies for Preschoolers
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. (4, 11, 18, 25)
RCPL Downtown:
Baby Bookworms for ages 0-3
Thursdays at 9:30 (6, 13, 20, 27)
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Programs for Young Adults |
RCPL Downtown: (Meeting Room B)
Wednesdays, Jan. 5 & 19, from 3:30-5 p.m.
RCPL North: (Commons Area)
Tuesdays, Jan. 4 & 18, from 3:30-5 p.m.
Have suggestions on other events the library should hold? Join TAB! TAB is the library's teen advisory board. As a member, you'll meet once a month to help plan library events, teen groups, and other services for Rapid City teens. If you're interested, click here to fill out an application. Return your application to either location of the Rapid City Public Library.
Email sbents@rcplib.org or call Stephanie 394-6139 ext. 2222 for more information.
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Drop-In Programs |
All drop-in programs take place in the downtown library's lobby. Stop by anytime during the listed time.
Volunteers of America
Monday, Jan. 17 from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 23 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Community Health Clinic
Tuesday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon |
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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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