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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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Reminder...
Summer hours will begin at RCPL North on Tuesday, May 31st
M-TH: 9am-7pm, F-Sa: 9am-6pm, Sun: noon - 6pm |
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  Children's Book Week: May 2-8
Saturday, May 7 1-2 p.m.
RCPL Downtown (meeting room B)
Children ages 5-12 can dress as their favorite book character. There will be prizes, snacks and games.
Those attending will vote for best costumes. |
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May is Historic Preservation Month
"Celebrating America's Treasures"
In celebration of Historic Preservation Month two events will take place at the Library.
June Beason from the Rapid City Society for Genealogical Research will do a Beginning Genealogy Workshop on May 21 from 1-5 p.m. at the downtown library (meeting room B). For more information contact June at treehunter@rap.midco.net.
Stephanie Bents, Rapid City Public Library Digital and Emerging Technologies librarian and Jean Kesselhoff, a local historian, will present a program on Historic Buildings in Rapid City and on the library's online digital archives May 26 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the downtown library (meeting room B).
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Celebrate Mango Day at the Library!
Wednesday May 25
9 a.m.-4 p.m. RCPL Downtown (meeting room B)
Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese,
German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. Learn actual conversational language skills when it's convenient for you!
Internet access and a library card are required.
For Mango Day, participants can get hands-on experience using this database and discern the benefits of learning one of thirty-four
languages, enter for door prizes (Mango T-shirts), and enjoy mango
smoothies from 3 - 4 p.m. |
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 Book Signing with Bruce Smith
Saturday May 7
1-2:30p.m. RCPL Downtown (Hoyt Room)
Author presentation and book selling and signing with Bruce Smith who has written a book called,"Wildlife on the Wind." His website is www.brucesmithwildlife.com
Smith is a 30 year veteran wildlife manager and scientist of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He now writes full-time to promote wildlife conservation and resource sustainability. His book is the first published about wildlife restoration on an American Indian reservation, the Wind River reservation in Wyoming.
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Featured Resources |
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 Downloadables
Try out our collection of downloadable audiobooks, eBooks and videos from OverDrive. We offer many popular titles to choose from with many 
more to come!
Download audio books, eBooks and videos in an mp3 format for iPods, Zunes and other mp3 players today! It's now compatible with the iPad! Visit our website to start downloading titles today!
Research Pro
With Research Pro you can search multiple library resources at once. Any searchable, web-based resource the library has identified can be included in your search including full-text databases, the library catalog and search engines.
It's easy!
1) Type your topic in the search box
2) Use the check boxes to select the
categories or individual resources
you want to search
3) Click "Go" and your search results
will appear
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Programs for Adults | |
Community Voices: The Black Hills Yesterday
and Today
Thursday, May 5
6:30 p.m. RCPL Downtown (meeting room B)
Paul Horsted will discuss his book "The Black Hills Yesterday and Today" featuring a slide show presentation and time for questions and answers at the end of the program. Horsted is the owner of Dakota Photographic LLC and the author of "Crossing the Plains with Custer," a companion volume to his earlier book, "Exploring with Custer: the 1874 Black Hills Expedition", "The Black Hills Yesterday & Today", and "Custer State Park: From the Mountains to the Plains."
Lunch & Learn: How and Why Bees Communicate
Wednesday, May 18
12-1 p.m. RCPL Downtown (meeting room B)
Lee Alley is a realtor and beekeeper and he will demonstrate and explain four surprising methods of complex communication required for a colony to manage its food collection, leadership transitions and military defenses. Soundtracks and video will be a part of the presentation. Call 394-4171 or register online on the events calendar by noon on May 16 to RSVP for lunch. |
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Programs for Children & Families |
Saturday Story Times
RCPL Downtown (Meeting Room B)
Saturday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Join a storyteller for a fun story time filled with reading, songs and more.
RCPL North (at general Beadle Elementary)
Saturdays, May 7 & 21 l 10:30 a.m. (in the Library)
Enjoy a classic story time with storyteller and author Sandy Swift Eagle on the 7th and storyteller Jennifer Chrest on the 21st
Families and Jammies
Come to the library for stories, music and fun topped off with a snack.
RCPL Downtown (meeting room B)
Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m.
RCPL North (commons area)
Tuesday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Weekly Story Times
(at the Downtown library in meeting room B)
Book Buddies: Preschool ages
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. (May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31)
Baby Bookworms: Ages Birth - 3
Thursdays at 9:30 (May 5, 12, 19 & 26)
To see videos and photos of storytimes,
visit us on  and 
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Programs for Young Adults |
Gaming Days Wii, Laptops Guitar Hero, Xbox Kinect and more...
Tuesdays, May 3 & 17 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at RCPL North (commons area)
Wednesdays, May 4 & 18 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at RCPL Downtown (Meeting Room B)
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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.
Teton Coalition
Friday, May 13 from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Darton Geological Society
Saturday, May 14 from Noon - 4:00 p.m.
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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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