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Holiday Hours
Both locations of the Rapid City Public Library will be closed
Saturday, May 28 - Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.
Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 31.
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RCPL Downtown
Main Floor
Prepare to be amazed with the fresh cutting-edge magic of REZA!
Hailed by critics as the Nation's Top Touring Illusionist, come see one of the fastest rising stars in the industry. Originally from Brookings, SD Reza left his hometown at age 15 to perform a six-week run in Branson, MO. Now he performs to sold-out venues from New York to Los Angeles entertaining millions.
Reza's short performance will be followed by a hands-on teaching style workshop and Q&A session.
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RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
Not digging the gardening that will soon be happening all around you? Create your own mini world of air plants instead!
Please sign up on our online Events Calendar by noon Wednesday, May 4. Limit 10 participants.
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RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
All are welcome at our community yoga class! Teachers from Sōl Yoga Collective will guide you as you stretch & grow.
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Thursday - Saturday, May 12 - May 14
RCPL Downtown
Historical Collections Room (
Main Floor)
With spring cleaning underway, many of us are left to contemplate how to preserve historical photos, documents, slides and other objects.
Stop by the Rapid City Historical Collections Room downtown where our trained staff will start you on your path to digitizing those family treasures.
Library staff will be available to digitize a sample of your collections. The public will be provided with the digital copies and will have the option to donate both the physical and digital items if desired.
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RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
Summer is nearly here and the lakes of the Black Hills are a fisherman's paradise. But where are the best spots and what lure works best? Scott Olson covers it all, from hotspots to gear and tackle for any number of fish species.
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Friday, May 13
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs
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Gather together for the 1984 feature film starring Prince, Apollonia and Morris Day. Celebrate Prince's life and the impact his music had spanning generations.
Purple Rain won an Oscar in 1985 for Best Music, Original Song Score.
Popcorn and beverages will be served. This film is rated R and is recommended for adult audiences.
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Wednesday, May 18
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (
Upstairs)
Dorothy Rosby is a syndicated humor columnist whose work appears in newspapers in eleven Western and Midwestern states, as well as in local and national magazines. Rosby will touch on topics from her latest book I Didn't Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch: Parenting Blunders from Cradle to Empty Nest and I Used to Think I was not that Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better published in 2014.
Please sign up on our online Events Calendar by noon Monday, May 16. Lunch is provided by the Friends of the Library and Hippo Steve Pastiche.
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Thursday, May 19
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (
Upstairs)
Come for relaxation and mindfulness. Let go of stress and color for two hours in a soothing environment.
Please sign up on our online Events Calendar by noon Wednesday, May 18. Limit 20 participants.
Brought to you by CHAOS.
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Friday, May 20
6:30 - 8:40 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro and Martin Sheen star in this ensemble drama detailing the real events of the 2010 mining disaster in which 33 Chilean miners were trapped inside the
San José mine
for more than two months. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar
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author of Deep Down Dark,
received exclusive access to the miners and their tales from which the film was adapted.
Popcorn and beverages will be served. This film is rated PG-13.
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RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
Multi-instrumentalist Arjun Ayyangar appeared at age four in NBC's America's Most Talented Kids. Now at age 17 Ayyangar has performed in concert halls throughout New York City, Philadelphia and Austria.
Thirteen-year-old Aparna Ayyangar excels in piano and harp winning many music competitions and performing in venues in New York City and Philadelphia.
Aparna attends Southwest Middle School and Arjun is a junior at SDSMT.
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Friday, May 27
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
Come and experience a musical "show and tell" of folk instruments. Tracy Heeter and friends introduce a range of musical instruments including the guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, ukulele and autoharp.
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 Children's Book Week
May 2-8 | RCPL Downtown
(upstairs)
It's Children's Book Week!
How many items from these favorite children's books are in the jars?
Guess correctly and take home the book!
Seaver the Weaver by Paul Czajak
Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman
To the Sea by Cale Atkinson
The Story of Snowflake and Inkdrop by Pierdomenico Baccalario, Alessandro Gatti & Simona Mulazzani
Fort by Cynthia DeFelice
The Marvels by Brian Selznick
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Saturday, May 7
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B (Upstairs)
It's Children's Book Week!
Join us for a fun few hours of crafts inspired by your favorite children's books!
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Weekly Story Times
9:30 a.m. | RCPL Downtown
(Meeting Room B upstairs)
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Tuesdays,
May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B
(Upstairs)
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.
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Wednesdays,
May 4 & 11
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B
(Upstairs)
Join the fun with our craft of the week, coloring pages, board games and gaming! You'll find us on early-release Wednesdays upstairs at the downtown library!
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Teen DIY:
Paper Fan Himmeli
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B
(Upstairs)
Grades 6 - 12 are invited to make Paper Fan Himmelis with Taylor, our Teen Librarian. A himmeli is a hanging mobile decoration traditionally made from straw in Sweden. Ours will be made from colorful paper fans, decorative straws, and shiny tinsel bows. Register yourself and a friend to make this hanging mobile featured from Joy Cho's blog Oh Joy! ohjoy.blogs.com
Sign up from our online Event Calendar,
by noon Friday, May 20. Limit 12.
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RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B
(Upstairs)
Teens can play a variety of games on the Xbox One, PS4 or Wii U while eating pizza and cookies. Laptops will also be set up for Agar.io, Minecraft and ROBLOX. Bring a friend and enjoy this teen only gaming event!
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Photo credit_ Flickr member Kelly Teague |
RCPL Downtown
Meeting Room B
(Upstairs)
Join us on the last Tuesday of every month over the summer to discuss YA lit, graphic novels and watch funny YouTube videos about all things YA. Book club appropriate snacks and beverages will be provided. And when we say "appropriate snacks" we really mean lots of chocolate, cupcakes and cookies.
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Summer Reading
Kick-Off Day Party!
RCPL Downtown
Youth Services Area
(Upstairs)
RCPL North
Commons Area
Join in the celebration as we kick off our Summer Reading Program with fun games for the entire family, music by Complete DJs, a Human Foosball table and crafts based on our 2016 theme "On Your Mark, Get Set...READ!"
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