Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Design a toy-sized boat and learn about buoyancy and density!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Dream of wild inventions and make your own to take home!

Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Summer Reading is fast approaching, and this year it's all about dinosaurs! Make a flying pterodactyl puppet for yourself and one for our library décor!

Learn about Summer Reading and how to participate to win cool prizes, plus get the inside scoop before our kickoff party!

Learn about Summer Reading and how to participate to win cool prizes, plus get the inside scoop before our kickoff party!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Calling all inventors! Design, create, and play with your own inventions to wrap up the month of May!

Kick Off Summer Reading with Dinosaurs, Fossils & Fun! Pick up your reading log, explore prizes, and kick off summer at our prehistoric party!

Follow students and teachers at a Tokyo elementary school over a year, exploring learning, growth, and life in Japanese society.

Join the library at Storybook Island for Monday story time! Reach your Summer Reading goals and stay afterwards to play at Storybook Island!

Dig into prehistoric fun with this hands-on fossil dig and fossil casting!

Join the Rapid City Fire Department for a fun morning of stories, plus tips on staying safe!

Unleash your imagination and free-build a masterpiece or try your hand at the Librarian's Challenge for a chance to earn a small trophy!

Calling all young writers! Sharpen your pencils for a creative writing workshop designed for children ages 8-12 this summer. Pencils and notebooks will be provided, or you can bring your own!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Jeff Quinn brings dinosaur magic to life in a fun, interactive show full of surprises, laughs, and audience participation - plus one lucky guest will win an inflatable dinosaur!

Dig, rescue, and decorate dinosaurs with hands-on play!

Bring the family and join us as we take storytime to Dinosaur Park!

Learn the basics of computer-aided design (CAD) while creating fun, hands-on digital projects.

Join the library at Storybook Island for Monday story time! Reach your Summer Reading goals and stay afterwards to play at Storybook Island!

Make meteors out of Rice Krispies treats and chocolate rocks and test their impact on the Earth's sugar surface!

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Learn more about fossils and paleontology with these fun, hands-on activities!

What did dinosaurs really look like? Learn about paleoart and the evolving ways that dinosaurs are drawn, then create an animal using the "shrink-wrap" art method.

Bring the whole family for a night of board games, beginner D&D, and friendly competition! Drop in, play together, and discover new favorites! All ages welcome.

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Discover fossils and create your own!

Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Get a close-up look at local insects and discover how these tiny creatures quietly support healthy forests and parks - no bug expertise needed!

Join the library at Storybook Island for Monday story time! Reach your Summer Reading goals and stay afterwards to play at Storybook Island!

Learn how prehistoric plants and animals were preserved and what fossils tell us about them by creating your very own to take home!

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

Check out the rock cycle and how to identify sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Discover the link between birds and dinosaurs, then get up close with today?s raptors while learning about the hunting birds of the Black Hills!

The library will be closed in observance of Juneteenth

Join the library at Storybook Island for Monday story time! Reach your Summer Reading goals and stay afterwards to play at Storybook Island!

Discover underwater archaeology through gaming! Place your boats, sink other players' ships, and try to be the last vessel standing!

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Discover the world of caves while creating your own crystal "stalactites" to take home!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Hatch your own dinosaur with fizzy science and creativity!

Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Join us for a documentary and refreshments provided by The Friends of the Library!

Join the library at Storybook Island for Monday story time! Reach your Summer Reading goals and stay afterwards to play at Storybook Island!

Learn about why dinosaurs looked the way they did, then imagine and build your own dinosaur!

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Draw and design a fantasy map using real Earth science rules!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Unleash your artistic side and create a beautiful painting to take home. We'll provide the supplies and tutorials.

Join the Rapid City Fire Department for a fun morning of stories, plus tips on staying safe!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Free-build your own design or complete the librarian's challenge for a small prize!

Maker Mania focuses on STEM-based activities encouraging collaboration, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking skills for children ages 8-12. Check back in for this month's activity!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Tara Kingi leads an engaging, interactive experience for kids exploring the history and tradition of Native American Hoop Dance.

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Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Free-build your own design or complete the librarian's challenge for a small prize!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Curiosity Club provides a new theme every week designed to challenge and grow children's imaginations. Designed for ages 5-11.

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Get ready for a magical adventure! Magician Byron Grey brings stories to life with amazing tricks, fun surprises, and plenty of chances for kids to join in the fun!

Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Join us for a documentary and refreshments provided by The Friends of the Library!

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Free-build your own design or complete the librarian's challenge for a small prize!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Join the Rapid City Fire Department for a fun morning of stories, plus tips on staying safe!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Free-build your own design or complete the librarian's challenge for a small prize!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Little ones are invited to join us every Thursday as we explore different monthly themes through sensory play, STEM-focused activities, and stories! Tailored to children between the ages of 3-6.

Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Curiosity Club provides a new theme every week designed to challenge and grow children's imaginations. Designed for ages 5-11.

Maker Mania focuses on STEM-based activities encouraging collaboration, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking skills for children ages 8-12. Check back in for this month's activity!

Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Little ones are invited to join us every Thursday as we explore different monthly themes through sensory play, STEM-focused activities, and stories! Tailored to children between the ages of 3-6.