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Teen Crafternoon

Ghost in a Jar
2025-10-03 15:30:00 2025-10-03 17:00:00 America/Denver Teen Crafternoon Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room

Friday, October 03
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-10-03 15:30:00 2025-10-03 17:00:00 America/Denver Teen Crafternoon Skip the hassle of hunting ghosts and just make your own! At this week's Crafternoon, you'll get to shape a glowing ghost and make a new home for them to haunt. Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room

Skip the hassle of hunting ghosts and just make your own! At this week's Crafternoon, you'll get to shape a glowing ghost and make a new home for them to haunt.

Crafternoon is the perfect place for teens and young adults to connect, indulge in delicious snacks, and unleash their creativity through crafting!

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Hands-On | Arts & Culture |

TAGS: | crafts | crafternoon |

Rapid City Public Library Downtown
Phone: 605-394-6139
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Mon, Sep 29 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Sep 30 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Oct 01 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Oct 02 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Oct 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 04 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Oct 05 10:00AM to 6:00PM
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Baby Bumblebee Story Time
Thu, Oct 02, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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 Explorers - Spooky Sensory Play
Thu, Oct 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Squish, scoop, and explore spooky pumpkin guts and magical potions!
Teen Crafternoon - Ghost in a Jar
Fri, Oct 03, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Skip the hassle of hunting ghosts and just make your own! At this week's Crafternoon, you'll get to shape a glowing ghost and make a new home for them to haunt.
Creation Station - Tea Light Haunted Houses
Sun, Oct 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Assemble and decorate a haunted house big enough to fit a tea light, and whatever other ghouls and goblins you want!
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Oct 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Restore your mind and invigorate your body with Sol Yoga Collective at the library! In this safe and comfortable environment, you'll be guided through beginner's yoga poses and stretches.
Musical Garden - Ribbon Cutting
Tue, Oct 07, 9:15am - 9:30am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
Celebrate our new outdoor Musical Garden with a ribbon-cutting in front of the library!
Musical Garden - Storytime
Tue, Oct 07, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
We will have a lively story time filled with music, dancing, and fun to celebrate our new musical garden in front of the library!
Storytime & Crafts with Jane
Tue, Oct 07, 10:15am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.
Curiosity Club - Lego Club
Tue, Oct 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Free-build your own design or complete the librarian's challenge for a small prize!
Maker Mania for Upper Elementary - Halloween Escape Room
Wed, Oct 08, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt Room
Work together to solve the pirate's clues and find his treasure!
Intro to Dungeons & Dragons
Wed, Oct 08, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Have you ever wanted to jump into Dungeons & Dragons? In this introductory session, you'll learn the basics of character creation, gameplay, and how to play your first tabletop role-playing game!
Baby Bumblebee Story Time
Thu, Oct 09, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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 Explorers - Silly Science
Thu, Oct 09, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Bubbling experiments and pumpkin patch fun make science silly!
Teen #FandomFriday - Kitsune Masks
Fri, Oct 10, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Celebrate Japanese culture at this month's #FandomFriday, where teens will create their own Kitsune masks! Learn about the cultural significance of these mystical fox spirits in folklore and anime!
Books with Bernard
Sat, Oct 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Youth Services
Children can cuddle up and read aloud to Bernard the Therapy Dog to build confidence and make reading extra pawsome!
Custer State Park Presents - Life After the Black Hills Gold Rush
Sat, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt Room
Immerse yourself in history as a specialist from Custer State Park discusses post-Gold Rush life in our backyard.
Maker Mania for Upper Elementary - Halloween Escape Room
Sat, Oct 11, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Work together to solve the pirate's clues and find his treasure!
Library Closed
Mon, Oct 13, All day
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
The library will be closed in observance of Native American Day.
Little Owl Tuesday Story Time
Tue, Oct 14, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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!
Storytime & Crafts with Jane
Tue, Oct 14, 10:15am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.
Curiosity Club - Binary Code Basics
Tue, Oct 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Work on pattern recognition and learn how to write your name in binary code!
Lunch and Learn - Financial Tips & Tricks: Black Hills Federal Credit Union
Wed, Oct 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join Black Hills Federal Credit Union for an afternoon packed with practical financial tips and smart money tricks to help you make the most of your finances.
This event is full
Library Dice Legion - Tabletop RPG Club
Wed, Oct 15, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Welcome to The Library, a place for adventuring parties to convene and take part in glorious battles. Everyone's invited to play, whether it's your first time playing or you're a seasoned adventurer.
Baby Bumblebee Story Time
Thu, Oct 16, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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 Explorers - Creepy Crawlies
Thu, Oct 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Crawl, craft, and play with bats, spiders, and bugs!
Level Up! - Teen Gaming Night: Luigi's Mansion
Fri, Oct 17, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Help Nintendo's biggest scaredy-cat clear out a bunch of ghosts and ghouls to find his friends! Team up and blast away poltergeist and beat the bone-chilling Boos.
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Oct 20, 10:30am - 11:15am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Restore your mind and invigorate your body with Sol Yoga Collective at the library! In this safe and comfortable environment, you'll be guided through beginner's yoga poses and stretches.
RCPL Board Meeting - RCPL Board Meeting
Mon, Oct 20, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt Room
RCPL Board Meeting
Little Owl Tuesday Story Time
Tue, Oct 21, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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!
Storytime & Crafts with Jane
Tue, Oct 21, 10:15am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.
Curiosity Club - Bubbling Halloween Slime
Tue, Oct 21, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Mix together a spooky slime recipe...with a chemical reaction!
Halloween Makerspace Contest
Wed, Oct 22, All day
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Makerspace
Get spookily creative with costumes, décor, and art using materials that the Makerspace carries (3D printing, sewing, painting & more)!
Baby Bumblebee Story Time
Thu, Oct 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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 Explorers - Trick-or-Treat Lab
Thu, Oct 23, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Candy experiments with hands-on Halloween fun!
Teen Book Bakes - Pumpkin Cake Pops
Fri, Oct 24, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Make a patch of pumpkin-flavored cake pops at this month's Book Bakes! Roll up some pumpkin pops, dip them in chocolate, then decorate them to look like a garden of gourds or spooky Jack-o-lanterns.
Books with Bernard
Sat, Oct 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Youth Services
Children can cuddle up and read aloud to Bernard the Therapy Dog to build confidence and make reading extra pawsome!
Botany in the Parks - Northern Great Plains Vegetation Monitoring
Sat, Oct 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt Room
Discover how the National Park Service tracks and protects native plants across the Northern Great Plains.
Donuts & Documentaries - Simple as Water
Sun, Oct 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Explore the journeys of Syrian families across five countries as they face war, separation, and displacement in this moving portrait of resilience and family bonds.
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Oct 27, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt Room
Bring your needles, hooks, and yarn for an evening of fiber arts! Don't have equipment? The library has some that you can use for the class! Join us for camaraderie and snacks!
Little Owl Tuesday Story Time
Tue, Oct 28, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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!
Storytime & Crafts with Jane
Tue, Oct 28, 10:15am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.
Curiosity Club - Circuit Bats
Tue, Oct 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Construct a simple circuit for a fun Halloween-themed craft!
Practical Making - Pick Your Poison: Halloween Decor
Wed, Oct 29, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Get into the Halloween spirit! Choose your favorite project and craft a spooky skull centerpiece, a festive bat & moon wreath, or a cute ghost wall hanging.
Registration opens Wednesday, October 15 2025 at 9:00am
Baby Bumblebee Story Time
Thu, Oct 30, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
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 Explorers - Monster Mash
Thu, Oct 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Come in your Halloween costume for a spook-tacular time and we experiment and play!
Chapter Chat Book Club - Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Thu, Oct 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing.
Halloween Story Time
Fri, Oct 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Come listen to silly-not-scary Halloween stories, then join our costume parade where little ghosts and goblins can trick-or-treat at each library desk for fun treats!
Teen Crafternoon - Fright Fest
Fri, Oct 31, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Get ready for a spooky, fun Halloween hangout at the library! We'll watch Scooby-Doo, snack on treats, and get crafty with Halloween-themed crafts. Costumes are welcome, so bring your spooky spirit!
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