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Teen Book Bakes

Personal Pizzas
2026-08-28 15:30:00 2026-08-28 17:00:00 America/Denver Teen Book Bakes Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room

Friday, August 28
3:30pm - 5:00pm

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Learn how to make delicious homemade pizza, starting with scratch-made sauce and then building your perfect pizza to snack on!

Parents/guardians must fill out and sign a food safety waiver before teens can participate in food-based events at the library. Please stop by to fill one out, or email us at ask@rcplib.org and we can send you a copy!

(If you have already turned in the form for a past Teen Book Bakes you do not need to turn in another)

AGE GROUP: | Teens |

EVENT TYPE: | Hands-On | Entertainment |

TAGS: | teens | teen |

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