BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board adopts policies which govern the operation and services of the Library. The Board represents the interests and needs of community members; sets an annual budget and approves expenditures of funds; monitors budget and expenses throughout the year; reports activities to City and County Commissions annually.
NUMBER OF MEMBERS
5 members, 1 City Council Liaison, and 1 Pennington County Liaison
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
None
RESIDENCY/REGISTERED VOTER REQUIREMENT
Members must be residents of Rapid City, with the exception of the County Liaison who must reside within Pennington County.
MEETINGS
Meetings are held at 12:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Rapid City Public Library. Meetings on a Monday holiday are rescheduled to the soonest date a quorum will be present.
2026 BOARD MEETING DATES
January 21 | February 9 | March 9 | April 13 | May 11 | June 8 | July 13 | August 10 | September 14 | October 12 | November 9 | December 14
The Board adopts policies which govern the operation and services of the Library. The Board represents the interests and needs of community members; sets an annual budget and approves expenditures of funds; monitors budget and expenses throughout the year; reports activities to City and County Commissions annually.
Her parents, Mark and Paulette instilled an early love of reading and writing. The family lived in Rapid City before moving to North Dakota in the early 1990’s. Emily has happy memories of time spent at the library reading books under a large, red toadstool in the children’s section.
Emily and her husband Tyler moved back to the Black Hills in 2012. She spent several years working in event planning and hospitality before transitioning to a career in real estate, specializing in residential home sales with RE/MAX Advantage.
Since moving to South Dakota, her family has expanded and now includes 2 daughters: Julia and Madeline. While the large, red toadstool is gone, the kid’s section at the library leaves NOTHING to be desired. Her girls especially love visiting the birds.
Emily is honored to serve on the Board because she knows first-hand the special memories created here and the valuable resource a public library provides a community.
Timmi feels incredibly fortunate to live in Rapid City with her husband, Mark, and their two children, Sage and Margo. The Bubac littles are enthusiastic and regular library patrons, where Sage makes every visit a heavy-lifting challenge for his mother, as he loads up their bags with many nonfiction books about animals. The Bubac family is a proud military family, as Mark serves in the South Dakota Army National Guard as a medevac helicopter pilot.
Timmi has taught English Language Arts at multiple grade levels in both Colorado and Rapid City Area Schools. Currently, she teaches English classes in the General Education department at Western Dakota Technical College. Timmi loves teaching a variety of classes using multiple types of literature and art as inspiration for students to develop their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. She knows, firsthand, the power literature holds to change hearts, minds, and lives. Timmi believes that our public libraries are protectors and advocates of reading and literature, and they are beacons of light and unity in our communities, which is why she is deeply honored to serve our Rapid City Public Library.
