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Adult Summer Reading

Starting June 2, track your reading this summer and be entered to win one of our weekly prize baskets!

Bookmarks & Prize Entry

  1. Bookmarks can be picked up at the library or printed from home.
  2. Read 30 minutes a day and keep track on your bookmark!
  3. Submit your bookmark by 5 p.m. on Saturdays by dropping it off at the library or sending a photo to:
  4. Prize winners will be drawn weekly.

Log your reading progress with

Click the logo above to visit our Beanstack page, create a profile and start earning prizes!

EVENTS FOR ADULTS
Early Closure
Tue, Dec 31, 3:00pm - 7:00pm
The Library will be closing at 3 p.m. in observance of New Year's Eve.
Open Art Session
Sun, Jan 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room
Unleash your artistic side and create a beautiful painting to take home. We'll provide the supplies and tutorials.
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Jan 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
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.
Adults Winter Reading Challenge Ends
Sat, Jan 11, All day
Gear up for great reads this winter and earn fun prizes!
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Jan 13, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference 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!
Lunch and Learn - South Dakota Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland
Wed, Jan 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room
Join the library for lunch and connect with South Dakota Poet Laureate Bruce Roseland as he shares his heartfelt poetry and discusses his new collection, "Earl's Own Dakota Odessey.'
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am
Library Dice Legion - Tabletop RPG Club
Wed, Jan 15, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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.
Custer State Park Presents: - Owls and Owl Pellets
Sat, Jan 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Join Custer State Park for a presentation on owls and how pellets are formed, then dissect an owl pellet and see for yourself what it is made up of!
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Jan 20, 10:30am - 11:15am
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.
Rapid City Library Foundation - RCLF
Tue, Jan 21, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Monthly Meeting
ReMakerspace - Create & Connect
Wed, Jan 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Room
Use leftover Makerspace material to create a piece of art or a useable item and help us reduce, reuse, and recycle to start this year fresh!
Hearts of the Hills Concert - with Pegie Douglas and Sherl Cederburg
Sat, Jan 25, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Community Room
Join us for a captivating performance by Pegie Douglas and Sherl Cederburg. Through a seamless blend of song and poetry, this duo brings the beauty and history of the Black Hills and the West to life.
Donuts & Documentaries - Disneynature: Bears
Sun, Jan 26, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Showcasing a year in the life of a bear family, mother Sky teaches her two impressionable cubs, Amber and Scout, about life's most important lessons.
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Jan 27, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference 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!
Practical Making - Needle Felted Landscapes
Wed, Jan 29, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Adults can learn how to needlefelt and craft a textile landscape to display at home!
Registration opens Wednesday, January 15 2025 at 9:00am
Chapter Chat Book Club - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
Thu, Jan 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
A lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths. Gilmore Girls, but with murder.
Registration opens Thursday, January 2 2025 at 9:00am
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Feb 03, 10:30am - 11:15am
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.
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Feb 10, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference 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!
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
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.
Rapid City Library Foundation - RCLF
Tue, Feb 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Monthly Meeting
Lunch and Learn
Wed, Feb 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room
Join us for our a monthly lecture series exploring various topics while enjoying lunch provided by the Friends of the Library! Check back in for more details about this month's event!
Registration opens Saturday, February 1 2025 at 9:00am
Library Dice Legion - Tabletop RPG Club
Wed, Feb 19, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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.
Donuts & Documentaries
Sun, Feb 23, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Join us for a documentary and refreshments provided by The Friends of the Library!
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Feb 24, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference 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!
Practical Making
Wed, Feb 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Explore your creativity and craft with the library! Check back for more details about this month's craft!
Registration opens Wednesday, February 12 2025 at 9:00am
Chapter Chat Book Club - Finding Me by Viola Davis
Thu, Feb 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.
Registration opens Saturday, February 1 2025 at 10:00am
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Mar 03, 10:30am - 11:15am
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.
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Mar 10, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference 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!
Gentle Chair Yoga - with Sol Yoga Collective
Mon, Mar 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
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.
Rapid City Library Foundation - RCLF
Tue, Mar 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Monthly Meeting
Lunch and Learn
Wed, Mar 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room
Join us for our a monthly lecture series exploring various topics while enjoying lunch provided by the Friends of the Library! Check back in for more details about this month's event!
Registration opens Saturday, March 1 2025 at 9:00am
Library Dice Legion - Tabletop RPG Club
Wed, Mar 19, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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.
Sit & Stitch Knitting Club
Mon, Mar 24, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference 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!
Practical Making
Wed, Mar 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Explore your creativity and craft with the library! Check back for more details about this month's craft!
Registration opens Wednesday, March 12 2025 at 9:00am
Chapter Chat Book Club - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Thu, Mar 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room
Remarkably Bright Creatures is an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
Registration opens Saturday, March 1 2025 at 10:00am
Donuts & Documentaries
Sun, Mar 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Join us for a documentary and refreshments provided by The Friends of the Library!
See all events