Rapid City Public Library

Library to Host Go Figure! Traveling Exhibit

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:01:30 -0600

Storybooks present enjoyable, meaningful, interactive math explorations to children and adults in Go Figure! – a national traveling exhibit that will be at the downtown Rapid City Public Library during the month of March.

The hands-on exhibit transforms charming children’s books into a kid-sized world where children and adults can have fun exploring math with familiar characters such as Arthur, Frog and Toad, and the Three Bears. Each of the five colorful larger-than-life books in the exhibit includes a math-related activity such as measuring, weighing, or sorting, along with labels to guide parents. Featured books are Arthur’s Pet Business, The Doorbell Rang, The Quilt, Frog and Toad are Friends: A Lost Button, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

“Using familiar children’s books, the exhibit offers our community delightful experiences with simple math and demonstrates that math is learned naturally by the inventive, curious mind. Children ages two to seven years old and their parents or caregivers will enjoy the lively graphics of the exhibit and the related programs and activities,” said Susan Braunstein, programming library associate.

Learn more about this exhibit and see photos at www.HOPSD.org. Find out more about library resources, services and events at www.rapidcitylibrary.org.

Learn Create Share @ Your Library during Teen Tech Week

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 8:01:30 -0600

Teens are invited to tune in and use their creativity to win big at the library during Teen Tech Week March 7-13, 2010. To celebrate this year’s theme, "Learn Create Share @ Your Library,” the Rapid City Public Library is hosting a YouTube Film contest with prizes including a digital camera with filming capabilities, an MP3 player and a $50 Best Buy gift certificate.

The week’s activities kick-off on Friday, March 5 with a YouTube and Video Production workshop. Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to learn how to make a film and burn it to CD, as well as how to make a movie using creative commons and public domain elements found on the internet. The workshop will take place from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the downtown library and 1 to 2:30 at the north library.

Teens, whether at the workshop or not, have until March 10 to submit a 5 minute or shorter film in one of two categories: “Learn, Create, Share @ Your Library,” or create your own book trailer. The top three finishers in both categories will receive prizes. Rules for the contest and entry forms can be found online at www.rapidcitylibrary.org/teentechweek.

Teen Tech Week will end in style with a star-studded premiere on Friday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at the downtown library. At the Teen Tech Week Film Premiere all entries will be featured and prizes for the top three winners in each category will be awarded. Food and refreshments will be a part of the festivities and the public is invited.

Teen Tech Week is a national initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries. Teen Tech Week encourages teens to use libraries' non-print resources for education and recreation, and to recognize that librarians are qualified, trusted professionals in the field of information technology. Teen Tech Week is held annually the second week of March.

Find out more about library resources, services and events at www.rapidcitylibrary.org. For more information on Teen Tech Week at the Rapid City Public Library visit www.rapidcitylibrary.org/teentechweek.

Learn about Dakota Rural Action at Library Lunch Program

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:30 -0600

Learn about Dakota Rural Action at the library’s Lunch and Learn program on Wednesday, March 17 from noon to 1 p.m. Dakota Rural Action is a grassroots organization that aims to give people a strong voice in decisions affecting their quality of life. The group works to promote and protect family agriculture, fair trade, and South Dakota’s environment and unique way of life. This event takes place at the downtown Rapid City Public Library located at 610 Quincy St.

Lunch is provided compliments of the Friends of the Library organization. Anyone who would like lunch must RSVP to the library by noon on Monday, March 15 by calling 394-4171. You may attend without having lunch.

Best Selling Mystery Author Coming to Rapid City

Thur, 11 Feb 2010 11:45:50 -0600

The Rapid City Library Foundation is pleased to present award winning mystery author C.J. Box as the speaker at its annual author dinner on Saturday, March 27. Box is the author of 11 novels including the Joe Pickett series. He has won the Edgar Award, Anthony Award, Prix Calibre 38, the Macavity Award, the Gumshoe Award and the Barry Award.

Many of Box’s novels have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List and are available for check out at the Rapid City Public Library including: Below Zero, Blood Trail, Blue Heaven, Free Fire and Three Weeks to Say Goodbye. His latest addition to the Joe Pickett series, Nowhere to Run, will be available nationwide on April 6, 2010. Read a chapter from this novel and learn more about Box online at www.cjbox.net.

The Foundation’s Author Dinner will start at 6 p.m. with a social hour and book signing at the library featuring the music of James and Callan Van Nuys, followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and author talk at The Dahl Arts Center. Tickets are $50 per person or $300 for a reserved table for 6. Seating is limited. You may buy tickets today at the downtown library’s business office, call 394-4171 to reserve tickets, or visit www.rapidcitylibrary.org to download an RSVP card to print and mail in or fill out an online form.

Story Time Punch Cards Coming in March

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:59:50 -0600

Who would believe that story times spent being read to, singing songs, and watching puppet shows could get more exciting, but the Rapid City Public Library has done just that. Now children can earn free books while having fun at story times.

Starting in March, each child that attends story times will receive a punch card. At every story time the child attends he or she will get their card punched by the storyteller. Once the child has attended 10 story times he or she can turn it in and pick out a free book. For every card a child fills, he or she will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize to be given away at the end of the year!

“We are very excited that this promotion not only encourages children to participate in story times, but all so gives them books to read at home,” said storyteller Leanna Bussell. “It is never too early for children to attend story time or be read to. Even babies are drawn to pictures in books and children of all ages learn about colors, sounds and shapes through stories. People of all ages will enjoy the many ways we tell stories from songs to puppets to flannel boards.”

Weekly Story Times are held every Tuesday and Thursday at the library. Book Buddies Story Time geared towards preschoolers is every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and Baby Bookworms Story Time geared towards babies and toddlers is every Thursday at 9:30 and 10 a.m. Both Story Times are at the Downtown Library. During the summer an additional story time is held each week at the North Library.

In addition to Weekly Story Time, the library hosts Family Story Times twice a month. People young and old, from babies to grandparents, are invited to join the Story Time librarians for stories, music and fun topped off with pizza. Family Story Times take place the second Tuesday of every month at the Downtown Library and the third Tuesday of every month at the North Library located in General Beadle Elementary. Family Story Times start at 6 p.m.

Pizza and Pages Teen Book Discussion Group to Meet

Tues, 09 Mar 2010 09:45:50 -0600

Teens who love to read now have a new outlet to share their thoughts on different books. The high school Pizza and Pages teen book discussion group will hold their inaugural meeting on Friday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Rapid City Public Library located at 610 Quincy St.

Teens in grades 9-12 are invited to discuss the book Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Hunger Games follows the story of 16-year-old Katniss who volunteers to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal and terrifying fight to the death televised for all to see, in place of her little sister. Pizza and drinks will be provided.