Connecting with the Rapid City Public Libraries - May 2010

The Rapid City Public Libraries connect and transform the community. In today’s tough economy, people come to the library to find jobs, update their skills and research new business opportunities. From all ages and backgrounds they gather for book discussions or story time with their children. As members of civic and hobby groups, they meet in the libraries’ community rooms to exchange information and ideas. And they come to volunteer. In today’s world, libraries support an engaged and active citizenry by serving the economic, educational, social and recreational needs of our community.

Our libraries offer a host of resources and a variety of ways to access what patrons want. Whether patrons walk through the front doors or connect by phone, instant message or texting, the Rapid City Public Libraries guide people through the sea of print and online information to find what they want. Last year, the Rapid City Public Library hit a milestone with 1 million circulations in a single year. Recently the Rapid City Journal recognized the libraries’ for their efficient use of technology to provide services.

As the information center of our community, the Rapid City Libraries are committed to providing quality customer service that meets the diverse needs of all ages, classes and races. They are and will continue to be the heart of our information economy, pumping ideas and knowledge into the body of our community to stimulate new ideas, sustain time-honored traditions and maintain the health and prosperity of our citizens. If you have not had an opportunity to stop by your local public library, please do. It’s a place where communities thrive

Greta Chapman
Library Director Rapid City Public Library