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10th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest

2025-04-19 00:00:00 2025-04-19 23:59:00 America/Denver 10th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest Rapid City Public Library Downtown -

Saturday, April 19
All day

Add to Calendar 2025-04-19 00:00:00 2025-04-19 23:59:00 America/Denver 10th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest Libraries bring color, culture, and creativity to our community- now it's your turn! Celebrate 10 years of Peep-tastic dioramas and show your love for our library in our most colorful contest yet! Rapid City Public Library Downtown -

Libraries bring color, culture, and creativity to our community- now it's your turn! Celebrate 10 years of Peep-tastic dioramas and show your love for our library in our most colorful contest yet!

Using Peeps* and your imagination, create a scene inspired by one of your favorite pieces of art, favorite books, or by your favorite colors!

  • The diorama should be the size of a shoe box.
  • Submit your diorama to the Rapid City Public Library between Tuesday, April 1, and Saturday, April 19.
  • Fill out the submission sheet on the back of the Peeps flyer (you can get one at the library!). Include your name, the title of your diorama, age group, and phone number so we can contact you if you win!
  • Dioramas will be displayed on the landing of the stairs throughout April. Pictures of the dioramas will be posted to our Facebook page from April 21 – 28. Voting is open to the community at this time for the Peeple’s Choice Awards, which will be determined by the pictures that get the most likes! There will be one overall winner for each age group.
  • 3 winners will be announced and contacted on Tuesday, April 29, and will win a special prize basket filled with books, accessories, snacks, and more!

*We don’t want you to have to go to the grocery store just for Peeps, you can pick up a free pack starting April 1 (while supplies last) with your books at the library or create some of your own out of paper, pom-poms, pipe-cleaners, and any other crafty material at home!

Create your diorama with us at our Peeps Diorama Build Day event on Saturday, April 5 from 2-4 p.m. Bring your creativity and a diorama box and we’ll provide the Peeps and the supplies to decorate with!

Please note that all Peeps Dioramas not picked up by Friday, May 2 will be disposed of.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Children | All | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Hands-On | Community Wide | Arts & Culture |

TAGS: | peeps | diorama | contest |

Rapid City Public Library Downtown

Phone: 605-394-6139

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Mon, Dec 15 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Dec 16 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Dec 17 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Dec 18 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Dec 19 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 20 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Dec 21 10:00AM to 6:00PM

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Thu, Dec 18, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Thu, Dec 18, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Celebrate all things winter, plus time yourself in the Frozen Obstacle Course!

Thu, Dec 18, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats, nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly dead. P. Djèlí Clark introduces a brand-new world and a fantastical city full of gods and assassins.

Fri, Dec 19, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join us for a thrilling gaming night where teens can dive into the world of PSVR and experience exciting virtual reality games!

Sat, Dec 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Discover the story of the Gordon Party, an infamous group of gold miners who illegally sought fortune in the Black Hills during the 1800s!

Mon, Dec 22, All day
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
Make something that embodies the cozy winter season using materials that the Makerspace carries (3D printing, sewing, painting & more)!

Mon, Dec 22, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt 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!

Tue, Dec 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

Tue, Dec 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Learn about the process of crystallization and grow your own crystals!

Wed, Dec 24, All day
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
The Library will be closed in observance of Christmas Eve

Thu, Dec 25, All day
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
The library will be closed in observance of Christmas

Fri, Dec 26, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
While pinecones are edible, this month's Book Bakes will have you making faux cones using brownies and chocolate. Totally delicious, without the pokey seeds!

Sun, Dec 28, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Hollywood Westerns long cast Native Americans as villains and glorified Manifest Destiny. In the 1960s-70s, films like Little Big Man and Soldier Blue finally humanized them and exposed the massacres.

Tue, Dec 30, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

Tue, Dec 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Learn about the science of snow and create an amazing three-dimensional snowflake!

Wed, Dec 31, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
The library will close early at 5 p.m. in observance of New Year's Eve.

Thu, Jan 01, All day
Rapid City Public Library Downtown
The library will be closed in observance of New Years Day.

Fri, Jan 02, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Unspool and unwind this week by 'painting' with yarn to make fiber art masterpieces.

Sat, Jan 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Unleash your artistic side and create a beautiful painting to take home. We'll provide the supplies and tutorials.

Tue, Jan 06, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

Tue, Jan 06, 10:15am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Tue, Jan 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Free-build your own design or complete the librarian's challenge for a small prize!

Thu, Jan 08, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Thu, Jan 08, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Explore shapes, textures, and patterns through hands-on building and sensory play.

Fri, Jan 09, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Create a pixelized version of your favorite anime characters and turn them into a keychain!

Sat, Jan 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Youth Services
Boost your reading skills and have a tail-wagging good time! Join Bernard, a certified therapy dog, for a fun and furry reading adventure.

Sat, Jan 10, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Hoyt Room
Combine engineering and art by constructing a simple circuit and designing your own painting robot.
Registration opens Saturday, December 27 2025 at 10:00am

Mon, Jan 12, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - 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!

Tue, Jan 13, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join in on the fun and listen to popular stories and songs with one of our library storytellers! Designed for preschoolers, but all are welcome!

Tue, Jan 13, 10:15am - 11:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
4-H Youth Program Advisor Jane Amiotte shares stories that connect children to nature, followed by a craft.

Tue, Jan 13, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Use your engineering skills to build a small rubber band-powered vehicle!

Wed, Jan 14, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Combine engineering and art by constructing a simple circuit and designing your own painting robot.
Registration opens Wednesday, December 31 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Jan 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join our teen book club to chat about any book you're reading. This month, we'll be sharing our favorite fantasy reads.

Thu, Jan 15, 9:30am - 10:00am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Join us for a story time specially curated for children ages birth to 3 and their families. Bring your little ones for an exciting experience filled with stories, movement, and fun!

Thu, Jan 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Create imaginative animal habitats with textures and teamwork.

Fri, Jan 16, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
We?re going old-school fun with some board games this month. If you have a board game you?ve been wanting to play or show off, feel free to bring it by so everyone can share in the fun!

Sat, Jan 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
Discover the incredible story of the American bison!