Book Events
On Saturday, March 15 from 9:00am to 4:30pm take your keiki to the zoo for some literary fun! Wild About Reading at the Honolulu Zoo is the first-ever family read-aloud day at the Zoo. The focus will be on books about zoos and zoo animals. Featured readers and storytellers will entertain zoo-goers at various stations located […]
It’s time again! April is National Poetry Month and we have so many amazing poets writing in Hawaiʻi. Thursday, April 24th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. Poem in Your Pocket Day is a great way to celebrate poetry as a part of our everyday lives. It encourages people to carry a poem in their pocket and […]
You don’t have to be a writer of children’s literature to benefit from a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) conference. You just have to be a writer. “I don’t write for children. I write. And somebody says, that’s for children.” Maurice Sendak “You have to write the book that wants to be […]
Last week, Kumu Kahua Theatre started their run of Moa a Mōʻī (“Chicken Into King”) based on the play by Jean Charlot. Moa a Mōʻī is Charlot’s retelling of the legends of ‘Umi, a commoner who became a chief. Three Plays of Ancient Hawaii was published by University of Hawaii Press back in 1963. But you […]
OutLoudNov2013 It’s time again for another of Windward Community College’s excellent “Out Loud in the Library” events! Enjoy an eclectic evening of fiction, spoken word poetry, theatrical storytelling, and music. The event takes place tonight, Wednesday, November 13th from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. at the WCC Library Learning Commons. There will be a great […]
This Sunday, October 13 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, enjoy the fascinating tales of popular speaker Bill Fernandez (author of Rainbows Over Kapaʻa) in celebration of his new book Kauaʻi Kids in Peace and War. These stories span Fernandez’s childhood growing up in Kapaʻa in the 1930’s and during World War II. This event will be held at Native […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, October 4 Talk Story Event w/ Mark Panek – Come to downtown Hilo to celebrate […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Saturday, September 28 Hispanic Heritage Month Storytime – The Library invites children to celebrate Hispanic Heritage […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! The Art of Manga in Hawai‘i Windward Community College’s Gallery ‘Iolani presents Crossing Cultures: The Art of Manga in […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! The Art of Manga in Hawai‘i Windward Community College’s Gallery ‘Iolani presents Crossing Cultures: The Art of Manga in […]
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Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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