Book Events
During our visit to Kapolei Library, Branch Manager Stacie Kanno recommended The Maui Book of Lavender (Watermark, 2008) for us to read and review. I had previously heard about the Maui lavender farm on one of my trips to the Na Mea: Native Books store at Ward Warehouse (they sell products from the farm there). Then the […]
This week is Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW), which is an effort to recognize the hard work and contribution of book bloggers on the Internet. This is Hawaii Book Blog’s first time participating in this celebration and we are excited to learn more about all of the fascinating book blog sites out there. HBB was nominated […]
posted by A.Alba The second stop on our Hawaii Public Library Tour 2009 is Aiea Library, found nestled next to Aiea Town & Village Square shopping centers off of Moanalua Road. Having only been there a couple times in the past, we didn’t expect to find the wealth of character that we did in this […]
The first stop on our Public Library Tour was Kapolei! We met with Branch Manager, Stacie Kanno to talk about the unique role that the Kapolei Library plays in the Leeward community. I thought I knew quite a bit about how the system worked, but Stacie really enlightened me on some of the challenges libraries, especially […]
posted by M.L. Sanico Oahu’s youngest library is turning 5 years old! To celebrate, the Friends of the Kapolei Library are hosting a book sale this Saturday, August 29th from 9-5 pm. Special musical guests, the Spring Wind Quintet-one of the nation’s leading woodwind quintets for chamber music, will hold a concert performance in the […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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