Book End – Weekend of Sep. 12

by Alex on September 11, 2009
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Thanks again to everybody for reading Hawaii Book Blog.  We are now all in with our Hawaii Public Library Challenge, touring all of Oahu’s public libraries and getting Hawaii book recommendations from each one.  In the meantime, we have a couple more book reviews nearly finished as well as a few feature posts coming soon.  […]

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Library Tour: Kapolei Library

by Misty on September 4, 2009
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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 […]

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The book buying extravaganza has begun!

by Misty on June 21, 2009
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The 62nd Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale is officially underway!  HBB was there bright and early on the first day the sale was open to the public.  They changed some key things around regarding the layout so check out this article before you head over there. Honolulu Book Sale: Day 1 […]

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Save the dates… for Honolulu's biggest book sale and your chance to help Hawaii's public libraries!

by Misty on June 3, 2009
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Write it in your calendar now, before you forget! Block off June 20th through June 28th as “BOOKED” because that’s what you’ll be.  Yep, it’s that time of year again! Time for the annual book sale hosted by the Friends of the Library of Hawaii. Nine whole days of book rummaging, great deals and literary […]

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*LAST DAY* for Honolulu's BIGGEST Booksale!

by Misty on July 5, 2008
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Tomorrow, July 6th is the last day of the ‘Friends of the Library of Hawaii’ annual book sale. The last day is when you have to put your treasure hunting skills and patience to the test! All books go for fifty cents, sometimes less, but those literary gems are hard to come by in the […]

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61st Annual 'Friends of the Library of Hawaii' Book Sale!

by Misty on June 20, 2008
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posted by M.L. Sanico McKinley High School Cafeteria SATURDAY, JUNE 28th thru SUNDAY, JULY 6 (see here for hours of operation and official schedule) This is the mother of all used book sales, and if you’ve never been to one of these hosted by the ‘Friends of the Library’ then you’re in for a treat. […]

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