It’s almost Memorial Day, which means one thing—Summer is here! No excuses. School is out for the kids. The season finale for Hawaii 5-0 is all pau. Most other shows on television wrapped up their seasons (with a few exceptions). The only major holiday happening in the next few months is July 4, and that […]
An upcoming “Meet the Author” program featuring award-winning crime novelist Douglas Corleone at five Oahu public libraries has been cancelled due to a family illness. A news release (HSPLS News Release 11-001) announcing the program was issued on July 2. The cancelled “Meet the Author” program is scheduled from August 4 – September 19 at these libraries: Wahiawa Public […]
PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Army Strolling Strings, a premier ensemble of the U.S. Armed Forces, will present a free concert featuring their String Quartet in celebration of the 2010 HSPLS Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 10 at noon in the Hawaii State Library Lobby. The U.S. Army Strolling Strings is one of the most […]
“Libraries are the heart of their communities.” – American Library Association (ALA) It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide. There are a great number of resources on the ALA web page for National Library Week and I recommend that you […]
The Hawaii State Public Library System will change its furlough days from the usual Wednesdays to Fridays during March 2010. All public libraries and administrative offices will be closed on March 5, 12 and 19. In addition, six public libraries normally closed on Fridays – Aiea, Hawaii Kai, Kaimuki, Liliha, Manoa, and Makawao (Maui) – […]
posted by M.L. Sanico I think one of the first things we started realizing about the Hawaii State Public Library System (the only statewide public library system in the United States) is that its greatest resources are its employees. We’ve met wonderful people who enjoy their jobs and care about their communities—librarians and aids who […]
“Are we there yet?”… “no”…”are we there now?”…”no”…”we’ve gotta be close!”…”nope”. That’s pretty much how the conversation went as we drove from town to Kahuku Public library last Tuesday night after work. Alex was driving per usual, and I was a bit anxious to get there because the library had a special guest, local author […]
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 […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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