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It’s HBB’s Summer Reading Challenge Update for Week 2! This was a busy week for us, mostly for Alex, and I took the opportunity to catch up a bit. Monkey got through 191 pages this week and Robot finished up with 342 pages! That means Monkey has a total of 800 pages read and Robot […]
It’s an HBB Birthday, but before we start to celebrate, Misty and I want to thank you all for your continuous support. Two years ago today, Misty brought to creation one of her many grand ideas. She noticed that there were a lot of book blogs popping up on the Internet but couldn’t find anything […]
We stopped by the 63rd Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale at McKinley High School after work for the Members’ Preview Sale and we’re back with the scoops for everyone who couldn’t make it out tonight and are planning to brave the sale this weekend. We are happy to report that as […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. First off, here’s your chance to help your favorite literary rodent! Esteemed author Frances H. Kakugawa is asking anyone who has ever read and enjoyed Wordworth’s tales to “Like” the official Wordsworth the […]
First Book-Oahu posted an announcement on their blog about the new Cheerios and FirstBook Trivia Challenge. Cheerios will give away 100,000 new books to children in low income communities across the country. Each of the top 5 states will receive 20,000 books to distribute. Every little bit helps battle illiteracy. Check out their blog entry for […]
We’re at t-minus 3 days until the start of the 63rd Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale! For those of you unfamiliar with this event, it’s Honolulu’s biggest book sale of the year and a prominent week for our literary community since all the funds go to support our public library system. […]
Monkey vs. Robot Reading Challenge update! If you’re just catching up, read the original post here. Monkey is in the lead this week. He had a great start with 609 pages read. Robot is behind with only 447 pages. There’s still a long way to go…and this robot knows for a fact the monkey will […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii. I hope everyone has a great Kamehameha Day today! Don’t forget that next week begins the annual week-long Friends of the Library Book Sale at McKinley High School. Not much more to say […]
PRESS RELEASE Based on oral history interviews conducted by the Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa, Talking Hawai‘i’s Story: Oral Histories of an Island People presents a rich sampling of the landmark work done by the Center, making accessible 29 first-person narratives that previously only appeared in the COH semiannual newsletter. The book’s three […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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