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Yay! Our Secret Santee, Sheila—who runs an awesome book blog called Journey Through Books, received our holiday package yesterday and she posted a very nice thank you message on her blog here. Sheila is an active book blogger, …
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 …
In celebration of the holidays, Hawaii Book Blog would like to extend our gratitude to all of our wonderful readers and give away a couple of books in December to a few lucky people. The winner of our first holiday …
Our Book Blogger Holiday Swap!
It’s the holidays and there’s so much to do! Alex and I are pretty excited about the next few weeks. We have some book give-aways scheduled as a thank you to our readers. In addition …
posted by A.Alba
Another week and here’s the latest edition of Book End. There are a ton of great library and literary events happening this weekend so I highly recommend if you have time, go out and support our local …
posted by M.L. Sanico
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Having imbibed on various treats and now sufficiently out of my food induced coma, I thought it might be nice to talk a little bit about makahiki …
Since starting our Hawaii State Public Library Challenge Tour, we have learned a great deal about our state library system. We’ve learned about how they categorize and display books, what kinds of programs and services are commonly and uniquely offered, …
posted by A.Alba
I hope everybody had a festive Thanksgiving and a rewarding Black Friday (if you’re into that sort of thing). Let’s hope you have the strength to get that leftovers-filled stomach up out of your chair in order …
posted by M.L. Sanico
Cook book recommendations for the holiday party season!
Office potlucks, family gatherings, barbecue at the beach with friends… you’re sure to find something for everyone in these books!
If you’ve been to a local-style Thanksgiving celebration …
posted by A.Alba
I am completely exhausted. What a whirlwind week it has been for us as we push forward to finishing our Library Tour. We visited three libraries this past week and are looking to write them up as …
Libraries are often very busy on Saturdays and not all branches have the luxury of being open on a weekend, so we try to visit most locations during the week. One of the challenges we have in our Library Tour …