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Pāhala Public and School Library
About
Pāhala Public and School Library was built in 1963 and renovated for handicapped accessibility in 1994. The library is 4000-sq. ft. and has 7 public parking stalls. Home to the Ka’u History Collection, patrons are able to make an appointment to use this collection. Please contact library for further information.
The Pāhala Public and School Library participates in ʻOhana Readers, a literacy program that focuses on reading with family as an affiliate program of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program offers high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children who are under the age of five.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program is a ZIP code based mailing program. Families must live a specific Hawaii Island ZIP codes to participate.
To register, click your ZIP code to download the registration form or visit the branch. You may return the form by mail or drop it off at the branch. The participating library will also offer programs that complement the books the children receive, and will provide other activities to promote literacy and reading.
- 96772 (Nāʻālehu) | Download Application
- 96777 (Pāhala) | Download Application
For more information, visit the ‘Ohana Readers website.
Upcoming events at this branch
- August 19, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
- Categories: Books
- Contact: 808-928-2015
Local poet and retired educator, Darlene M. Javar will be sharing poems from her debut poetry chapbook, Patsyʻs Gingerbread Fantasy and Bamboo Ridge Journal of Hawaii Literature and Arts.
Patsy’s Gingerbread Fantasy, set in multicultural Hawaiʻi, includes poems of ohana, resolve, and perseverance, aloha transcending time and place as a family endures and grieves for losses across decades. Poems center around a mother whose grit and passions are timeless. The reader is immersed in culture, country, and coffee.
Suitable for teens and adults.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events at librarieshawaii.org/events.
Hours
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00AM-1:00PM & 2:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Tuesday | 10:00AM-1:00PM & 2:00PM-6:00PM - |
| Wednesday | 9:00AM-1:00PM & 2:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Thursday | 10:00AM-1:00PM & 2:00PM-6:00PM - |
| Friday | 12:00PM - 4:00PM |
| Saturday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
Access
| Parking spots | 6 |
| Parking fee | Free |
| Handicap parking spots | 2 |
| Book drop off | Yes |
| Restrooms | Yes |
Services
| Computers | 27 |
| Magazines | 13 |
| Newspapers | 1 |
| WiFi | Yes |
| Friends' book store | No |
| Free computer classes | Yes |
| Meeting rooms | No |
| Photocopying | Yes |
| Test proctoring services | No |
