Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Join us for puzzle time in the Children’s Section. This program is suitable for Toddlers-K. Come to play, build motor skills, and meet friends. Each week will have an Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) tip of the day to keep in mind while playing.

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 2, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:15 am
• Categories: Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Need to get some wiggles and loud voices out? We’ll have a dance-break for Music and Movement at 10:00—10:15 in the meeting room. Don’t need a break? Puzzles and activities will be out from 9-11 am. It’s all about play, building motor skills, and meeting friends old and new. This program is suitable for toddlers+.

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Celebrate the importance of early literacy and come together to nurture pre-reading skills in your child. Listen to a few stories, enjoy a  magnet activity, and sing a few songs. Take home a take-away craft. Space is limited to 20 children and their accompanying adult, all children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Best for an audience of children ages 3—5 but all are welcome

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 10, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Reading programs
• Contact: 808-483-7333

This program is designed to give people a chance to enjoy reading aloud with no pressure and no judgment. However, if you don’t want to read to the dog, you can just visit. The registered therapy dogs of K9 Therapets Hawaii visit every 2nd Thursday of the month!  All the dogs that participate are specially trained and can help kids of all ages practice reading aloud without judgment.  If you want a comfortable setting to practice your reading fluency, reading comprehension, or comfort with canines in general, this is the event for you.

A sign-up sheet for 20 minute sessions with a dog will be available on the meeting room door on the day of the program. Walk-ins welcome as space permits.

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 10, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, History, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening!

Words, Earth & Aloha: The Source of Hawaiian Music honors the profound role of music in Hawaiian life. Focusing on a pivotal era from the 1870s to the 1920s, the film pays tribute to a remarkable generation of Hawaiian composers whose mele (songs) continue to resonate today. This screening is a moving journey into the heart of Hawaiian music—its origins, meanings, and enduring legacy. The 58-minute film is suitable for ages 7 and up.

Free documentary copies will be provided at the event, while supplies last.

Mahalo to The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation for generously sponsoring this film screening event and for their gracious donation of film copies.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• July 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Culture, Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Celebrate our Summer Reading Challenge’s theme of Mele with the Arcadia Seniors playing some live music.  Come hang out with us, listen to a local jam session, and chat about favorite songs.

All ages welcome. If you have been wanting try your hand at playing ukulele, talk to the musicians and you can borrow an ‘ukulele from the library before buying one of your own.

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Learning
• Contact: 808-483-7333

At 1:00, join artist Rich Rodriguez as he leads a drawing workshop. You’ll learn the basics of how to draw characters (like Stitch, Smurfs, and SpongeBob), using simple shapes. After the workshop, join Rich and the other artists of Comic Jam Hawaii and get your draw on! In this informal social gathering of local artists (professional, aspiring, and hobbyist), participants can have fun and participate where they’re comfortable. Artists do collaborative cartoons, illustrations, and sketches while talking story. All abilities and levels are welcome. Drawings are collected at the end of each session and scanned into their Facebook Group page, Comic Jam Hawaii.

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Celebrate the importance of early literacy and come together to nurture pre-reading skills in your child. Listen to a few stories, enjoy a  magnet activity, and sing a few songs. Take home a take-away craft.

Best for an audience of children ages 3—5 but all are welcome

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 17, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-483-7333

It’s not your average Bingo! Instead of Letters and Numbers you’ll be listening to popular songs and marking your cards. If you’re worried you won’t know all of the songs no worries, if you’re listening almost every song will have their song title in the clip we play. We’re playing a fast version so like tic-tac-toe, it’s 3 in a row, with a round of hit all the right notes (all 9 boxes). *Hint* Spotify is allowed if you want to have another tool at your disposal. You are not required to do all of the categories but the following categories will be the different rounds:

• Cassette tape Classics (Local)
• Colors in the titles
• Disney songs
• Gals pop (80s-now)
• Guys pop (80s-now)
• KPop
• Music or Mele in the title
• TV theme songs

Play for snacks and hit all the right notes for some other prizes. Ask the information desk for more information or to sign up, limit 20 players.

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Entertainment, Learning
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Come and play with different sensory bins and musical instruments as we continue celebrating the summer. Sign up for Summer Reading Challenge if you haven’t already done so or log more reading.

Best for ages 3—8 but all are welcome

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 on the HSPLS Events Calendar.