Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• October 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Halloween
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Do you love ghost stories — hearing or telling them?

Share your own eerie encounters or simply listen to others recount their tales. Join the folks of AARP in exploring the unseen and connecting through shared stories. Prizes and light refreshments will be available.

To register: call 808-435-6566, sign up at the Reference Desk, or go to Local Ghost Story Gathering Meeting in Pearl City Registration Page

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.

• October 16, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Bring your kids into Pearl City Library every Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 to play and challenge their minds! Various puzzles and problem-solving toys are placed in the Children’s Room leading up to our weekly story time at 10:30.

Providing children with age-appropriate puzzles and toys develops their fine motor and problem-solving skills in a way that’s fun for everyone!

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 4 years.

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.

• October 16, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Dance, Learning, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us every Thursday morning for an hour of themed stories, songs, rhymes, and so much more! Storytime lasts around 30 minutes with a fun craft to follow that keiki are sure to love!

Best suited for ages 2 to 5 years old, but all are welcome and encouraged to come!

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.

• October 19, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Help reduce textile waste!

Learn three methods of repairing damaged garments using sashiko stitching. You will create a sampler in the process of practicing your stitchery.

Prerequisite: must know how to thread a needle and tie a knot at the end of the thread. All supplies provided.

Registration Required. Ph# 808-453-6566

Sponsored by the Friends of the Pearl City Public Library

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 notrequired. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• October 21, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Learn about the process of making this sweet, delicious treat and then enjoy your own homemade ice cream with toppings of your choice! Supplies and toppings provided, just come ready to learn and eat! All ages welcome, registration required.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Pearl City Public Library.

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.

• October 22, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Community, Health & Wellness, Sports & Fitness
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us for Tai Chi – a form of martial arts and low impact exercise for Older Adults 50+. Medical clearance by a physician is recommended. Wear comfortable clothing and covered-toe shoes. Bring bottled water or water in reusable drinkware.

About the instructors: Rebecca Neudorf and Ron Ishimaru are certified by the Tai Chi for Health Institute. They teach Sun style Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention, an evidence-based exercise program endorsed by the CDC and the Hawaii Department of Health EMS and Injury Prevention System Branch.

Mahalo to the Friends of Pearl City Library for sponsoring this 45-minute exercise program.

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.

• October 23, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Bring your kids into Pearl City Library every Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 to play and challenge their minds! Various puzzles and problem-solving toys are placed in the Children’s Room leading up to our weekly story time at 10:30.

Providing children with age-appropriate puzzles and toys develops their fine motor and problem-solving skills in a way that’s fun for everyone!

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 4 years.

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.

• October 23, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Dance, Learning, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us every Thursday morning for an hour of themed stories, songs, rhymes, and so much more! Storytime lasts around 30 minutes with a fun craft to follow that keiki are sure to love!

Best suited for ages 2 to 5 years old, but all are welcome and encouraged to come!

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.

• October 26, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Join us as we watch the new Smurfs movie w/ Fairy Bomb Cupcakes (while supplies last).

When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him. (IMDB)

Rated PG for action, language and some rude humor.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Pearl City Public Library.

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.

• October 30, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-453-6566

Bring your kids into Pearl City Library every Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 to play and challenge their minds! Various puzzles and problem-solving toys are placed in the Children’s Room leading up to our weekly story time at 10:30.

Providing children with age-appropriate puzzles and toys develops their fine motor and problem-solving skills in a way that’s fun for everyone!

Recommended for children ages 18 months to 4 years.

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.