Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• August 28, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Environment, Learning, Science
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Learn about what happened to our limu. ​

Did you know that Hawai’i has a state limu? Come and listen and learn about it and more. There will be a presentation followed by some hands on time with limu.

Have questions? We’ll have Uncle Wally Ito and some of the “Ewa Limu Project” hui here to talk story about limu in our local lives.

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.​

• August 29, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Relax after a busy work week and take some time to just let the stress go. Colored pencils and pages to color are provided. Bring your own music and earphones and color to your own musical jam.

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.

• September 3, 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.

• September 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Have a grand time at the library with your Grands (Grandma, Grandpa, grandaunt, granduncle, grandkids…)

Read some stories from our display about grands, do some crafting, and grab a cookie before you go.

Target audience: Children ages 2 – 8 years old, but all are welcome

All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

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.

• September 10, 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. For a schedule of events, go to the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• September 11, 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.

• September 13, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
• Categories: Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-483-7333

한국어 스토리타임에 초대합니다!

한국말을 배우는 만 2-5세 어린이를 위한 즐거운 스토리타임이에요.

동화를 읽고, 동요를 함께 부르며 손놀이도 하고, 숫자, 색깔, 도형, 동물 등 다양한 주제를 한국어로 배워요.

Celebrate the importance of early literacy and come together to nurture pre-reading skills in your child. Listen to a few stories, read by Auntie Young.

A fun program for children ages 2–5 who are learning Korean. We will read stories, sing songs, enjoy hand-play activities, and explore numbers, colors, shapes, animals, and more—all in Korean!

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.

• September 17, 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.

• September 18, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-483-7333

When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history. Half dog, half man, Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve as he doggedly pursues his arch-nemesis: the feline supervillain Petey the Cat. But the rivalry between Dog Man and Petey is upended by the arrival of an adorable kitten clone of Petey, Lil Petey. This movie is 93 minutes long and is rated PG.

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.

• September 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Come to Aiea Library and decorate your own cupsleeve! What is this cupsleeve thing? It’s a sleeve that originated from the sleeve you put around your coffee cup to protect your hand from the heat of the cup of hot coffee. In the world of K-pop, people make decorative cupsleeves to collect, with pictures of their favorite groups/singers on them.

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.