Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Create a pencil box with cardstock.

It’s back to school season so use those skills and come cut and fold, and glue. Make a little treat box to celebrate the beginning of the school year. Have a favorite teacher or want to celebrate a new one, make one for 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.

• August 13, 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.

• August 14, 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.

• August 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Come to Aiea Library and decorate a photo keychain! Are you a K-pop fan? Bring your favorite photocard and get ready to decorate a pc holder! Either bring your own photo holder, or use one from the library. Decorate with stickers provided by the library. Photo holder and keychain will be provided. Photo will NOT be provided. Registration is required at Aiea Public Library, (808) 483-7333.

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 20, 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.

• August 21, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Make a Sonic Book Corner. Use super speed to make this bookmark. Stay for the Showing of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

This program is best for keiki 5+, but younger welcome with adult supervision. All supplies will be provided.

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.

• August 21, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet. This movie is 109 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 at librarieshawaii.org/events.

• August 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Make a tiny Sonic Book Corner. Use super speed to make this bookmark. Stay for the Showing of Sonic the Hedgehog 3.

This program is best for keiki 5+, but younger welcome with adult supervision. All supplies will be provided.

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.

• August 23, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet. This movie is 109 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 at librarieshawaii.org/events.

• August 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Learning
• Contact: 808-483-7333

Calling all babies 18 months and below, crawl on in to the library’s meeting room for an hour of play time and socializing with others in your age range. Don’t forget to bring your adult.

Work on developmental skills in an open ended and community setting. It’s unstructured, just come to play!

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.