Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• February 20, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Games
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience playing.

Classes are available in February, March, April, and May; please call or ask at the Reference Desk to sign up.

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.

• February 21, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: History, Learning
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Join us for a talk by retired NOAA scientist and marine archaeologist Hans van Tilburg! China’s Underwater Cultural Heritage talks about a Tang Dynasty shipwreck on the maritime Silk Road.

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.

• February 27, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Games
• Contact: 808-377-2456

Interested in playing basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a chance to play! Tables are open for players with 6+ months of experience playing.

Classes are available in February, March, April, and May; please call or ask at the Reference Desk to sign up.

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.

• March 18, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

March’s book club pick is The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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.

• April 15, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

April’s book club pick is The Optimist’s Daughter by Eudora Welty.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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.

• May 20, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

May’s book club pick is Orbital by Samantha Harvey.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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.

• June 17, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

June’s book club pick is The Zhivago Affair by Peter Finn and Petra Couvee.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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 15, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

July’s book club pick is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet in the library’s meeting room.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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 19, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

August’s book club pick is The Girl In His Shadow by Audrey Blake.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet on Zoom.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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.

• September 16, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-377-2456

September’s book club pick is The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami.

The Aina Haina Book Club will meet in the library’s meeting room.

For more information or to register to attend, contact the library at 808-377-2456 during open hours.

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.