Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• January 6, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us every Tuesday at 10 am for a fun and educational family storytime. This program is geared towards families with children ages 0-5. We’ll sing songs, read stories, make crafts, and meet new friends!

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 schedules are subject to change.

• January 8, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Book Club is trying something new this January! Each person is asked to bring one book they love, to share and talk about with the group. Hopefully this will give everyone some fun new reading recommendations heading into the new year! This is also a great time for new people to join the group (although new members are welcome anytime).

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. 

• January 13, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us every Tuesday at 10 am for a fun and educational family storytime. This program is geared towards families with children ages 0-5. We’ll sing songs, read stories, make crafts, and meet new friends!

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 schedules are subject to change.

• January 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Health & Wellness
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Come create a vision board, a personalized collage to help you set intentions for the year ahead. We have plenty of collage supplies, but feel free to bring anything special you’d like to include. This all-ages event will be a nonjudgmental space to explore, plan, and create!

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.

• January 20, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us every Tuesday at 10 am for a fun and educational family storytime. This program is geared towards families with children ages 0-5. We’ll sing songs, read stories, make crafts, and meet new friends!

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 schedules are subject to change.

• January 22, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Culture, Environment, Learning, Storytime (for kids), Writing
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Come hear “Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree”—a brand new children’s book about our native forest species—read by local author/illustrator, Erzsi Palko. Written as a rhyming invitation to make your own loving observations of nature, the book visits with our beloved ʻōhiʻa trees in their role as the foundation of Hawaiʻiʻs native forests and introduces our remaining native forest birds, bugs, snails, and a bat!  Make paper “puppet” art and be guided in simple prompts to give voice to your favorite native forest friends.

This workshop will guide you through the process of how the book was written:  listening to nature and creating art inspired by what you hear! Book signing to follow!

More about the presenter:

Born and raised on Oʻahu, Erzsi creates art inspired by listening in nature.  Her artwork has been exhibited at the annual Hawaiʻi Nei Art Show, the Gallery of Great Things in Waimea, and, now, the ʻŌlena Gallery in Hāwī.  With a background in studying plants and teaching science and performing arts, she has authored and illustrated Under the ʻŌhiʻa Tree (published by Bess Press) and a coloring book of rhymes, Enchanting Creatures of Hawaiʻi Island (published by Petroglyph Press).

For info on her art, books & free native species coloring pages please visit:  www.erzsipalko.com and follow her on Instagram at @ohiaanderzsi

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.

• January 26, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Learning, Photography, Poetry, Writing
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Are you curious about zines? Zines (short for magazines) are DIY publications that anyone can create. They’re a fun way to share your creative ideas with the world, and are easy to reproduce for distribution using our library copier (copying costs will be covered during the event). Work on your ideas, bring a favorite zine to share, and browse Bowie’s zine collection for inspiration. All supplies (collage materials, paper, pens/pencils) will be provided, but feel free to bring in your own if you like. This event is geared towards teens and adults.

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.

• January 27, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us every Tuesday at 10 am for a fun and educational family storytime. This program is geared towards families with children ages 0-5. We’ll sing songs, read stories, make crafts, and meet new friends!

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 schedules are subject to change.

• February 3, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us every Tuesday at 10 am for a fun and educational family storytime. This program is geared towards families with children ages 0-5. We’ll sing songs, read stories, make crafts, and meet new friends!

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 schedules are subject to change.

• February 10, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us every Tuesday at 10 am for a fun and educational family storytime. This program is geared towards families with children ages 0-5. We’ll sing songs, read stories, make crafts, and meet new friends!

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 schedules are subject to change.