Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• June 10, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Music, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Rhythm is a key building block of literacy, so let’s get clapping, rhyming, and singing! Join us every Tuesday in June and July for a fun musical storytime aimed at ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We’ll sing a few songs, read a few stories, make a craft, and play with toys.

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 of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. 

• June 12, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community
• Contact: 808-775-8881

This month’s book club pick is Nicked by MT Anderson. From the award-winning and bestselling author of Feed comes a raucous, slyly funny, and delightful work of historical fantasy, based on a bizarre but true quest to steal the mystical corpse of a long-dead saint. The year is 1087, and a pox is sweeping through the Italian city of Bari. Nicephorous, a lowly monk, and Tyun, a charismatic treasure hunter, are on a heist for the ages to commit sacrilegious theft. Based on real historical accounts, Nicked is a swashbuckling saga, a medieval noir, a meditation on the miraculous, and a monastic meet-cute, filled with wide-eyed wonder at the world that awaits beyond our own borders.

Copies of the book are available at Honokaa Library’s circulation desk. All books we read are chosen by members of the group.

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.

• June 13, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Art Friday returns! Join us every Friday in June and July to try a new project, get a little messy, and make some art. All ages welcome.

Shrinky Dinks: If you weren’t a child in the 1980s, you may not remember this fun craft project! Shrinky Dinks are special sheets of plastic that we can decorate with any designs we like, then we’ll shrink them down to 1/3 the size in just a few minutes using a toaster oven. Then we’ll turn them into keychains for you to take home!

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.

• June 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Ever wanted to try this fun, portable, and practical craft? Or maybe you already know how, but need help learning to read patterns? Come join a crochet circle led by local resident Khedija Threlkeld. Basic materials will be provided. Bring your own project, or start a new one here with us!

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. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• June 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Music, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Rhythm is a key building block of literacy, so let’s get clapping, rhyming, and singing! Join us every Tuesday in June and July for a fun musical storytime aimed at ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We’ll sing a few songs, read a few stories, make a craft, and play with toys.

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 of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. 

• June 18, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us for a fun, kid-friendly musical event! Local singer-songwriter Hannah Kaplon will present a concert of children’s music for the young (and young at heart). Bring your 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. All programs are subject to change.

• June 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Art Friday returns! Join us every Friday in June and July to try a new project, get a little messy, and make some art. All ages welcome.

Make a Musical Instrument: This summer’s theme is Mele, so to go along with that we’ll be making our own instruments. We’ll decorate and put together a few different kinds of simple percussion instruments using basic household materials. Come join the fun!

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.

• June 24, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Music, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Rhythm is a key building block of literacy, so let’s get clapping, rhyming, and singing! Join us every Tuesday in June and July for a fun musical storytime aimed at ages 0-5 and their caregivers. We’ll sing a few songs, read a few stories, make a craft, and play with toys.

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 of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. 

• June 25, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Bring your friends for a fun tabletop escape room type game! Test your information literacy skills by solving these fun puzzles. Each week will be a different challenge. We’ll have 2 sessions, one starting at 2pm and one at 3pm. Recommended for ages 12 & up.

Chronoshift: Reality Rewritten: A simple joke gone wrong—an AI-generated post meant for laughs spirals into a real-life disaster, derailing your friend’s hopes to be elected to the student council. Your mission? Travel back in time, change the flow of information, and fix the mistake. Can you undo the damage and repair your friendship? You’ll need to track down the AI-generated materials before they cause mayhem for your 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. All programs are subject to change.

• June 26, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Learning, Science, Technology
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join us for our first-ever Family Science Night, a chance to test your Lego engineering skills and work together as a family to see who can build the strongest bridge! Pre-registration is required, as we plan to provide dinner (pizza and salad). This event is geared towards families with at least one child in the 7-12 age range. Space is limited; sign up at the 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.