Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• June 9, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for a special storytime session, same time same place! We’ll be learning about kalo, a great first food for keiki, through songs and stories. Keiki will also have the chance to taste-test this important and nutritious food!

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 10, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Ever wanted to learn mahjong, but all your friends are already experts, with no time to teach you? Join us for a new group that will start from scratch and learn the basics. This group will meet weekly for the time being.

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 12, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Entertainment, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for an all-ages, hands-on art experience! If you’re in the mood to try something creative and new, this is the perfect place to be. Every Friday afternoon during June and July, stop by for a new art project. Everyone is welcome!

June 12: Cardboard Cupcake Decorating

June 19: Shrinky Dink Fridge Magnets

June 26: Nature Printing With Fruits & Veggies

July 10: Air Dry Clay Food Monsters

July 17: DIY Seed Paper

July 24: Decorating Plant Pots

July 31: Salad People

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 15, 2026 @ 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 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for a special storytime session, same time same place! We’ll be learning about maiʻa (bananas), a great first food for keiki, through songs and stories. Keiki will also have the chance to taste-test this important and nutritious food!

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 17, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Ever wanted to learn mahjong, but all your friends are already experts, with no time to teach you? Join us for a new group that will start from scratch and learn the basics. This group will meet weekly for the time being.

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 17, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us to test-drive some new flavors! We’ll sample a selection of international potato chips and rank our faves. Bring your friends! This event is suitable for ages 12-18.

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 18, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community
• Contact: 808-775-8881

This monthʻs Book Club pick is A Guardian And A Thief by Megha Majumdar. In a near-future Kolkata ravaged by climate change, Ma is doing her best to get her family out of town. With long-awaited visas in hand, they’re about to leave and join her husband in Michigan… until the passports are stolen. What now? Set over the course of one breathless week, Ma’s struggle intersects with those of the thief, Boomba, who is also just trying to take care of his family. Plenty of food for thought in this riveting new novel.

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 18, 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 our 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.

• June 19, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Entertainment, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for an all-ages, hands-on art experience! If you’re in the mood to try something creative and new, this is the perfect place to be. Every Friday afternoon during June and July, stop by for a new art project. Everyone is welcome!

June 12: Cardboard Cupcake Decorating

June 19: Shrinky Dink Fridge Magnets

June 26: Nature Printing With Fruits & Veggies

July 10: Air Dry Clay Food Monsters

July 17: DIY Seed Paper

July 24: Decorating Plant Pots

July 31: Salad People

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.