Hawaii State
Public Library System

• July 26, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:40 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Every Friday in June & July at 1pm!

Celebrate Summer Reading Challenge.

Join us for a book-to-movie adaptation film screening all summer long! Want to read the book after you’ve seen the movie? We’ll have them available to borrow!

Mahalo to Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.) for sponsoring this program with delicious snacks!

This week’s film kicks of a finale weekend of Hunger Games! We’ll be showing The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Rated PG-13. Be sure to come to Saturday’s (July 27) event: The Hunger Games Fashion Show.

All programs are subject to change. 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. 

• July 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Celebrate the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge! Join Kauʻi the Kids’ Librarian for ‘Babies, Books, and Blankets’, a lap-sit for babies 2 years old and under.

Bring your babies and a comfortable blanket to sit on. Together, we will review books, action rhymes, songs and incorporate playtime to encourage family bonding and help build our littlest library users’ early literacy skills.

Mahalo nui to the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.) for sponsoring this program!

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 librarieshawaii.org/events.

• July 27, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-327-4327

• July 30, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Have you ever played chess? Do you want to learn? Are you an avid player and want to help others learn how to play?
Whatever your level of chess play we invite you to come and enjoy the game, learn new skills, share a little competition and get your chess on!

This program is open to all ages and levels of play.

We are dedicating a space every Tuesday afternoon from 3:30-5:30pm with a limited supply of boards and a handful of volunteers to bring the excitement of chess to our community.

Inspiring curiosity and creating opportunities for all to read, learn and connect!!

If you are interested in volunteering, please call for more information.

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. 

• July 30, 2024 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Enjoy libations in the library! Come talk books, or just talk story at Mocktails & Talk Tales, a (somewhat) social club for the bookish.  Bring a friend, or come solo to meet like-minded library lovers for a zero-proof and zero-cost evening out. We’ll serve light refreshments and literary mocktails inspired by Tim Federle’s Tequila Mockingbird and Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margarita.

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 librarieshawaii.org/events.

• July 31, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, Games
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Celebrate the famous wizard’s birthday!

Enjoy cake, crafts, a trivia game, treats from The Three Broomsticks, and lots of fun for all ages! Prizes for the trivia winners so bring your Wizarding World knowledge.

Be sure to wear your wizarding finest. All ages welcome.

This program is proudly sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.).

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. 

• August 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Learning, Writing
• Contact: 808-327-4327

This program has been cancelled.

• August 7, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Celebrate the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge!

Join Kauʻi the Kids’ Librarian for an alphabet-focused story time to develop early literacy skills, including print recognition and phonemic awareness.

This program is suitable for keiki in preschool and those beginning independent reading.

Mahalo nui to the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.) for sponsoring this program!

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 librarieshawaii.org/events.

• August 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Entertainment, Environment, Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Design and build a LEGO Community!

Continuing on the project which began in March, 2024, this program offers you the opportunity to work with local architect Maziyar Rajaei of Oculus, LLC.

We are working on stage two of the project – taking individual buildings and structures and creating a complete community to be displayed in the library! We encourage repeat attendance to the events. Building a community is not a one-person job, but takes teams. You’ll work together, building a community out of LEGOs!

For tweens and teens, you will explore career fields in:

• Architecture
• Design
• Construction

This program series is for Grades 3-12 so bring your family!

Mahalo to Oculus, LLC. for volunteering your time, and to Friends of the Libraries, Kona for providing funding for supplies and snacks.

Call the Kailua-Kona Library to sign up for the program! 808-327-4327

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.

• August 10, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Learning
• Contact: 808-327-4327

Learn the knitted cast on, the knit, and bind of stitches by making a dishcloth.

This 1.5-hour program is suitable for ages 8-100 and space is limited. All materials will be provided.

Contact the library to make a reservation.

This program is proudly sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona. (F.O.L.K.)

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.