Hawaii State
Public Library System

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• January 22, 2019
• Books, Branch book clubs, Entertainment, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Children in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades are invited to participate in the Nēnē Readers Challenge at the Kailua-Kona Public Library.

Read and review Nēnē Award-nominated books to earn a chance at winning wonderful prizes!

• Read & review 5 nominees: earn a ticket to the Voting Party & a F.O.L.K. book sale gift certificate!
• Read & review 10 nominees: earn a ticket into a grand prize drawing for a $50 Kona Stories gift certificate!
• Vote for your favorite nominee: if your nominee wins the 2019 Nēnē Award, you’ll win a personal paperback copy!
  

The challenge begins August 1, 2018! Talk to Ms. Jen the Kids Librarian to learn more!

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• January 26, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Community, Culture, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Holiday Travels? Our monthly two hour meetings of the Circle include an eclectic collection of travel research tips, what’s new in the library in the travel related sections, where we’ve been and where we are going.  We are active travelers trekking the near and far corners of the planet and returning with tips and stories to share.  You can even send a postcard to the library!  attn: Denise

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• January 26, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• Books, Community, Culture, Entertainment, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Join us for a FREE interactive magic show with guest performer Cody Landstrom!

Magic for all ages featuring sleight of hand, juggling, cowboy rope tricks, a balancing act, audience participation, and tons of laughter and fun!

We hope to see you at your public library for this magical event!

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• January 26, 2019 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Culture, Entertainment, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Michaela Lehuanani Larson will share her stories and lessons learned and shared from the ohana (family), na kupuna (elders), and na kumu (teachers).  Enjoy stories from Old Hawaii.

This presentation is made available though a generous grant from the Friends of the Libraries, Kona.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 1, 2019 @ 11:00 am - February 28, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
• Books
• 808-327-4327

Teens, help us create a new Teen Picks book recommendation display, and let other teens know about books you enjoyed reading! Write your recommendation about a book from Kailua-Kona Public Library that you are reading now. Your submitted book recommendation form is your entry in the drawing to win a $25 Regal Theater gift card! The forms are available in the Young Adult section of the library. This program runs from February 1-28, 2019, and only teens in grades 6-12 may participate. For details and rules, please drop by the library to pick up a book recommendation form.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 2, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
• Causes, Community, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Experienced gardener and pruner, Diana Duff is presenting this free in-depth gardening class for the Community Seed Library. Participants will learn about the best pruning tools and how to use them. She’ll cover what to prune, when to prune and ways to prune to improve your garden’s health and appearance.

Diana has years of experience pruning and teaching pruning. She has taught in the UH Master Gardener and the Certified Landscape Technician programs for many years. She did her own pruning for 20 years on her farm and has written gardening columns for West Hawai’i Today for the last 15 years.

She admits that pruning is her favorite gardening activity partly because it is a combination of art and science and because a knowledgeable pruner has absolute control of the outcome.

The Community Seed Library is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK). All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 2, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Art, Culture, Entertainment, Learning
• 808-327-4327

February 5 is the beginning of the Chinese New Year, a time for loved ones to gather and welcome in the new year’s good fortune.

Children ages 7 and up are invited to come to the Children’s Section to create easy paper fortune cookies to share with friends and family.

Customize your own fortunes: make them fun, make them silly, make them kind, or even make them themed for Valentine’s Day, coming up on Thursday, February 14th!

Younger children are welcome to join, but they must be accompanied and assisted by an adult caregiver.

We hope to see you at your public library!

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 7, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
• Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-327-4327

Children (2 to 5 years old) and their adult caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen the Children’s Librarian for stories and learning activities that promote early literacy skills.

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

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 9, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Entertainment, Music
• 808-327-4327

American Roots songwriters Woody Plaut and Stephen Cline will be accompanied by their musical friends Anne Marie Lambert, Carol Williams, Aviva Plaut, Daniele Gold and Pam Hinch for an afternoon of music.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 14, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
• Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-327-4327

Children (2 to 5 years old) and their adult caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen the Children’s Librarian for stories and learning activities that promote early literacy skills.

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

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 19, 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
• Community, Learning, Technology
• 808-327-4327

NewsGuard was launched in March 2018 by veteran journalists Steve Brill and Gordon Crovitz to tackle misinformation online. As tech companies and platforms relied on algorithms and artificial intelligence to try to address the problem, the two saw the need for human intelligence to be part of the solution. NewsGuard employs experienced journalists who review the top news and information websites using nine criteria for credibility and transparency.

As of December 2018,  the Hawai’i State Public Library system has teamed up NewsGuard to spread news literacy to library patrons statewide. With its free browser extension, NewsGuard displays its ratings next to links on search engines and social media feeds. By installing the extension onto hundreds of computers at its 51 branches, the library is giving patrons more context for the news they encounter online and helping them build critical news literacy skills.

Join public librarian Jennifer Young at a NewsGuard informational session at the Kailua-Kona Public Library to learn more about this innovative information resource. There are two sessions, featuring the same content, scheduled as follows:

• Tuesday, February 19 at 12:30 PM (30 minutes)
• Saturday, February 23 at 2 PM (30 minutes)

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 21, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am
• Books, Learning, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-327-4327

Children (2 to 5 years old) and their adult caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen the Children’s Librarian for stories and learning activities that promote early literacy skills.

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

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 23, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Community, Culture, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Our monthly two hour meetings of the Circle include an eclectic collection of travel research tips, what’s new in the library in the travel related sections, where we’ve been and where we are going.  We are active travelers trekking the near and far corners of the planet and returning with tips and stories to share.  You can even send a postcard to the library!  attn: Denise

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 23, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Community, Learning, Technology
• 808-327-4327

NewsGuard was launched in March 2018 by veteran journalists Steve Brill and Gordon Crovitz to tackle misinformation online. As tech companies and platforms relied on algorithms and artificial intelligence to try to address the problem, the two saw the need for human intelligence to be part of the solution. NewsGuard employs experienced journalists who review the top news and information websites using nine criteria for credibility and transparency.

As of December 2018,  the Hawai’i State Public Library system has teamed up NewsGuard to spread news literacy to library patrons statewide. With its free browser extension, NewsGuard displays its ratings next to links on search engines and social media feeds. By installing the extension onto hundreds of computers at its 51 branches, the library is giving patrons more context for the news they encounter online and helping them build critical news literacy skills.

Join public librarian Jennifer Young at a NewsGuard informational session at the Kailua-Kona Public Library to learn more about this innovative information resource.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• February 26, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Entertainment, Learning
• 808-327-4327

“Omigod you guys!” Check out this free sneak preview of Legally Blonde The Musical Jr., and learn the dance moves from the Aloha Teen Theatre cast members! Legally Blonde was a 2001 film about Elle Woods, a sorority president who chases after ex-boyfriend, Warner, to Harvard University to prove she is worthy of his love. Along her journey, she finds true love, individuality, new friends, and what she really wants. This program is appropriate for teens in grades 6-12.

Aloha Teen Theatre (ATT) is the longest running teen theatre program on Hawai’i Island! ATT encourages teen leadership through theatre education, community projects, and public performance opportunities.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events.

• Hawaii – Kailua-Kona
• Hawaii
• March 30, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Community, Culture, Learning
• 808-327-4327

Our monthly two hour meetings of the Circle include an eclectic collection of travel research tips, what’s new in the library in the travel related sections, where we’ve been and where we are going.  We are active travelers trekking the near and far corners of the planet and returning with tips and stories to share.  You can even send a postcard to the library!  attn: Denise

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.