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Kapaʻa Public Library
About
Welcome to the Kapaʻa Public Library! Our library, which opened on Mar. 12, 1955, celebrated 60 years of service in 2015. It serves the largest population center on Kauai and is one of two oceanfront public libraries in Hawai‘i. Our library has a “small-town” atmosphere with its cozy building but also offers the latest technology, including free Wi-Fi.
The Kapaʻa Public Library participates in ʻOhana Readers, a literacy program that focuses on reading with family as an affiliate program of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program offers high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children who are under the age of five.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program is a zip code based mailing program. Families must live in these specific Kauaʻi zip codes to participate.
- 96703 (Anahola) | Download Application
- 96714 (Hanalei/Wainiha/Hāʻena) | Download Application
- 96722 (Princeville) | Download Application
- 96752 (Kekaha) | Download Application
- 96754 (Kīlauea) | Download Application
- 96796 (Waimea) | Download Application
To register, click your ZIP code to download the registration form or visit the branch. You may return the form by mail or drop it off at the branch. The participating library will also offer programs that complement the books the children receive, and will provide other activities to promote literacy and reading.
For more information, visit the ‘Ohana Readers website.
Upcoming events at this branch
- July 16, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 11:45 am
- Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Learning
- Contact: 808-821-4422
Storyteller Dave Del Rocco will share folktales from Hawai‘i and different parts of the world. These tales, appropriate for all ages but especially for children ages 5-12, are mostly funny and explain how different cultures view aspects of their world.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i. This is a production of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension 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. Program schedule is subject to change.
Hours
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM & 1:00 PM-4:00 PM - |
| Tuesday | 12:00 PM-3:00 PM & 4:00 PM-7:00 PM - |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM & 1:00 PM-4:00 PM - |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM-12:00 PM & 1:00PM-4:00 PM - |
| Friday | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
Access
| Parking spots | 42 |
| Parking fee | Free |
| Handicap parking spots | 2 |
| Book drop off | Yes |
| Restrooms | Yes |
Services
| Computers | 7 |
| Magazines | 15 |
| Newspapers | 2 |
| WiFi | Yes |
| Friends' book store | No |
| Free computer classes | No |
| Meeting rooms | Yes |
| Photocopying | Yes |
| Test proctoring services | No |
