Kapaa Public Library

Address

4-1464 Kuhio Hwy, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
808-821-4422
Kapaa Public Library

About

Welcome to the Kapaa 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 Hawaii. Our library has a “small-town” atmosphere with its cozy building but also offers the latest technology, including free Wi-Fi.

Ohana Readers and Imagination Library logosThe Kapaa Public Library participates in ʻOhana Readers, a literacy program that focuses on reading with family as an affiliate program of Dolly Partonʻs Imagination Library. The program offers high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children who are under the age of five.

Dolly Partonʻs Imagination Library program is a zip code based mailing program. Families must live in these specific Kauai zip codes to participate. 

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

The Empowered Caregiver: A 3-Part Series
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An education program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Hawaii.

Speaker:  Cindy Fowler, Hawaii Regional Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association – Hawaii

Caring for someone living with dementia brings a unique set of challenges and rewards.  Learn to navigate the responsibilities of middle and late state caregiving in this 3-part education program. Topics will include:

  • Building Foundations of Caregiving
  • Supporting Independence
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors
  • Exploring Care and Support Services

Register online:  The Empowered Caregiver – 3-Part Series

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.

The Empowered Caregiver: A 3-Part Series
decorative

An education program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Hawaii.

Speaker:  Cindy Fowler, Hawaii Regional Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association – Hawaii

Caring for someone living with dementia brings a unique set of challenges and rewards.  Learn to navigate the responsibilities of middle and late state caregiving in this 3-part education program. Topics will include:

  • Building Foundations of Caregiving
  • Supporting Independence
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors
  • Exploring Care and Support Services

Register online:  The Empowered Caregiver – 3-Part Series

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.

Hawaiʻi’s Reef Fish: Food, Science, and Tradition
A woman carrying a string of fish at a beach.

Learn from Local Author Cassie Pardee what fishery scientists do and how their data is shared with our local community.

Cassie’s book, a community effort by Poseidon Fisheries Research with help from a NOAA Fisheries grant, presents community recipes with biology, ecology and traditional Hawaiian uses of commonly caught coral reef fish.

This program has appeal for all age groups.

Hands-on microscope activity.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

The Empowered Caregiver: A 3-Part Series
decorative

An education program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association Hawaii.

Speaker:  Cindy Fowler, Hawaii Regional Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association – Hawaii

Caring for someone living with dementia brings a unique set of challenges and rewards.  Learn to navigate the responsibilities of middle and late state caregiving in this 3-part education program. Topics will include:

  • Building Foundations of Caregiving
  • Supporting Independence
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors
  • Exploring Care and Support Services

Register online:  The Empowered Caregiver – 3-Part Series

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.

Hours

Date Time
Monday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 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 No
Photocopying Yes
Test proctoring services No

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