Hawaii State
Public Library System

• May 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-587-7577

This event has been cancelled.

Join us for keiki storytime. Keiki will enjoy a few stories, rhymes or songs, and do a craft or creative activity. Materials will be provided. Program is best suited for children ages 3 – 5 years old, but families are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

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.

• May 31, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 pm
• Categories: Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Work with builder and puppeteer Jack Romans to make your own kazoos and play along during a storytime. Together, we’ll sing our tunes to the song of a lost duck as we read through Amy E. Sklanky’s The Duck Who Played the Kazoo. Come for a fun morning of music, crafting, and puppets! Recommended for ages 4+

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.

• June 3, 2025 - June 30, 2025
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Submit Your Art: June 3, 2025 – June 30, 2025

Show off your art skills and win prizes

• Submit your best original manga character art, fanart, or some combination. Works will be exhibited at the library in July.
• Categories: Grades 6-8 Black and White, Grades 6-8 Color, Grades 9-12 Black and White, Grades 9-12 Color
• Maximum 1 submission per category per person
• Submissions must be 9 inches x 12 inches or smaller.
• Digital art must be printed.
• Tracings and works produced using AI are prohibited.
• Submissions can be made in person by the artist at Liliha Public Library (1515 Liliha St Honolulu, HI 96817).
• Questions? Call Liliha Public Library at 808-587-7577

Generously supported by: Friends of the Liliha Public Library, Square Enix, Kodansha, Hawaiian Graphics

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.

• June 3, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Bring your sketchbook, bring a friend, or just bring yourself to Liliha’s Teen Open Art Studio! Drop-in to use our Prismacolor color pencils, alcohol markers, Sakura Pigma Sensei set, Prismacolor fineliners, water-based brush pens, and more. This program is for teens in grades 6-12 who want to create art in a casual environment. Staff can help locate art learning resources.

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.

• June 17, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Bring your sketchbook, bring a friend, or just bring yourself to Liliha’s Teen Open Art Studio! Drop-in to use our Prismacolor color pencils, alcohol markers, Sakura Pigma Sensei set, Prismacolor fineliners, water-based brush pens, and more. This program is for teens in grades 6-12 who want to create art in a casual environment. Staff can help locate art learning resources.

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.

• June 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 pm
• Categories: Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Work with builder and puppeteer Jack Romans to make your own kazoos and play along during a storytime. Together, we’ll sing our tunes to the song of a lost duck as we read through Amy E. Sklanky’s The Duck Who Played the Kazoo. Come for a fun morning of music, crafting, and puppets! Recommended for ages 4+

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.

• July 1, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Bring your sketchbook, bring a friend, or just bring yourself to Liliha’s Teen Open Art Studio! Drop-in to use our Prismacolor color pencils, alcohol markers, Sakura Pigma Sensei set, Prismacolor fineliners, water-based brush pens, and more. This program is for teens in grades 6-12 who want to create art in a casual environment. Staff can help locate art learning resources.

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.

• July 15, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Bring your sketchbook, bring a friend, or just bring yourself to Liliha’s Teen Open Art Studio! Drop-in to use our Prismacolor color pencils, alcohol markers, Sakura Pigma Sensei set, Prismacolor fineliners, water-based brush pens, and more. This program is for teens in grades 6-12 who want to create art in a casual environment. Staff can help locate art learning resources.

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.

• July 29, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Culture, Learning
• Contact: 808-587-7577

Bring your sketchbook, bring a friend, or just bring yourself to Liliha’s Teen Open Art Studio! Drop-in to use our Prismacolor color pencils, alcohol markers, Sakura Pigma Sensei set, Prismacolor fineliners, water-based brush pens, and more. This program is for teens in grades 6-12 who want to create art in a casual environment. Staff can help locate art learning resources.

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.