Hawaii State
Public Library System

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• December 19, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Books, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-573-8785

Santa Claus is coming . . . to the library!

Children of all ages are invited to Makawao Library to hear holiday stories read by Kris Kringle himself.  Santa will also be available for wish-whispering and picture-taking.  This free, 45-minute program is sponsored by Maui Friends of the Library.

Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. 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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• December 19, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 7:50 pm
• Community
• 808-573-8785

The Maui Live Poets Society invites you to join them for poetry appreciation and open poetry reading every third Wednesday of each month. This month’s featured poet will be Sammy Crumbcakes. Sammy loves to be joyful and bring joy to the people around her. She started the blog Sammy Crumbcakes – Messages from God’s Pocket and writes poetry to heal the angry parts inside those who struggle toward heroism. Recommended for ages 18 and over.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• December 20, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 pm
• Storytime (for kids)
• 808-573-8785

Bring your keiki to enjoy stories, songs, and crafts — just right for ages 5 and under!

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• December 27, 2018 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
• Learning, Reading programs
• 808-573-8785

PAWS for Reading on the last Thursday of every month at Makawao Library!

Children in grades 1-5 can read to registered therapy dogs and/or dogs in training from Assistance Dogs of Hawaii. This is a unique approach to make reading fun for children, with the ultimate goal of improving literacy skills and building self-confidence. Parents must pre-register for 15-minute time slots, and a parent/caregiver must be present during the session.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• December 29, 2018 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Art
• 808-573-8785

Make a Happy New Year card and a pretty paper box for treats with crafter Cheryl Hamilton. All supplies will be provided. FREE!

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• January 2, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Branch book clubs
• 808-573-8785

Join us for our monthly book discussion!

Earth Abides is a 1949 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by American writer George R. Stewart. It tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and its rebirth.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• January 5, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Community
• 808-573-8785

All ages and levels welcome for relaxed chess play.

Program schedule is subject to change. Contact the library (10 days for Oahu; 15 days for neighbor islands) in advance to request a sign language interpreter or if special accommodations are needed.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• January 12, 2019 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Culture, Entertainment
• 808-573-8785

Ian O’Sullivan is a classically-trained guitarist and composer from the North Shore of O`ahu.

Well-versed in Hawaiian music and the `ukulele, in addition to the Western classical repertoire, Ian has performed internationally and across the United States. Ian has been proclaimed by Classical Guitar as “a player of great depth and sensitivity”.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• January 16, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:50 pm
• Community
• 808-573-8785

The Maui Live Poets Society invites you to join them for poetry appreciation and open poetry reading every third Wednesday of each month. Recommended for ages 18 and over.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• January 23, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Causes, Community, Culture, Learning
• 808-573-8785

Learn about Maui’s rare and unique forest birds, their native habitat, and the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project’s initiatives during a one-hour multimedia presentation by ornithologist Laura Berthold.

Program is suitable for ages 11 and older.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• January 31, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
• Learning, Reading programs
• 808-573-8785

PAWS for Reading on the last Thursday of every month at Makawao Library!

Children in grades 1-5 can read to registered therapy dogs and/or dogs in training from Assistance Dogs of Hawaii. This is a unique approach to make reading fun for children, with the ultimate goal of improving literacy skills and building self-confidence. Parents must pre-register for 15-minute time slots, and a parent/caregiver must be present during the session.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• February 6, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Branch book clubs
• 808-573-8785

Join us for our monthly book discussion!

Hopscotching between 1960s Italy and contemporary Hollywood, Jess Walter’s “Beautiful Ruins” is a novel about memory, nostalgia and ephemera.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• March 6, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Branch book clubs
• 808-573-8785

Join us for our monthly book discussion!

This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family’s daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• April 3, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Branch book clubs
• 808-573-8785

Join us for our monthly book discussion!

Like so many of us, Lucinda Fleeson wanted to escape what had become a routine life. So, she quit her big-city job, sold her suburban house, and moved halfway across the world to the Hawaiian island of Kauai to work at the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Imagine a one-hundred-acre garden estate nestled amid ocean cliffs, rain forests, and secluded coves. Exotic and beautiful, yes, but as Fleeson awakens to this sensual world, exploring the island’s food, beaches, and history, she encounters an endangered paradise- the Hawaii we don’t see in the tourist brochures.

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.

• Maui – Makawao
• Maui
• May 1, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
• Branch book clubs
• 808-573-8785

Join us for our monthly book discussion!

While researching the book, Vaillant learned that the oral tradition surrounding The Golden Spruce is considered the property of various clans throughout the Pacific Northwest and requires permission to retell. Speaking about the challenge of writing a book where principal characters are absent or dead, Vaillant said, “Virtually everyone leaves a trail behind them in the form of tracks, objects, relationships, official documents, and the memories of others.”

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.