Hawaii State
Public Library System

• October 4, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Learning, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-573-8785

First Wednesday of the Month,  Makawao Library –  5:30 PM

In the winter months when it is dark, this program will be held indoors in the Hawaiiana/computer area.

Program is intended for grown-up storytellers, this is not a keiki storytime. 

[OCT 4, NOV 1, Dec. 6, Jan. 3, …]

Program led by Maui Author and Artist Jim Lynch.

Come share stories with us under the jacaranda tree at Makawao Library (in the backyard, where it is quieter). Stories can be written by you or your favorite author. Oral storytelling is telling a story through voice and gestures. The tradition of oral storytelling is ancient and crosses cultures. The oral tradition can take many forms: epic poems, chants, rhymes, songs, and more – and can encompass personal experience, myths, legends, fables, religion, prayers, proverbs, and instructions.

This Free program is intended for adults or children accompanied by an adult. Held outdoors as the weather allows.

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.

• October 4, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Environment, Learning, Science
• Contact: 808-573-8785

2023 is officially the Year of the Kāhuli (Hawaiian land snails). A specialist from the State Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Forestry & Wildlife Division will share information about these beautiful jewels of the forest. See a display of various Kāhuli shells, go on a virtual field trip to the Snail Extinction Prevention lab, get a glimpse of the forests where these snails live, and view a brief screening of the new, award-winning documentary “Kāhuli.”

Photo courtesy of the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Forestry & Wildlife Division

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.

• October 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:15 am
• Categories: Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-573-8785

Celebrate fall break with Uncle Wayne and the Howling Dog Band at Makawao Library!  Get ready to sing, dance, laugh, learn, and have a rollicking good time out on the library’s front lawn!

For over two decades, Uncle Wayne has shared his music with the children of Hawai’i.  He combines his expertise in early childhood education with a love for music and a passion for creating fun and dynamic learning experiences for children and their families.

This free concert is supported by Maui Friends of the Library.

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.

• December 13, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community, Culture
• Contact: 808-573-8785

Join us at Makawao Library for a presentation by educator and Maui Times film critic Barry Wurst as he leads a discussion on the book Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson. The novel is a courtroom mystery set in the post WWII 1950’s Puget Sound and is a winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award.

Additional copies of Snow Fallin on Cedars are available for checkout at the Makawao Library

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.