Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 20, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Entertainment
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Please join us for the movie showing of Hoppers, rated PG.  Mabel uses a new technology called “hopping” to transfer her consciousness into robotic beaver in a effort to save forest glade that holds special memories for her.  This Disney/Pixar movie is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.

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.

• July 21, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Books, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Children ages 2-5 years old and their families are invited to listen to stories, then play with puzzles.

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.

• July 22, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
• Categories: Culture, Entertainment, History, Learning
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Join storyteller Joe Miller for a 50-minute performance for all ages featuring music, magic, and traditional stories from Ojibwa, Inuit, Greek, African, and Māori cultures. Filled with humor and heart, these timeless tales celebrate the wisdom of our ancestors and the stories that continue to light our path today.

Joe Miller is a storyteller, mime, actor, and juggler who has been captivating audiences in Hawaiʻi’s schools and festivals for more than 20 years.

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 enccouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change.

• July 25, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Food, Learning, Science
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Class is in session! Join us for Fermentation 101, a fascinating presentation by Dr. Helmut Kae, Professor of Microbiology at Leeward Community College. 

Continuing the library’s 2026 Summer Reading Challenge theme of ʻUmeke Kāʻeo (a well-filled calabash), Dr. Kae will cover the basics of the fermentation process, as well as its historical and cultural significance around the globe. 

Food samples to be provided! 

Sponsored by the Friends of Mililani Public 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. Program schedule is subject to change. 

• July 27, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies, Food
• Contact: 808-627-7470

In celebration of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme of ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, we’ll be showing several food-themed movies on Monday afternoons from now through the end of July. Join us on Monday, July 27th at 2pm for our showing of Chocolat. Starring Juliette Binoche and  Johnny Depp, the story follows a single mother and her young daughter who arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959. They proceed to open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor. The film is rated PG-13 and runs for 2 hours & 1 minute.

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.

• July 28, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Children ages 2-5 years old and their families are invited to listen to stories, then complete a make-and-take craft in the library. All supplies will be provided.

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.

• July 30, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Arts and crafts for children ages preschool and up. A variety of make-and-take paper crafts will be available for children to work on in the library. All supplies will be provided. No registration is required for this free event.

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 or cancellation without notice. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 3, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Join us for the next gathering of our Book Club on Monday, August 3rd from 5:30-6:30pm. We’ll be discussing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. The Washington Post calls it, “An epic novel and a magical feat of storytelling.”

The Mililani Public Library Book Club meets the first Monday of each month from 5:30-6:30pm in our Library Program Room.

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.

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• August 11, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Books, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Adults and their children actively participate in storytelling activities! This program is appropriate for families with children ages 2-5 years old. Bring your own small beach towel or blanket, if you prefer. Children must stay with their adult at all times.

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.

• August 18, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Books, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Adults and their children actively participate in storytelling activities! This program is appropriate for families with children ages 2-5 years old. Bring your own small beach towel or blanket, if you prefer. Children must stay with their adult at all times.

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.