Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 13, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Join us for Monday movies at Mililani this summer! Monday movies begin at 2:00pm in the Mililani Library Program Room.

Tron: Ares is rated PG-13 and runs for 119 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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 14, 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.

• July 16, 2026 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-627-7470

Teens/tweens in 6th-12th grades – bring a book of your choice, and join fellow teen book lovers to read silently together. After 30 minutes, we’ll move into optional conversation to share what we’re reading while enjoying some snacks.

While you are welcome to read any book in any format, we encourage you to sample a food-themed book to celebrate the Summer Reading Challenge! If you need a recommendation, we’ll also have some books from the library’s Young Adult collection to browse and borrow during the 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 encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• 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.