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Molokaʻi Public Library
Address
15 Ala Malama Ave, Kaunakakai, HI 96748, United States (Mailing Address: P.O. Box 395, Kaunakakai, HI 96748)
Directions
TEL: 808-553-1765
About
Welcome to the Molokaʻi Public Library! Designed by architect Harry K. Stewart, our library opened on May 21, 1937. It is a 3,627 sq. ft. library located in central Kaunakakai and serves as a hub for many community activities.
The Molokaʻi Public Library participates in ʻOhana Readers, a literacy program that focuses on reading with family as an affiliate program of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program offers high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children who are under the age of five.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program is a ZIP code based mailing program. Families must live in these specific Molokai ZIP codes to participate.
- 96729 (Hoolehua) | Download Application
- 96748 (Kaunakakai) | Download Application
- 96757 (Kualapu‘u) | Download Application
- 96770 (Maunaloa) | Download Application
To register, click your ZIP code to download the registration form or visit the branch. You may return the form by mail or drop it off at the branch. The participating library will also offer programs that complement the books the children receive, and will provide other activities to promote literacy and reading.
For more information, visit the ‘Ohana Readers website.
Upcoming events at this branch
- August 25, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
- Categories: Storytime (for kids)
- Contact: 808-553-1765
Join the Molokai Public Library and ʻOhana Readers, an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to read a different story each month and complete a new activity each week. Receive a free book bag the first time you attend and collect a button for every story! Earn entries weekly toward the monthly prize drawing.
August: A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle, by Jonathan Fenske
Register Maui County keiki from birth to 5 for the ʻOhana Readers program to receive free books in the mail each month.
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.
- September 3, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Categories: Branch book clubs
- Contact: 808-553-1765
In person or via Zoom! Join us in reading and discussing the following titles- now on the FIRST Thursday of each month:
January 15: Table for Two by Amor Towles
February 19: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
March 19: The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn
April 16: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
May 21: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel by Ocean Vuong
June 18: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
July 16: There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
August 6: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
September 3: Isola by Allegra Goodman
October 1: Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg
December 3: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
New members are welcome to attend! Call (808) 553-1765 for more information and/or Zoom link.
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.
Hours
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Tuesday | 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Wednesday | 12:00PM-4:00PM & 5:00PM-7:00PM - |
| Thursday | 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM - |
| Friday | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED - CLOSED |
Access
| Parking spots | 2 |
| Parking fee | Free |
| Handicap parking spots | 1 |
| Book drop off | Yes |
| Restrooms | Yes |
Services
| Computers | 7 |
| Magazines | 50 |
| Newspapers | 5 |
| WiFi | Yes |
| Friends' book store | No |
| Free computer classes | Yes |
| Meeting rooms | No |
| Photocopying | Yes |
| Test proctoring services | Yes |
