Nāʻālehu Public Library

Address

95-5669 Mamalahoa Hwy, Naalehu, HI 96772, United States
Directions

TEL: 808-939-2442

Naalehu Public Library

About

Welcome to the Nāʻālehu Public Library! One of the smallest libraries in HSPLS, our 775- sq. ft. “portable” library building opened in its present location on Feb. 24, 1994. Following a two year expansion project, the newly-renovated 1,676-sq. ft. library reopened on November 15, 2021. The Library expansion project was a partnership between the Hawai‘i State Public Library System, the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, and the United States Department of Agriculture that provided grant funding to expand the building.

Nāʻālehu is considered the “southernmost community in the USA” which would make our library the “southernmost library in the USA.” Our library serves patrons from Nāʻālehu through Ocean View.

Ohana Readers and Imagination Library logosThe Nāʻālehu 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 a specific Hawaii Island ZIP codes to participate.

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

Game Night
Game night with board games, dice, cards

Drop-in between 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm every Tuesday evening to enjoy an evening of games with family and friends.

We’ll have our games available (Clue, Sorry!, Candyland, Tsuro, and many more), or bring family-friendly games you’d like to share.

Children aged 5 and younger must be accompanied by an 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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

Tasty Wednesdays – try new flavors of old favorites!
Healthy Snacks with Correct Web Pixels

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme, ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, means a calabash full to the brim.

To celebrate this theme, every Wednesday in June and July we’ll help you fill your calabash with new tastes and flavors!

Each week we’ll have five types of each of these foods to try:

June 3: Pickles

June 10: Jelly Beans

June 17: Jerky

June 24: Oreos

July 1: Fruit

July 8: Cheese

July 15: Soda

July 22: Jam/Jelly

July 29: Chocolate

Tasting is FREE and will be available all day, while supplies last. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ka’ū Libraries.

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.

Keiki Storytime: Ice Cream!
cartoon animals reading a book

Join us for a s storytime featuring books and songs about ice cream!

We’ll read, sing, dance, and get a craft to take home. Suitable for toddlers and preschoolers.

Children under the age of 5 must be accompanied by an 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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

Bookish Bake-Off
Vanilla cupcakes with pink and purple piped icing

Show-off your baking prowess in our first book-themed bake-off!

Choose any book-inspired recipe or recipe from a cookbook to bake and share. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorites, and prizes will be awarded for three categories: Presenation, Taste, and Creativity/Interpretation of the Theme.

All ages welcome! Limited to one entry per person.

Baking not your thing? No worries! We’ll need folks to judge, so please come taste and vote.

Visit or call the Nāʻālehu or Pāhala Libraries for an entry form and more details.

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.

Game Night
Game night with board games, dice, cards

Drop-in between 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm every Tuesday evening to enjoy an evening of games with family and friends.

We’ll have our games available (Clue, Sorry!, Candyland, Tsuro, and many more), or bring family-friendly games you’d like to share.

Children aged 5 and younger must be accompanied by an 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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

Tasty Wednesdays – try new flavors of old favorites!
Healthy Snacks with Correct Web Pixels

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme, ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, means a calabash full to the brim.

To celebrate this theme, every Wednesday in June and July we’ll help you fill your calabash with new tastes and flavors!

Each week we’ll have five types of each of these foods to try:

June 3: Pickles

June 10: Jelly Beans

June 17: Jerky

June 24: Oreos

July 1: Fruit

July 8: Cheese

July 15: Soda

July 22: Jam/Jelly

July 29: Chocolate

Tasting is FREE and will be available all day, while supplies last. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ka’ū Libraries.

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.

Game Night
Game night with board games, dice, cards

Drop-in between 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm every Tuesday evening to enjoy an evening of games with family and friends.

We’ll have our games available (Clue, Sorry!, Candyland, Tsuro, and many more), or bring family-friendly games you’d like to share.

Children aged 5 and younger must be accompanied by an 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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

Tasty Wednesdays – try new flavors of old favorites!
Healthy Snacks with Correct Web Pixels

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme, ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, means a calabash full to the brim.

To celebrate this theme, every Wednesday in June and July we’ll help you fill your calabash with new tastes and flavors!

Each week we’ll have five types of each of these foods to try:

June 3: Pickles

June 10: Jelly Beans

June 17: Jerky

June 24: Oreos

July 1: Fruit

July 8: Cheese

July 15: Soda

July 22: Jam/Jelly

July 29: Chocolate

Tasting is FREE and will be available all day, while supplies last. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Ka’ū Libraries.

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.

Special Movie Showing: Mark Twain
Photo of Mark Twain Festival posters and Friends of the Ka`u Libraries member

Mark your calendars for a video presentation of MARK TWAIN by Jerry Tracy, filmed at the Hawaiian Oceanview Community Center in 2007. Jerry is joined by The Meyers Camp Minstrels.

In this one-hour performance Jerry/Twain will relate his adventures on the Big Island, including the planting of the Mark Twain monkeypod tree in Waiohinu and his trip to visit Madam Pele at the Kilauea Volcano.

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.

Tax Services Pop-Up
Department of Taxation Tax Services Pop-Up

Free Tax Services Pop-UP for Hawai’i Island Taxpayers, provided by the State of Hawai’i Department of Taxation.

Services Available:

  • Use Tax Certifications
  • Help with Hawai’i Tax Online
  • Filing General Excise, Transient Accommodation Returns (checks only)
  • Accepting check payments for Income and Business taxes
  • Processing Business License Applications
  • Tax Clearances
  • …and MORE!

What to Bring:

  • Valid Photo ID
  • Relevant tax documents
  • Your Hawai’i Tax Online (HTO) username/password if applicable

Please note we do not assist in the preparation of income tax returns, but we will accept completed returns.

For more information, contact the Hilo tax office at (808) 974-6321

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 10:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-6:00PM -
Wednesday 9:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-4:00PM -
Thursday 10:00AM-12:00PM & 1:00PM-6:00PM -
Friday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday CLOSED - CLOSED
Sunday CLOSED - CLOSED

Access

Parking spots 16
Parking fee Free
Handicap parking spots 1
Book drop off Yes
Restrooms Yes

Services

Computers 5
Magazines 2
Newspapers 2
WiFi Yes
Friends' book store Yes
Free computer classes No
Meeting rooms No
Photocopying Yes
Test proctoring services Yes

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