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Naalehu Public Library
Address
95-5669 Mamalahoa Hwy, Naalehu, HI 96772, United States808-939-2442
About
Welcome to the Naalehu 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 Hawaii State Public Library System, the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, and the United States Department of Agriculture that provided grant funding to expand the building.
Naalehu is considered the “southernmost community in the USA” which would make our library the “southernmost library in the USA.” Our library serves patrons from Naalehu through Ocean View.
The Naalehu Public Library participates in ʻOhana Readers, a literacy program that focuses on reading with family as an affiliate program of Dolly Partonʻs Imagination Library. The program offers high-quality, age-appropriate Imagination Library books each month to children who are under the age of five.
Dolly Partonʻs 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.
- 96772 (Naalehu) | Download Application
- 96777 (Pahala) | Download Application
For more information, visit the ‘Ohana Readers website.
Upcoming events at this branch
- September 26, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Categories: Storytime (for kids)
- Contact: 808-939-2442
Join us for a storytime all about fall leaves!
We’ll read stories about fall, sing songs about fall, and make a fall-themed craft to take home.
Suitable for toddlers and preschoolers. Children under five years old 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, and 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. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events.
- September 27, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Categories: Branch book clubs
- Contact: 808-939-2442
Join us for our Silent Book Club! It will be held the last Friday of every month from 3-4pm under the Library’s monkeypod tree, weather permitting.
Participating in the Silent Book Club is simple! Choose any book, bring it with you to the library, and read in companionable silence with other club members. 🙂 No sign-up is necessary, and refreshments will be available while supplies last.
If you are able, please bring a beach chair or blanket so that you can read in comfort. 🙂
This program is suitable for all ages, though young children under 5 must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.
3-3:15pm – People arrive, enjoy refreshments, share what they’re reading
3:15-3:45pm – Quiet reading
3:45-4:00pm – Optional socializing, or just keep reading
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 25, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Categories: Branch book clubs
- Contact: 808-939-2442
Join us for our Silent Book Club! It will be held the last Friday of every month from 3-4pm under the Library’s monkeypod tree, weather permitting.
Participating in the Silent Book Club is simple! Choose any book, bring it with you to the library, and read in companionable silence with other club members. 🙂 No sign-up is necessary, and refreshments will be available while supplies last.
If you are able, please bring a beach chair or blanket so that you can read in comfort. 🙂
This program is suitable for all ages, though young children under 5 must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.
3-3:15pm – People arrive, enjoy refreshments, share what they’re reading
3:15-3:45pm – Quiet reading
3:45-4:00pm – Optional socializing, or just keep reading
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.
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 |
