Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 31, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Food
• Contact: 808-928-2015

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge theme, ʻUmeke Kāʻeo, means a calabash full to the brim. To celebrate this theme, every Friday in June and July we’ll help you fill your calabash with new tastes and flavors of our local Hawaii made snacks and foods.

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. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 4, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-928-2015

If you’re a great Lego Builder, or a first timer, this is the place for you!  Children will have the opportunity to get creative following the selected theme or build anything they choose.  They can either work on their own creations, or build as a team.  Legos will be provided by the library.  No sign-up is needed.  Program is suitable for all ages.  Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.  Children are advised to leave their personal Legos at home.

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.

• August 6, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-928-2015

Bring your family, friends, or come on your own and join us for an afternoon of fun at the library! Enjoy a free movie and free popcorn in a comfortable, welcoming environment.

Animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

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.

• August 11, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-928-2015

If you’re a great Lego Builder, or a first timer, this is the place for you!  Children will have the opportunity to get creative following the selected theme or build anything they choose.  They can either work on their own creations, or build as a team.  Legos will be provided by the library.  No sign-up is needed.  Program is suitable for all ages.  Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.  Children are advised to leave their personal Legos at home.

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.

• August 12, 2026 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-928-2015

Get ready for the new school year in style by creating your very own personalized backpack name tag!

Join us for a fun, creative crafting event where you will be able to design a colorful name tag to help make your backpack unique and easy to identify .

FREE limited craft 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, butnot required. All programs are subject to change. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 13, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-928-2015

Bring your family, friends, or come on your own and join us for an afternoon of fun at the library! Enjoy a free movie and free popcorn in a comfortable, welcoming environment.

Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.

In Disney’s 2025 live-action Snow White, the kind-hearted princess escapes her jealous stepmother, the Evil Queen, after becoming the target of a deadly plot. Finding refuge with seven dwarfs and joining forces with the courageous Jonathan and a band of allies, Snow White embraces her compassion and inner strength to reclaim her kingdom. Through courage, friendship, and hope, she confronts the Queen’s tyranny, inspiring others and restoring justice and kindness to the land.

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.

• August 18, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-928-2015

If you’re a great Lego Builder, or a first timer, this is the place for you!  Children will have the opportunity to get creative following the selected theme or build anything they choose.  They can either work on their own creations, or build as a team.  Legos will be provided by the library.  No sign-up is needed.  Program is suitable for all ages.  Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.  Children are advised to leave their personal Legos at home.

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.

• August 20, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-928-2015

Bring your family, friends, or come on your own and join us for an afternoon of fun at the library! Enjoy a free movie and free popcorn in a comfortable, welcoming environment.

Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.

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.

• August 25, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-928-2015

If you’re a great Lego Builder, or a first timer, this is the place for you!  Children will have the opportunity to get creative following the selected theme or build anything they choose.  They can either work on their own creations, or build as a team.  Legos will be provided by the library.  No sign-up is needed.  Program is suitable for all ages.  Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.  Children are advised to leave their personal Legos at home.

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.

• August 27, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-928-2015

Bring your family, friends, or come on your own and join us for an afternoon of fun at the library! Enjoy a free movie and free popcorn in a comfortable, welcoming environment.

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

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.