Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• June 19, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or 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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• June 19, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or 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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• June 20, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Games, Learning
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Are you a chess aficionado who would like to up your game a bit? Come to Salt Lake-Moanalua!

Matthew Washington has coached chess at Pearl City Elementary School and Highlands Intermediate School. Skills that will be worked on: Critical thinking, Decision-making, Sportsmanship, Time management and Pattern recognition.

Sponsored by the Friends of Salt Lake-Moanalua 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. All programs are subject to change.See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• June 21, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Health & Wellness, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Read to a therapy dog!  All dogs participating in this program are specially trained and can help patrons practice reading aloud without judgment. The minutes spent reading to a dog applies toward your Summer Reading Challenge goal!

All Ages Welcome! If you want a comfortable setting to practice your reading fluency or reduce stress, this is the event for you. Bring your favorite book or choose from the many available titles on hand.

A sign up sheet will be available at the Info Desk on the day of the program. Registrations can be made on June 21 by phone 831-6831 or in person. Sessions with a therapy dog are 10 minutes long. Walk-ins welcome as space permits.

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.

• June 26, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or 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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• June 26, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Please join us Thursday mornings for stories, songs & crafts!

Best suited for 2 – 5 year olds.

All children must be accompanied by a parent or 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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• June 26, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Learning, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Join us during our normal Preschool Storytime hour for a fun and musical time at Salt Lake-Moanalua! Catering to younger children and families in particular, Allegro Keiki, is an experience created and shared by members of the Kai String Quartet. Performing popular children’s songs and classical pieces, Allegro Keiki has music the whole family can enjoy!

After the performance, we’ll be partnering with Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings to host an Instrument Petting Zoo. Kids will have the chance to get hands-on with a violin and cello, exploring the sounds and feel of these beautiful instruments!

More information can be found at the Allegro Keiki Website and @allegrokeiki on Instagram

Brought to you by The Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i

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.

• June 28, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Join us 4th Saturdays of the month for our musical film series.

Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library’s Magazine Room transforms into a Theater, complete with commentator, popcorn and conversation.

Film buff Dan Devaney, is eager to share and discuss some of our favorite musical films. Dan is a retired attorney who practiced business law in Hawaii for more than 30 years. In college he majored in Asian Studies and spent a year in Tianjin and Beijing; he now spends much of his time gardening, cooking, learning to work on cars, & of course watching movies.

Now Showing: Walk the Line (2005)

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.

Rated: PG 13    /  Run Time: 2 hr 15 min

Coming Soon:

TBD  –  July 26, 2025
The Commitments (1991)  R  1h 58m – August 23, 2025
 Once (2007)  R  1h 26m-  September 27, 2025
 Moulin Rouge! (2001) PG-13 2h 7- October 11, 2025
The Greatest Showman  (2017) PG 1h 45m – October 25, 2025
Across the Universe (2007) PG-13  2h 13m – November 22, 2025
LaLa Land (2016) PG-13  2h 8 December 27, 2025

Sponsored by the Friends of Salt Lake-Moanalua 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. All titles, dates, and other information subject to change to reflect, among other things, license status, quality check of library DVDs, and appropriateness of content.

• June 30, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Entertainment, Films & Movies, History, Learning, Music
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Join us as we celebrate Mele, our 2025 Summer Reading theme, with a free local documentary film screening!

“The History of the Sons of Hawai‘i” is an award-winning documentary that tells the story of the charismatic band that helped launch the Hawaiian cultural renaissance. Spanning forty years of Hawaiʻi’s rich musical tradition, the 80-minute film offers an intimate look at a unique group of performers and composers: their songs, their humor, and their devotion to a sound that continues to convey something essential about the Hawaiian spirit. Suitable for ages 7 and up.

Free documentary copies will be provided at the event, while supplies last.

Mahalo to The Hawaiian Legacy Foundation for generously sponsoring this film screening event and for their gracious donation of film copies.

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 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-831-6831

Are you a kupuna, and would you like a Tech Savvy Teen to help you with email or your laptop, tablet (e.g. iPad or Kindle), or smart phone?

Bring your device and questions for on-the-spot troubleshooting and connect with knowledgeable teens ready to share their skills. This FREE, 1-on-1 tutoring event is open to kupuna who need tech support.

Registration required. Space is limited. Call 808-831-6831 or stop by the Information Desk to sign up.

Tech Savvy Teens is part of an afterschool workforce development program created and run by Kaulike Academy, a 501c nonprofit organization.

This event is also supported by the Friends of the Salt Lake-Moanalua 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. All programs are subject to change.