Hawaii State
Public Library System

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• December 18, 2018 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Storytime (for kids)
• 808-697-7868

Storytime for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers. Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and activities based on early literacy research and the Every Child Ready to Read Program. Learn how talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing help get your child ready to read. This program is intended for children 0 -3 years old. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• December 19, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Entertainment, Learning
• 808-697-7868

Test your Christmas trivia knowledge!  Bring your thinking cap and a charged up device (phone, tablet, or laptop) to play this fast-paced game.  Participants will be given a brief amount of time to answer multiple choice trivia questions to earn points.  All participants answer at the same time by using their device.  The fastest will be rewarded the most points.  For all ages, teams or individuals are welcomed.

All programs are subject to change.  If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• December 22, 2018 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
• Books, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-697-7868

Enjoy weekly themed books, songs, and crafts with the whole family. Each week we discuss a new theme and read related stories. A craft based on the theme is also provided. This program is recommended for children in preschool and older but all are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• January 5, 2019 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 pm
• Books, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-697-7868

Enjoy weekly themed books, songs, and crafts with the whole family. Each week we discuss a new theme and read related stories. A craft based on the theme is also provided. This program is recommended for children in preschool and older but all are welcome. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• January 8, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Books, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-697-7868

Storytime for infants, toddlers, and their caregivers. Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and activities based on early literacy research and the Every Child Ready to Read Program. Learn how talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing help get your child ready to read. This program is intended for children 0 -3 years old. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• January 10, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Branch book clubs
• 808-697-7868

In Alan Brennert’s historical fiction book Moloka’i the story of Rachel Kalama, a spirited seven-year-old Hawaiian girl, dreams of visiting far-off lands like her father, a merchant seaman. Then one day a rose-colored mark appears on her skin, and those dreams are stolen from her. Taken from her home and family, Rachel is sent to Kalaupapa, the quarantined leprosy settlement on the island of Moloka’i. Here her life is supposed to end—but instead she discovers it is only just beginning. If you are reading this book for the first time, or rereading it in preparation for the upcoming release of Alan Brennert’s new companion novel Daughter of Moloka’i: a novel, please join us for a lively discussion.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• January 16, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Books, Community, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• 808-697-7868

Free books, food, and lucky prize drawings!

At the library’s read aloud nights families will enjoy books read by our special guest readers and community literacy partners. All children in attendance will receive a free book to keep as their own.  Refreshments will also be provided.

Keep the fun going! – Complete a Read Aloud Bingo Card and be entered into the lucky prize drawing for family fun activities.

This recurring program will take place from 6:00-7:30 on:

• September 19
• November 21
• January 16
• March 20
• May 15

Mahalo to our program partners: HECO, Friends of the Library of Hawaii, Read to Me International, and Hawaii Literacy.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date. Program is suitable for ages 5 and under. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• February 2, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Learning
• 808-697-7868

Were you mesmerized by the recent lava flow footage from Hawaii Island?

Dr. Thomas Shea is a volcanologist and petrologist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He will share videos, photos and his personal experiences from the 2018 Kilauea/East Rift Zone volcanic eruption. After the presentation, you can see lava rock samples.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.

• Oahu – Waianae
• Oahu
• February 6, 2019 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
• Causes, Community, Entertainment, Learning
• 808-697-7868

One person’s trash is another’s treasure. This interactive adventure explores the world of trash from garbage trucks, to the tiny “treasures” that fill our pockets. Music and magic pepper this exploration of how no resource or opportunity should be wasted in the life cycle of “stuff.” Suitable for ages 3 and older. Young children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.

This free 30-minute children’s theatre show was created with funding from the City & County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services.  Library performances are funded by the Samuel N. & Mary Castle Foundation and the Sidney Stern Memorial Trust.

All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.