Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• April 27, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Writing
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join us for a new self-guided writing circle that will be on every other Monday from 1-2:30 PM. This month’s meetings will be on Monday,  April 13 and 27. This is a small circle that is a safe place to practice your writing skills, learn from others, and share your own work, thoughts, and dreams.

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.

• April 28, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Come to Wai’anae Public Library’s Toddler Time so keiki ages 0-3 can learn and build their pre-reading skills by enjoying music, stories, and toy time! All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  We hope to see you there!

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.

• May 2, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Books, Community, Entertainment
• Contact: 808-697-7868

On Saturday, May 2, visit this participating library and pick out a free comic book of your choice. Quantities are limited and are available while supplies last. Some comic titles include:

• World of Archie
• Stitch
• Energon Universe (Transformers, G.I. Joe)
• Garfield
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Armageddon X-Men / Avengers
• Spidey & His Amazing Friends

Costumed character appearances will be available at select O‘ahu libraries. Call for availability and/or schedule.

This comic event is for all ages and sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i.

• May 2, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Keiki and their ʻohana are invited to join Waiʻanae Public Library for a fun-filled story-time where we read superhero books, sing and dance, and make crafts. This story-time is aimed at ages 3–5, but all ages are welcome. All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Hope to see you there!

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.

• May 5, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Come to Wai’anae Public Library’s Toddler Time so keiki ages 0-3 can learn and build their pre-reading skills by enjoying music, stories, and toy time! All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  We hope to see you there!

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.

• May 9, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Keiki and their ohana are invited to join Wai’anae Public Library for a fun-filled storytime where we read books, sing and dance, and make crafts.  This story-time is aimed at ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome.  All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Hope to see you there!

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.

• May 11, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Writing
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join us for a new self-guided writing circle that will be on every other Monday from 1-2:30 PM. This is a small circle that is a safe place to practice your writing skills, learn from others, and share your own work, thoughts, and dreams.

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.

• May 12, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Come to Wai’anae Public Library’s Toddler Time so keiki ages 0-3 can learn and build their pre-reading skills by enjoying music, stories, and toy time! All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  We hope to see you there!

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.

• May 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Keiki and their ohana are invited to join Wai’anae Public Library for a fun-filled storytime where we read books, sing and dance, and make crafts.  This story-time is aimed at ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome.  All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Hope to see you there!

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.

• May 20, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

This book will be discussed in May 2026 at the in-person book club meeting at the library. There is no longer a virtual/online book club.

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a vengeance.

In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli—like so many of her neighbors—must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or go west, to California, in search of a better life. The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America’s most defining eras—the Great Depression.

November 2025 was the last online book club meeting for the Waianae Book Club. Starting in January 2026 the book club will be an in-person meeting at the same time, 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm in the library meeting room.  The Four Winds will be the selection for May 2026.  No registration required.  Questions please call the library at 808-697-7868. Mahalo.

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.