Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 13, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Photography, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Step into our Library Photo Booth in the Children’s Section and capture fun summer memories with family and friends! Dress up like a chef, strike a pose, and celebrate the season with bright food and fruit-themed decorations and props perfect for all ages.

Bring your smiles, creativity, and aloha spirit for a fun photo opportunity the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.

• July 13, 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.

• July 14, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Photography, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Step into our Library Photo Booth in the Children’s Section and capture fun summer memories with family and friends! Dress up like a chef, strike a pose, and celebrate the season with bright food and fruit-themed decorations and props perfect for all ages.

Bring your smiles, creativity, and aloha spirit for a fun photo opportunity the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.

• July 14, 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.

• July 14, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:15 am
• Categories: Entertainment
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join Wai‘anae Public Library for a fun-filled Kitchen Playdate for Toddlers (Tuesdays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 and July 7, 14, 21, 28) in the Children’s Section! Children ages 0–6 and their caregivers are invited to explore a playful pretend kitchen with toy foods, cooking activities, and imaginative play inspired by summer fruits and favorite local foods.

This hands-on playtime encourages creativity, social interaction, and early learning in a fun and welcoming environment for young keiki.

Bring your smiles, imagination, and aloha spirit for a playful morning the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.

• July 15, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Photography, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Step into our Library Photo Booth in the Children’s Section and capture fun summer memories with family and friends! Dress up like a chef, strike a pose, and celebrate the season with bright food and fruit-themed decorations and props perfect for all ages.

Bring your smiles, creativity, and aloha spirit for a fun photo opportunity the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.

• July 15, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

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

Yesteryear  by Caro Claire Burke

Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers don’t know won’t hurt them.

Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her children―they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Is this a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn’t her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.

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.  Yesteryear will be the selection for July 2026.  No registration required.  We will also begin the process of selecting books for the rest of this year, so bring some interesting titles!  Questions please call the library at 808-697-7868. Mahalo.

• July 16, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Photography, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Step into our Library Photo Booth in the Children’s Section and capture fun summer memories with family and friends! Dress up like a chef, strike a pose, and celebrate the season with bright food and fruit-themed decorations and props perfect for all ages.

Bring your smiles, creativity, and aloha spirit for a fun photo opportunity the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.

• July 17, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Photography, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Step into our Library Photo Booth in the Children’s Section and capture fun summer memories with family and friends! Dress up like a chef, strike a pose, and celebrate the season with bright food and fruit-themed decorations and props perfect for all ages.

Bring your smiles, creativity, and aloha spirit for a fun photo opportunity the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.

• July 18, 2026
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Entertainment, Photography, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Step into our Library Photo Booth in the Children’s Section and capture fun summer memories with family and friends! Dress up like a chef, strike a pose, and celebrate the season with bright food and fruit-themed decorations and props perfect for all ages.

Bring your smiles, creativity, and aloha spirit for a fun photo opportunity the whole ‘ohana can enjoy!

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.