Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• June 10, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Categories: Entertainment, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Join us for a movie matinee: Dog Man, rated PG. Families are welcome to bring their own blankets to sit on and their own food and drinks to enjoy. Light snack provided. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. Sponsored by the Friends of Waimanalo 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.

• June 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
• Categories: Books, Community, Learning, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Themed stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and a simple craft. This 45-minute program is suitable for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregiver.  We use a parent participation model, please come ready to have fun with your keiki at the 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.

• June 12, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
• Categories: Books, Community, Learning, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Themed stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and a simple craft. This 45-minute program is suitable for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregiver.  We use a parent participation model, please come ready to have fun with your keiki at the 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.

• June 17, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Read To Me International presents a six-session workshop for parents and caregivers with children ages 0 – 9. This program will provide parents with reading strategies and resources to practice in class, then apply it with their children at home and school, encouraging family reading time together every day. 

Join this six-week program if you would like:

• To set your keiki up for future success and life-long learning.
• To start or add to your at-home library with 11 free books from the program.
• Story Time to be the highlight of every day.
• To learn how to make story time more conversational with your keiki.
• To get to know other families, through the program.

The program is led by Kamuela E. Yong. Kamuela was born and raised in Waimānalo, where he continues to live with his wife and two sons. Deeply rooted in his community, Kamuela actively participates in various ʻohana-centered programs and events. He finds great joy in learning and growing alongside his family and cherishes the time they spend together.

Kamuela is a professor of mathematics at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, where he is dedicated to creating culturally relevant curriculum that reflects and uplifts the diverse communities of Hawaiʻi. He is also a proud graduate of RTM10 (Read to Me 10 Minutes a Day) and has taken part in several programs hosted by Read to Me International.

As regular attendees of the Waimānalo Library’s events, Kamuela and his ʻohana value the library as a hub for community connection and lifelong learning. He is excited to share the importance of dialogic reading and literacy with other ʻohana in his community, continuing the cycle of learning and aloha.

This program series is sponsored by Read To Me International Foundation. Space is limited. Read To Me Ten Minutes A Day Program for Parents & Caregivers.

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 18, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Learning, Science
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Scientists use microscopes to help them see very tiny things.  This allows them to learn and understand the world around them.  Join us to discover the amazing microscopic world hidden in plain sight by using the microscopes that scientists use.  All ages are welcome to this program. Feel free to bring something you would like to look at.  Can you guess what the images (A-D) are as seen using a microscope?

This program is brought to you by Chaminade University’sI Am A Scientist(IAS) program. A unique free STEM outreach program where professional scientists and university undergraduates teach STEM concepts and skills to students.  Students experience success using innovative and career relevant hands-on activities in an exciting and supportive environment. The program is in collaboration with Chaminade’s School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, the Data Science, Analytics and Visualization Program, and the United Nations CIFAL Center Honolulu.

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 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
• Categories: Books, Community, Learning, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Themed stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and a simple craft. This 45-minute program is suitable for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregiver.  We use a parent participation model, please come ready to have fun with your keiki at the 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.

• June 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
• Categories: Books, Community, Learning, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Themed stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and a simple craft. This 45-minute program is suitable for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregiver.  We use a parent participation model, please come ready to have fun with your keiki at the 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.

• June 21, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Create and take home your very own painted stars to celebrate patriotic holidays!  Have fun while you develop your painting skills using acrylics.  All the paints, brushes, surfaces and embellishments will be provided without any cost to you.

For beginners or more advanced painters: Learn how to use and care for your brushes, how to transfer one of these designs and make a color palette.  Practice creating background, using stenciling techniques.

This project is adult and child friendly!  Young children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Sponsored by Oahu Decorative Painters.

Registration is required by Monday, June 9. Sign up at the library or call 808-259-2610.

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 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Community, Reading programs
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Read To Me International presents a six-session workshop for parents and caregivers with children ages 0 – 9. This program will provide parents with reading strategies and resources to practice in class, then apply it with their children at home and school, encouraging family reading time together every day. 

Join this six-week program if you would like:

• To set your keiki up for future success and life-long learning.
• To start or add to your at-home library with 11 free books from the program.
• Story Time to be the highlight of every day.
• To learn how to make story time more conversational with your keiki.
• To get to know other families, through the program.

The program is led by Kamuela E. Yong. Kamuela was born and raised in Waimānalo, where he continues to live with his wife and two sons. Deeply rooted in his community, Kamuela actively participates in various ʻohana-centered programs and events. He finds great joy in learning and growing alongside his family and cherishes the time they spend together.

Kamuela is a professor of mathematics at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, where he is dedicated to creating culturally relevant curriculum that reflects and uplifts the diverse communities of Hawaiʻi. He is also a proud graduate of RTM10 (Read to Me 10 Minutes a Day) and has taken part in several programs hosted by Read to Me International.

As regular attendees of the Waimānalo Library’s events, Kamuela and his ʻohana value the library as a hub for community connection and lifelong learning. He is excited to share the importance of dialogic reading and literacy with other ʻohana in his community, continuing the cycle of learning and aloha.

This program series is sponsored by Read To Me International Foundation. Space is limited. Read To Me Ten Minutes A Day Program for Parents & Caregivers.

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 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
• Categories: Books, Community, Learning, Music, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-259-2610

Themed stories, songs, rhymes, movement, and a simple craft. This 45-minute program is suitable for children ages 2 to 5 and their adult caregiver.  We use a parent participation model, please come ready to have fun with your keiki at the 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.