An event every month that begins at 3:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until June 18, 2026

In person or via Zoom! Join us in reading and discussing the following titles on the third Thursday of each month:
January 15: Table for Two by Amor Towles
February 19: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
March 19: The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn
April 16: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
May 21: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel by Ocean Vuong
June 18: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
July 16: There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
August 20: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
September 17: Isola by Allegra Goodman
October 15: Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg
December 17: The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
New members are welcome to attend! Call (808) 553-1765 for more information and/or Zoom link.
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.

HOLIDAY CLOSURE | In state observance of King Kamehameha I Day, all public libraries will be closed on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
ALERT | Libraries will observe the Independence Day holiday July 3–5, 2026. Most libraries will be closed Friday, July 3; however, ʻAiea, ʻĀina Haina, Hanapēpē, Hawai‘i Kai, Hilo, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Kīhei, Liliha, Makawao, McCully-Mōʻiliʻili, Princeville, Thelma Parker, Wahiawā, Waialua, Waimānalo, Waikīkī-Kapahulu, and Waipahu will be open July 3 and closed Saturday, July 4.