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Summer (Blind) Date with a Library Book!

June 9, 2025 - August 2, 2025

book wrapped in brown butcher paper to hide the cover

Calling all teens in Grades 7-12! Visit the Teen Section at the Hawaiʻi State Library in downtown Honolulu and choose a hand-wrapped book to borrow with your library card and read at home. Return the book and fill out the “Rate Your Date” bookmark for a chance to win a gift card! (Must pick up prize in person; prize will not be mailed). First come, first pick until all wrapped books run out! Bonus: This counts for the Summer Reading Challenge, so don’t forget to log those titles in the Beanstack App!

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

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Start:
June 9, 2025
End:
August 2, 2025
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Island

O‘ahu

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Teens

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O‘ahu – Hawai‘i State Library
478 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96813 United States
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Phone:
808-586-3500

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