An event every week that begins at 12:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until April 30, 2026

A quiet place to leave a few words behind.
What & How:
Pick a catalog card.
Write a thought, a feeling, a short poem, or even a fragment.
Place it in the box to be filed in the Tortured Poets Department Catalog.
Write freely and with care for those who will read after you.
Why?
To notice a moment
To put it into words
To leave something behind
Who?
Welcomes all ages
No experience needed
Anonymous participation welcome
Libraries keep what matters.
You decide what that is.
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 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.