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April 2024

Thu 4

First Thursday Memory Catchers

April 4, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Kauai - Lihue 4344 Hardy St, Lihue, HI, United States

Join Kauai Author Dawn Fraser Kawahara in the Lihue Library Conference Room on the first Thursday of every month from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm […]

Fri 5

Chinese Mahjong

April 5, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Oahu - Aina Haina 5246 Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, HI, United States

Interested in learning basic Chinese mahjong? Stop by the library for a lesson and a chance to play! Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or […]

Sat 6

Teen Advisory Group (TAG) Meeting

April 6, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Hawaii - Kailua-Kona 75-138 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI, United States

TAG Members! Time to meet up to discuss events, programs you want to have at the Kailua-Kona Library. Not a member yet? Join us at […]

Sat 6

Energy Bagua-Walking Meditation

April 6, 2024 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Oahu - Salt Lake-Moanalua 3225 Salt Lake Blvd, Honolulu, HI, United States

八卦內功簡介 Energy Bagua is a meditation developed by Master JinBodhi for the regeneration of vitality and maintenance of health. It’s main components are based upon […]

Sat 6

A person wearing a flower lei and sitting in front of a guitar

Ukulele Lessons for Beginners

April 6, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Oahu - Waianae 85-625 Farrington Hwy, Waiʻanae, HI, United States

Join us every Saturday in April for a 4 week series of free Ukulele lessons! Lokelani Pila, a Wai‘anae resident will be our instructor. She […]

Mon 8

Top half of the movie poster for the 1919 silent film, "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." The title of the movie is in yellow over a red field. Underneath is an old-fashioned lamp post, and the gaunt figure of a vampire.

Movie Night – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

April 8, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Hawaii - Pahoa 15-3070 Pahoa-Kalapana Rd, Pahoa, HI, United States

Come and get some culture by watching the 1919 silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. "A milestone of the silent film era and […]

Tue 9

blackout poetry using a page from The Great Gatsby

Blackout Poetry Contest

April 9, 2024

Hawaii - Kailua-Kona 75-138 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI, United States

Tweens & Teens! April is National Poetry Month! Create your own blackout poetry for a chance to win a gift card! Blackout poetry is taking […]

Wed 10

Poetry Month: Teen Haiku Challenge

April 10, 2024 - April 12, 2024

Kauai - Lihue 4344 Hardy St, Lihue, HI, United States

For Poetry Month 2024, Lihue Public Library is hosting a Teen Haiku Challenge. Pick up entry forms at Lihue Public Library. Submissions accepted at Lihue […]

Wed 10

Keiki Storytime & Whatevahs!

April 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Oahu - Kailua 239 Kuulei Rd, Kailua, HI, United States

Join the fun with stories, crafts, movement, and whatevahs! Keep keiki loving stories and stuffs! Meet Mr. Alligator. Find out what other programs we have […]

Thu 11

Preschool Storytime

April 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Oahu - Kaneohe 46-056 Kamehameha Hwy,, Kaneohe, HI, United States

The Preschool Storytime will be held in the Windward Mall's Center Court. Join Auntie Ariel for Thursday morning storytimes! Please bring blankets, mats or something […]