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August 2022

Tue 23

Baby Rhyme Time

August 23, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

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

Every Tuesday at 9:00 am babies aged 0 - 2 and caregivers are welcome to join us for our Baby Rhyme Time located in the […]

Tue 23

VIRTUAL EVENT- Book Club “The Dictionary of Lost Words”

August 23, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams Recommended for Adults. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please […]

Free

Wed 24

Preschool Storytime

August 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Hawaii - North Kohala 54-3645 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI, United States

Join us on the library lawn for a fun-filled storytime! Together we’ll sing songs, read a few simple stories, then make a craft or do […]

Thu 25

Preschool Storytime

August 25, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

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

Children aged 3 to 5 and their caregivers are invited to join us every Thursday at 10:30 am for our Preschool Storytime. The program will […]

Fri 26

Kupuna Aikido’s Safe Falling for Seniors – a Demonstration

August 26, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Oahu - Pearl City 1138 Waimano Home Rd, Pearl City, HI, United States

Sensei Bill Doi and his fellow aikidoka (students of Aikido) will demonstrate simple exercises to use in the event of a fall. Learn the falling […]

Mon 29

Can you Write a Memoir?

August 29, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Hawaii - Mountain View 18-1235 Volcano Hwy, Mountain View, HI, United States

Sure! Everybody has a story! And nobody can tell yours quite the way you can, with your own accent, your own humor, your own special […]

September 2022

Fri 2

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55th Anniversary Celebration & Tiny Art Show

September 2, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

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

Come one, come all to the Pahoa Library's 55th Anniversary Celebration! Enjoy the premier of our Tiny Art Show and see what amazing pieces our […]

Tue 6

Picture of Rothenburg Germany with text Discovering Deutschland German Language Culture with native German Angie Castellaw

Discovering Deutschland: German Language and Culture with native German Angie Castellaw

September 6, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Oahu - Wahiawa 820 California Ave, Wahiawa, HI, United States

It's September, and that means Oktoberfest is just around the corner! Come to Wahiawa Public Library and learn about German language, culture, and history from […]

Wed 7

Fall Prevention: “Aging Isn’t for the Weak” with Stan Michaels

September 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Oahu - Pearl City 1138 Waimano Home Rd, Pearl City, HI, United States

September is Fall Prevention Month. Stan Michaels is a Senior Fall Prevention Specialist with the Hawai‘i Department of Health. He will provide an anecdotal and […]

Sat 10