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April 2024

Tue 16

Spring Origami Butterfly

April 15, 2024 @ 8:00 am - April 30, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

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

It's Spring! Make 1 or many of these beautiful butterflies. You can string them together and hang them in your room or give them to […]

Tue 16

blackout poetry using a page from The Great Gatsby

Blackout Poetry Contest

April 16, 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 […]

Tue 16

Poetry Month: Teen Haiku Challenge

April 16, 2024 - April 18, 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 […]

Tue 16

Super Saturday

April 16, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Oahu - Waimanalo 41-1320 Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI, United States

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at Waimanalo Library with the following activities: Hand/arm painting with Auntie Fanny Make & Take Comic Book Pages: design your […]

Tue 16

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Keiki Storytime

April 16, 2024 @ 9:15 am - 10:30 am

Oahu - Kalihi-Palama 1325 Kalihi St, Honolulu, HI, United States

Join us for keiki storytime. Keiki will enjoy a few stories, rhymes or songs, and do a craft or creative activity. Materials will be provided. […]

Tue 16

Assorted books from Dolly Partonʻs Imagination Library

Story Time with ʻOhana Readers

April 16, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am

Molokai - Molokai 15 Ala Malama Ave, Kaunakakai, HI, United States

Join the Molokai Public Library and ʻOhana Readers, an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to read a different story each month and complete a […]

Tue 16

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Toddler Time

April 16, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

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

Come to Wai’anae Public Library’s Toddler Time so keiki ages 0-3 can learn and build their pre-reading skills by enjoying music, stories, and toy time! […]

Tue 16

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Storytime with Aunty Chelsea

April 16, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 10:30 am

Lanai - Lanai 555 Fraser Ave, Lanai City, HI, United States

Story time is a wonderful way to explore the world of books with stories and music. Join us as we share very simple books and […]

Tue 16

Family Story Time

April 16, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

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

Family Story Time! Come join us for fun stories, dances, and songs. Program is suitable for age 2 and over. All children must be accompanied […]

Tue 16

Children’s Storytime

April 16, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:00 am

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

Storytime is back! Join us every Tuesday morning in April for Children's Storytime at Lihue Public Library. Families can enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs. Best […]