I’m a kid

Woman reading a book to children.

Attend a storytime




Hawaiian pattern

Learn Hawaiian



See all the Hawaiian words
A gecko on a library card.

Get your first library card

If a little gecko can get a library card, then so can you!

Justin holding his coveted library card.

Meet other kids

Justin uses the library all the time. Find out how and learn more about Justin.

ALERT | In holiday observance of Labor Day, all public libraries will be closed August 30 to September 1, 2025.

ALERT | In holiday observance of Veterans Day, all public libraries will be closed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

ALERT | In holiday observance of Thanksgiving Day, all public libraries will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2025.

ALERT | In holiday observance of Christmas Day, all public libraries will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2025.

ALERT | In holiday observance of New Year's Day, all public libraries will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

ALERT #1 | Hawai‘i State Public Library System will be conducting network maintenance on Friday, August 22, 2025 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. HST.
Access to our online services will be unavailable during this time. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to improve our systems.

ALERT #2 | Mountain View Public and School Library's bookdrop is temporarily closed.