I’m a kid

Kids reading in front of a bookshelf stuffed with books

Find a good book

Pre-kindergarten to kindergarten
Grades 1-3
Grades 4-6
Woman reading a book to children.

Attend a storytime




Five teenage girls wearing sailor costumes sitting around a table smiling

Join a reading program

Letters about literature
Nene awards
Programs at your local branch
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.

You have questions. We have answers.
We're librarians. (It's what we do.)

Ask us a question

ALERT | Hawaii State Public Library System will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, December 14, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. HST to Sunday, December 15th, 5:00 a.m. HST. Access to our online services may be unavailable during this time.

In observance of the Christmas holiday, all public libraries will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Libraries that typically have evening hours on Tuesdays will have adjusted hours on Christmas Eve, December 24th, and will close at 4:00 p.m.

In observance of the New Year's holiday, all public libraries will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Libraries that typically have evening hours on Tuesdays will have adjusted hours on New Year's Eve, December 31st, and will close at 4:00 p.m.