Hawaii State
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Bring your cameras! Join us for free picture-taking with Santa and his Elf!  Tickets for picture-taking will be distributed at 5:30 p.m.  Picture-taking will start ...
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Attend a special jewelry making class for teens and adults. Jewelry artists, Sid Nakamoto and Gail Ching-Lee will demonstrate a simple and beautiful jewelry design.  ...
Read More Jewelry Making Class

Jim Kempton will bring to life stories and recipe origins from his new book. Jim is a lifelong surfer, cook, and writer. He’s been the ...
Read More First We Surf Then We Eat – Talk Story and Book Signing with Jim Kempton

Join us for a selection of traditional Christmas music, along with some non-traditional music performed by a local, ten member string band.  Foot tapping, singing, ...
Read More Music of the Season

Celebrate the holiday season at the Kailua-Kona Public Library! Engineers ages 4 to 11 are invited to the Kailua-Kona Public Library to construct their very ...
Read More Holiday Candy House Construction

Cultivate your holiday cheer at Makawao Library, with games and activities celebrating Elf Culture and a free viewing of Elf, the classic holiday film starring ...
Read More A Celebration of Elf Culture & Holiday Cheer

The Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii will have two Filipino American Veterans exhibits on display in the lobby of the Hawaii State Library.  Their WWI ...
Read More Filipino-American Veteran’s Display by the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii

Barbara Wiedner of the Surfrider Foundation Kauaʻi Chapter will provide information on the impact of marine debris and plastic pollution in our oceans. Marine debris ...
Read More Marine Debris & Plastic Pollution Lecture

The Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii will have two Filipino American Veterans exhibits on display in the lobby of the Hawaii State Library.  Their WWI ...
Read More Filipino-American Veteran’s Display by the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii

Simple stories, songs, movement and crafts just right for toddlers!  Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. All programs are subject to ...
Read More Toddler Storytime