2024 Summer Reading Challenge

Athena Merchant - 2024 Summer Reading Challenge Grand Prize Winner

The Summer Reading Challenge ended on July 31, 2024. We hope you found joy and adventure in the pages of your books and explored new mo‘olelo (stories).

The Hawai‘i State Public Library System is thrilled to announce the winner of the 2024 Summer Reading Challenge Grand Prize DrawingAthena Merchant, child patron of Waipahu Public Library won four round trip tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies! Her name was drawn from over 16,000 reading participants statewide.

Though the Summer Reading Challenge has ended, your journey with reading doesn’t have to. Our libraries are here year-round with an array of books and online resources to keep your reading momentum going. Libraries offer wonderful programs for all ages! View our online events calendar to see what’s happening at your local library.

HSPLS is grateful for the generous support from our sponsors.

2024 Summer Reading Challenge sponsor logos: Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, Alaska Airlines, McDonald's, and Pizza Hut

 

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.