It’s almost Memorial Day, which means one thing—Summer is here!
No excuses. School is out for the kids. The season finale for Hawaii 5-0 is all pau. Most other shows on television wrapped up their seasons (with a few exceptions). …
An upcoming “Meet the Author” program featuring award-winning crime novelist Douglas Corleone at five Oahu public libraries has been cancelled due to a family illness. A news release (HSPLS News Release 11-001) announcing the program was issued on July 2.…
PRESS RELEASE
The U.S. Army Strolling Strings, a premier ensemble of the U.S. Armed Forces, will present a free concert featuring their String Quartet in celebration of the 2010 HSPLS Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 10 at noon in …
“Libraries are the heart of their communities.” – American Library Association (ALA)
It’s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide. There are a great number of …
The Hawaii State Public Library System will change its furlough days from the usual Wednesdays to Fridays during March 2010. All public libraries and administrative offices will be closed on March 5, 12 and 19.
In addition, six public libraries …
posted by M.L. Sanico
I think one of the first things we started realizing about the Hawaii State Public Library System (the only statewide public library system in the United States) is that its greatest resources are its employees. We’ve …
“Are we there yet?”… “no”…”are we there now?”…”no”…”we’ve gotta be close!”…”nope”.
That’s pretty much how the conversation went as we drove from town to Kahuku Public library last Tuesday night after work. Alex was driving per usual, and I was …
The first stop on our Public Library Tour was Kapolei! We met with Branch Manager, Stacie Kanno to talk about the unique role that the Kapolei Library plays in the Leeward community. I thought I knew quite a bit about …
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Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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