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It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time!  Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the weekend’s literary and library events here in Hawaii.

Book Launch – Margaret Dilloway’s How to Be an American Housewife

Last week Thursday we attended the book launch of Margaret Dilloway’s new novel at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana.  It was great meeting Margaret in person and she did a great job on “center stage” talking about her book and the writing process.  She was being drilled by Patricia Wood, author of The Lottery, who sat in as a mediator and asked her a lot of interesting questions.  She also had her own interesting take on writing.  It was an awesome surprise to meet two authors and Patricia is a wonderful person.  We bought autographed copies of How to Be an American Housewife and The Lottery. Misty had already thoroughly enjoyed Margaret’s book (read her review here) and recently breezed right through Patricia’s book.  Look out for a review in the near future!

“3Rs: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle” Educational Display

Now through August 31st at Waipahu Public Library.  This award-winning City and County of Honolulu educational recycling display received an Ilima Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in June 2010.  A portion of the interactive display will include 3-minute videos featuring a cast of hip and opala-savvy young actors who take viewers behind-the-scenes through the world of Oahu’s recycling and waste management systems. Visit the display and watch episodes of “Opalavison,” then have a photo taken alongside the life-sized cutouts of the actors. Recycling has become more and more prominent in our lives today. Taking care of opala (the Hawaiian word for garbage) is everyone’s business. For more information, call 675-0358.

Haoles in Hawaii

Another new and interesting book coming out of University of Hawai’i Press recently is Haoles in Hawaii by Judy Rohrer.  According to the UH Press Blog, this book “strives to make sense of haole (Hawaiian for ‘white person’) and ‘the politics of haole’ in current debates about race in Hawai‘i.”   For more information on the book, check out the UH Press page here.

Friends of the Library-Waikoloa Region

I stumbled upon this website in my research.  They “are trying to bring a library to the Waikoloa region.”  Check out this website here and if you’re in the region, you may want to support your fellow community members.  The next of their monthly meetings is actually today, August 13 at 7:00pm.  It will be at the Kau Kau Depot.

Win 20,000 books for our keiki.  Contest ends August 31st!

Don’t forget to keep voting on the First Book Cheerios Challenge to help Hawaii get into the Top 5!  The top 5 states in the country will receive 20,000 books each for needy children.  Currently Hawaii is #6 behind New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arizona and Oklahoma.  All you have to do is answer multiple choice trivia on children’s books.  Each correct answer counts as a vote.  Let’s help Hawaii’s keiki by answering as many questions correctly as you can.  REMEMBER: You must hit the “I’M DONE” button for all of your trivia answers to count!  For more info check out First Book-Oahu’s blog.

Now on to the events…

Friday, August 13

• 10:30am – Children’s Storytime at Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library.  For Preschoolers (ages 2-5).  Every Friday at 10:30 a.m.  Call 831-6831 to check or for more info.
• 07:00pm – Clark Little: Video, Slideshow and Book Signing at the Art Building Auditorium on the University of Hawai’i Manoa campus.  Surf photographer Clark Little gives a slideshow presentation as well as a book signing. Ocean lovers, as well as photographers and art aficionados will enjoy a burst of Hawaiian shorebreak surf on the big screen.  Free.  956-8244 for more information.

Saturday, August 14

• 09:00am – Maui Friends of the Library Book Sale in front of Whole Foods Market at Maui Mall, Kahului, HI.  All proceeds will support program funding and materials for Maui County Public libraries.  Stop by and help support your Maui Libraries!
• 10:00am – Enjoy Children’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Lahaina (Maui).  More info
• 10:00am – Keiki Talk Story at the Mission Houses Museum.  Children and one of their adult ohana hear a themed story before participating in a fun activity exploring the museum’s collection each month in the historic Frame House cellar. Perfect for children 3 years and up.
• 10:30am – Japanese American Resettlement Through the Lens event at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.  special presentation by Lane Ryo Hirabayashi centered on his latest book, which takes a fresh look at War Relocation Authority (WRA) photographs of the “resettlement” of Japanese Americans released from wartime confinement.  More info
• 10:30am – Author Lynda Lakes conducts “For Readers, Writers and the Wealth of Folks with a Story Brewing in their Heads, Namely YOU” at Aina Haina Public Library.  This is a writing workshop for adults.  Lakes has written 18 novels and is a member of the Romance Writers of America (RWA)  since 1987 and the 2010 president of the RWA-Aloha Chapter.  For more info call 377-2456.
• 10:30am – Children’s Storytime at Hawaii State Library.  Every Saturday at 10:30am.  Call 586-3510 for more information and to check.  For children ages 3 & older.
• 11:00am – Hold onto your hats kids, because Curious George is coming to Children’s Storytime at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall!  Curious George will be making a special appearance as we they stories of some of his most favorite adventures!  More info
• 11:00am – Keiki storytime at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana where they’ll be reading Nathan Saves Summer by Gerry Renert, illustrated by Carrie Anne Bradshaw.  More info
• 02:00pm – Meet author Michael Herr at Borders in Lihue (Kauai).  Michael will present his new book in the Kohala Coast mystery series, The Old Queen’s Guardians. More info
• 02:00pm – Introducing Ook and Gluk at Borders across Hawaii!  Discover a new series by Dav Pilkey at this very special summer kids event.  NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COSTUME CHARACTER EVENT.  More info
• 06:00pm – Stuart Coleman, author of Fierce Heart and Eddie Would Go will be having a book signing at the Barefoot Wine & Surfrider Foundation clean-up after party at Tiki’s Bar & Grill in Waikiki.  More info
• 06:30pm – Bill Fernandez, the author of Rainbows Over Kapa’a will have an Author Talk at the Ship Store Gallery in Kapa’a, HI (KAUAI).  Open to the public.

Sunday, August 15

• 10:00am – There’s a Honolulu of Academy Warehouse Sale, 8/15 and 8/16.  On Sunday it’s 10am – 4:30pm and will offer books for sale at up to 80% off.  There will also be a number of dollar deals.  Check out Honolulu On The Cheap for more info.
• 02:00pm – Learn about “The Art of the ‘Ukulele” from master Roy Sakuma at Kaimuki Public Library.  The free program will be conducted in the Adult Reading Section.  Sakuma’s system of teaching has brought the joy of music to thousands of ukulele players for more than three decades.  For more info call 733-8422.
• 03:00pm – Ann Wright, author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience will give a talk on “Gaza Flotilla and Ending the Siege of Gaza” at Revolution Books in Honolulu.  Feel free to ask questions and join in the discussion.  More info

Remember, all events listed above may be subject to change.  Please contact the venue beforehand if you plan on attending.  More events can be found on our Hawaii Book Blog Events Calendar.

If you have an event you would like us to help promote, please leave us a comment here or e-mail me at aalba@hawaiibookblog[dot]com.  Replace the [dot] with a ‘.’ when you compose the message.  Mahalo and have a great weekend!