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Guest Review: Mililani Mauka

by Misty on June 24, 2010
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A few weeks ago I received an email from a student at my alma mater expressing an interest in what we do here at HBB. As part of her English project she wanted to learn a bit about blogging, and …

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HBB Summer Reading Challenge Week 2

by Misty on June 22, 2010
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It’s HBB’s Summer Reading Challenge Update for Week 2! This was a busy week for us, mostly for Alex, and I took the opportunity to catch up a bit. Monkey got through 191 pages this week and Robot finished up …

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Happy Birthday HBB! + Book Giveaway

by Alex on June 19, 2010
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It’s an HBB Birthday, but before we start to celebrate, Misty and I want to thank you all for your continuous support.

Two years ago today, Misty brought to creation one of her many grand ideas.  She noticed that there …

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“Da scoops” on the Friends of the Library BIG summer book sale

by Misty on June 19, 2010
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We stopped by the 63rd Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale at McKinley High School after work for the Members’ Preview Sale and we’re back with the scoops for everyone who couldn’t make it out tonight and …

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Book End: Weekend of June 18, 2010

by Alex on June 18, 2010
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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.

First off, here’s your chance to help your favorite literary rodent!  Esteemed author Frances H. Kakugawa is asking …

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Cheerios Trivia Challenge: Help get Hawaii into the Top 5!

by Misty on June 17, 2010
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First Book-Oahu posted an announcement on their blog about the new Cheerios and FirstBook Trivia Challenge. Cheerios will give away 100,000 new books to children in low income communities across the country. Each of the top 5 states will receive …

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Deal of the Summer–Friends of the Library of Hawaii Annual Booksale

by Misty on June 15, 2010
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We’re at t-minus 3 days until the start of the 63rd Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Book Sale! For those of you unfamiliar with this event, it’s Honolulu’s biggest book sale of the year and a prominent week …

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HBB Summer Reading Challenge Week 1

by Misty on June 13, 2010
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Monkey vs. Robot Reading Challenge update!  If you’re just catching up, read the original post here.  Monkey is in the lead this week.  He had a great start with 609 pages read.  Robot is behind with only 447 pages.  …

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Book End: Weekend of June 11, 2010

by Alex on June 11, 2010
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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.

I hope everyone has a great Kamehameha Day today! Don’t forget that next week begins the annual week-long …

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“Talking Hawaii’s Story” discussion & signing this weekend.

by Alex on June 10, 2010
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PRESS RELEASE

Based on oral history interviews conducted by the Center for Oral History at UH Mānoa, Talking Hawai‘i’s Story: Oral Histories of an Island People presents a rich sampling of the landmark work done by the Center, making accessible …

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Iconic Book Covers–Hawaiian Style

by Misty on June 9, 2010
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Inspired by this recent compilation by Abe Books of 50 iconic book covers, we decided to take a look at local books of the last 30 years to find the most iconic covers in Hawaii literature. What do we …

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