Hawaii State
Public Library System

• April 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for our new storytime series! Each week we will focus on a letter of the alphabet. We will read books and do crafts all about our letter of the week! There will also be options for practicing reading and writing with our letter of the week. This is a great introdction to spelling, sounding out words, and early literacy. All keiki and parents are welcome. This program is recommended for ages 0-5 and anyone starting their reading journey.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 4, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
• Categories: Computer classes (free!), Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Attend a free 90 minute session on computer basics. Participants will learn:

• Parts of the computer
• Key computer terms
• Types of software
• Safe computer use

Registration is required. Sign up for this basic skills computer class on the Mapunawai Registration Page or call us at 808-775-8881. 

A partnership of Hawaii State Public Library System and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division. Funding provided by a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grant.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change.

• April 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for our new storytime series! Each week we will focus on a letter of the alphabet. We will read books and do crafts all about our letter of the week! There will also be options for practicing reading and writing with our letter of the week. This is a great introdction to spelling, sounding out words, and early literacy. All keiki and parents are welcome. This program is recommended for ages 0-5 and anyone starting their reading journey.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 10, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Please join our book club for a discussion of Kate Beaton’s graphic-format memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. Before becoming a best-selling cartoonist, Beaton was a young graduate looking for lucrative work to pay off her student loans. While she found it in the oil fields of Alberta, she also found a harsh reality, including everyday trauma and rampant sexism in a remote environment.

Copies of the book are available at Honokaa Library’s circulation desk. All books we read are chosen by members of the group.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
• Categories: Computer classes (free!), Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Attend a free one-hour session on connecting to and navigating the Internet. Participants will learn:

• How to get online
• Use the address bar
• Navigate web browsers
• Web navigation

Registration is required. Sign up for this basic skills computer class on the Hawaii Island Registration Page or call us at 808-775-8881. 

A partnership of Hawaii State Public Library System and the State of Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division. Funding provided by a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grant.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change.

• April 14, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Causes, Environment, Health & Wellness, Learning, Science
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Certified arborist Becky Holt of Knotty By Nature will share information on how to read between the lines to determine the long-term effects of chemical herbicides and pesticides. What are the key words to watch out for — even in “natural” products? Please bring your questions and concerns!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for our new storytime series! Each week we will focus on a letter of the alphabet. We will read books and do crafts all about our letter of the week! There will also be options for practicing reading and writing with our letter of the week. This is a great introdction to spelling, sounding out words, and early literacy. All keiki and parents are welcome. This program is recommended for ages 0-5 and anyone starting their reading journey.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 17, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Learning, Research, Technology
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Did you know that you can access the entire 130-year history of National Geographic Magazine from home, just using your library card? With our subscription to the National Geographic Virtual Library, not only can you browse and read any issue, but you can also search it all by keyword or topic. Please join us for an informal session to see how it all works! No registration or devices needed, although if you’d like to bring your own tablet or laptop to follow along, you’re welcome to do so.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Learning
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Ever wanted to try this fun, portable, and practical craft? Or maybe you already know how, but need help learning to read patterns? Come join a crochet circle led by local resident Khedija Threlkeld. Basic materials will be provided. Bring your own project, or start a new one here with us!

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.

• April 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community, Reading programs, Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-775-8881

Join us for our new storytime series! Each week we will focus on a letter of the alphabet. We will read books and do crafts all about our letter of the week! There will also be options for practicing reading and writing with our letter of the week. This is a great introdction to spelling, sounding out words, and early literacy. All keiki and parents are welcome. This program is recommended for ages 0-5 and anyone starting their reading journey.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity should contact library staff as soon as possible. Advance requests of 48 hours or more before the event are encouraged, but not required. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit HSPLS Events Calendar.