Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• July 21, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join the Molokai Public Library and ʻOhana Readers, an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to read a different story each month and complete a new activity each week. Receive a free book bag the first time you attend and collect a button for every story! Earn entries weekly toward the monthly prize drawing.

July:  Bunny’s Book Club, by Annie Silvestro

Register Maui County keiki from birth to 5 for the ʻOhana Readers program to receive free books in the mail each month.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 22, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Computer classes (free!)
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join an instructor from Māpunawai to learn tools and strategies for advertising online- particularly useful for small businesses! More information forthcoming.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 28, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join the Molokai Public Library and ʻOhana Readers, an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to read a different story each month and complete a new activity each week. Receive a free book bag the first time you attend and collect a button for every story! Earn entries weekly toward the monthly prize drawing.

July:  Bunny’s Book Club, by Annie Silvestro

Register Maui County keiki from birth to 5 for the ʻOhana Readers program to receive free books in the mail each month.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• July 29, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Computer classes (free!)
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join an instructor from Māpunawai to learn how to use artificial intelligence (AI) to build websites- particularly useful for small businesses! More information forthcoming. Contact the library to reserve a seat.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 4, 2026 @ 9:30 am - August 25, 2026 @ 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join the Molokai Public Library and ʻOhana Readers, an affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, to read a different story each month and complete a new activity each week. Receive a free book bag the first time you attend and collect a button for every story! Earn entries weekly toward the monthly prize drawing.

August:  A Unicorn, a Dinosaur, and a Shark Were Riding a Bicycle, by Jonathan Fenske

Register Maui County keiki from birth to 5 for the ʻOhana Readers program to receive free books in the mail each month.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 5, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Culture, Films & Movies
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join us for a special 12 part documentary series featuring the stories, knowledge, and legacy of Molokai kupuna every First Wednesday of the month!

This month:  TBD

Upcoming dates:  September 2, October 7, November 4.

Additional films:  Growing up in Waialua with the Laumana ʻOhana, Paniolo Nui o Molokai, Growing up with Music:  Uncle Kaleo Bishaw, Beautiful Mele of the Torres ʻOhana, The Fishponds with Uncle Russel Phifer, Farming Molokai, Growing up with the Helm ʻOhana, Lāʻau Lapaʻau, Homestead Farming with Uncle Kalani Han, Uncle Walter Rawlins:  Fishing Days.

Presented in partnership with Akakū Molokai and Molokai Rural Health Community Association’s Kupuna Program. Call 808-774-8991 for more information.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 12, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Films & Movies, History
• Contact: 808-553-1765

Join us for a special screening of “The 100th:  Seeds of Aloha.” We welcome descendants of the 100th Battalion to bring and share photos and other memorabilia. 

3:30 to 4:15 Capturing History in Film

4:30 to 6:15 Test Screening 100th Film

6:15 to 6:30 Q&A with director Steve Sue

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• August 20, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-553-1765

In person or via Zoom! Join us in reading and discussing the following titles on the third Thursday of each month:

January 15:  Table for Two by Amor Towles  

February 19:  Orbital by Samantha Harvey 

March 19:  The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn

April 16:  The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

May 21:  On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous:  A Novel by Ocean Vuong

June 18:  Born a Crime:  Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

July 16:  There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

August 20:  A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

September 17:  Isola by Allegra Goodman 

October 15:  Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg 

November 19:  The Three-Year Swim Club:  The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory by Julie Checkoway

December 17:  The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

New members are welcome to attend! Call (808) 553-1765 for more information and/or Zoom link.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.

• September 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-553-1765

In person or via Zoom! Join us in reading and discussing the following titles on the third Thursday of each month:

January 15:  Table for Two by Amor Towles  

February 19:  Orbital by Samantha Harvey 

March 19:  The Last Aloha by Gaellen Quinn

April 16:  The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

May 21:  On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous:  A Novel by Ocean Vuong

June 18:  Born a Crime:  Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

July 16:  There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

August 20:  A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

September 17:  Isola by Allegra Goodman 

October 15:  Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg 

November 19:  The Three-Year Swim Club:  The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory by Julie Checkoway

December 17:  The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

New members are welcome to attend! Call (808) 553-1765 for more information and/or Zoom link.

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. See a schedule of upcoming events on the HSPLS Events Calendar.