Hawaiʻi State
Public Library System

• November 2, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Writing
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join us for a new self-guided writing circle that will be on every other Monday from 1-2:30 PM.  This is a small circle that is a safe place to practice your writing skills, learn from others, and share your own work, thoughts, and dreams.

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.

• November 7, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Keiki and their ohana are invited to join Wai’anae Public Library for a fun-filled storytime where we read books, sing and dance, and make crafts.  This story-time is aimed at ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome.  All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Hope to see you there!

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.

• November 7, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join us for an engaging community conversation on the topic, “Why AI is Our Ultimate Test and Greatest Invitation.”

Is artificial intelligence (AI) truly “inevitable”? In partnership with the AI Safety & Awareness Project, this program will explore this critical question by beginning with a presentation from Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology on responsible AI development. Following the video, participants will take part in a facilitated group discussion.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and limited to twelve (12) participants. Select the blue “Going” button below.

This 60- to 90-minute session is designed for ages 18 and up. No prior AI knowledge is required.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• November 14, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Keiki and their ohana are invited to join Wai’anae Public Library for a fun-filled storytime where we read books, sing and dance, and make crafts.  This story-time is aimed at ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome.  All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Hope to see you there!

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.

• November 16, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Culture, Writing
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join us for a special edition of our writing circle meetup that is all about Universal Children’s Day! We will be writing and reading original pieces about our childhood experiences. Light refreshments will also be served.

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.

• November 18, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
• Categories: Branch book clubs
• Contact: 808-697-7868

This book will be discussed in November 2026 at the in-person book club meeting at the library. There is no longer a virtual/online book club.

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

From her outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. She is caught off-guard by a young hunter who invades her most private spaces and confounds her self-assured, solitary life. On a farm several miles down the mountain, Lusa Maluf Landowski, a bookish city girl turned farmer’s wife, finds herself unexpectedly marooned in a strange place where she must declare or lose her attachment to the land that has become her own. And a few more miles down the road, a pair of elderly feuding neighbors tend their respective farms and wrangle about God, pesticides, and the possibilities of a future neither of them expected.

Over the course of one humid summer, these characters find their connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with whom they share a place.

November 2025 was the last online book club meeting for the Waianae Book Club. Starting in January 2026 the book club will be an in-person meeting at the same time, 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm in the library meeting room.  Prodigal Summer will be the selection for November 2026.  No registration required.  Questions please call the library at 808-697-7868. Mahalo.

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.

• November 21, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Join us for an introductory conversation on AI: what it is, how it’s used today, how it’s developed, and how it’s shaping society. Following the introduction, a facilitated discussion will explore what an AI-driven world means for us and our communities.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.

• November 24, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Come to Wai’anae Public Library’s Toddler Time so keiki ages 0-3 can learn and build their pre-reading skills by enjoying music, stories, and toy time! All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.  We hope to see you there!

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.

• November 28, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Storytime (for kids)
• Contact: 808-697-7868

Keiki and their ohana are invited to join Wai’anae Public Library for a fun-filled storytime where we read books, sing and dance, and make crafts.  This story-time is aimed at ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome.  All children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Hope to see you there!

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.

• November 28, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
• Categories: Community, Learning, Technology
• Contact: 808-697-7868

When AI chatbots failed vulnerable teens, the consequences were fatal. Join us for a facilitated discussion exploring what happened and what’s being done.

This 60- to 90-minute session will cover sensitive topics such as self-harm and suicide and is not suitable for minors. No prior AI knowledge is required.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and limited to twelve (12) participants. Select the blue “Going” button below.

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. Program schedule is subject to change.