Pahala Public & School Library Celebrates 50th Anniversary on April 19
Pahala Public and School Library, located at 96-3150 Pikake Street on the southeastern side of the Big Island, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary of service to the people of Ka`u and National Library Week on Friday, April 19 from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. The public is invited to attend this free event. The Library's normal public service hours are Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The celebration will feature performances by local hula halaus, the Ka`u Middle & High School ensemble and ukulele class, and a craft demonstration conducted by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka`u. Airbrush tattooing will begin at 1 p.m. Student winners of the Haiku Poetry writing contest will read their poems at 2 p.m. with the topic based on the theme of this year's National Library Week – "Communities Matter @ your Library." Chosen by the American Library Association, the theme reinforces the fact that libraries are trusted places where everyone can gather to reconnect and reengage with each other, to enrich and shape the community and to address local issues.
The Friends of the Ka`u Libraries is sponsoring Pahala Public & School Library's 50th Anniversary Celebration. Door prizes will be awarded to the winners of contests such as the 50th person who enters the Library's door that day, and the person who guesses the number of materials in the Library's collection. Refreshments will be served.
A book sale will be conducted by the Friends of the Ka`u Libraries during National Library Week: April 18 and 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with sale proceeds benefitting the Library.
Pahala Public & School Library was the first public and school library built in Hawaii and opened on March 2, 1963. The Library serves the community of Pahala, and the students and faculties of Ka`u High and Pahala Elementary Schools. In addition, the Library provides immediate back-up assistance for Naalehu Public Library.
Contact the Library as soon as possible if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed. For more information, please call the Library at 928-2015.