Bring your best jigsaw puzzle working tactics, your mind ready for a rousing conversation and have a glass of fresh-made organic iced tea to the library the 2nd Friday of each month. We’ve just put out our newest 2,000 piece puzzle as the challenge. Attendees bring up the conversation subjects and also spend their time working on the puzzle. Meet a different group of people each month!
This free photographic exhibit covers the initial immigration of the Issei (first generation immigrants) from Japan in the late 1800s to modern day Hawai’i, showing how the Nikkei (overseas Japanese) in Hawai’i have merged their Japanese cultural values with the blend of cultures in Hawai’i.
At the core of the exhibit is the story of the Nisei (second generation) who served in the US armed forces in World War II. The exhibit also depicts the post war accomplishments of the Nisei in Hawai’i. Prominent Japanese Americans from Hawai’i are displayed along with the prefectures in Japan that their ancestors emigrated from.
The intent of the exhibit is to educate people on the story of Hawaii’s Nikkei and to promote goodwill and cross-cultural values between Japan and the United States.
The exhibit will be on display from July 14 to August 29 and may be viewed during the library’s business hours.
Do you enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles in your spare time? If you do, Kaimuki Public Library may just have the puzzle for you! A limited supply of puzzles are available to borrow for children, teens and adults at the Adult Reference Desk on a first come, first serve basis during library hours, excluding Saturdays and state holidays. Donations of puzzles are always welcome! For more information about the program and how to donate, please inquire at the Adult Reference Desk.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program date. We will make every attempt to fulfill all request for accommodations. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events
Birds are on the loose! We need help finding all of the Lost Back-to-School birdies. If you return one of the lost birdies, we will give you a great reward!
*Please only one prize per child per day.
**All birds need to stay in the library. Birds of a feather flock together, and these bookish birds like to keep their flock at the library. Mahalo!
Rewards can be found at the Reference Desk. Rewards include recorders, kazoos, rainbow pencils, spy pens, plane gliders and so much more! While supplies last.
Enjoy the challenging game of chess every Thursday in the library! First come, first serve for chess sets and boards provided by Kaimuki Public Library. All experience levels are welcome, but no instruction will be provided. Players will be responsible for making their own arrangements with other players and setting up their own matches. For ages 8 and up with a current and valid library card. Please see the Adult Reference Desk for more information.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program date. We will make every attempt to fulfill all requests for accommodations. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events
Enjoy the challenging game of chess every Thursday in the library! First come, first serve for chess sets and boards provided by Kaimuki Public Library. All experience levels are welcome, but no instruction will be provided. Players will be responsible for making their own arrangements with other players and setting up their own matches. For ages 8 and up with a current and valid library card. Please see the Adult Reference Desk for more information.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days prior to the program date. We will make every attempt to fulfill all requests for accommodations. All programs are subject to change. For a list of upcoming library events, visit www.librarieshawaii.org/events
Enjoy stories, songs, crafts, and fun! Every Thursday at 10:30am. Recommended for children 3 to 5 years old. Children must be accompanied by parent or caregiver at all times. Each half hour story time will be followed by a simple craft and puzzle time. Program is free!
All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.
On Saturday, August 17, 2019, a collaborative exhibition will open at the Hawaiʻi State Library’s downtown branch. “The Promise of Statehood: Looking Back, Moving Forward” explores Hawaiʻi’s complicated journey to statehood as a means of considering what kind of community we are in the process of becoming. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of statehood, how might we envision the next 60 years? The exhibition features never before seen artifacts and documents from the collection of U.S Senator Daniel K. Inouye, as well as photos and archival materials from the Hawai‘i State Library and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawai‘i Congressional Papers Collection. Also featured is “The State of Aloha,” a documentary on the 50th anniversary of statehood, produced at the Academy for Creative Media, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, that still strikes a highly relevant chord. Interactive exhibition elements, produced in collaboration with the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities, invites visitors of all ages to consider not only our past, but our collective future. The exhibit is located in the Hawai‘i State Library on 478 South King Street, and is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Saturday (for more specific hours, please visit www.librarieshawaii.org.) Following its closing on September 14, 2019, a smaller traveling version of the exhibition will head to Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. For more information on the exhibition, please contact Noelle Kahanu, nmkahanu@hawaii.edu.
This exhibition and related programming was developed in partnership withthe Daniel K. Inouye Institute, the Hawai‘i State Public Library System, the Hawai‘iCouncil for the Humanities, and the following University of Hawai‘i at Mānoadepartments: American Studies, Academy for Creative Media, and the HawaiʻiCongressional Papers Collection, UH Mānoa Library (Papers of Daniel K. Inouye)
All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.
Join our LEGO Wall community! Children, teens and families are encouraged to imagine, create, share and build with thousands of LEGO pieces and figurines. This free, open, community build takes place on:
Mondays – 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays – 2:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays – 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Thursdays – 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Fridays – 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Space is limited. Creations remain on our LEGO Wall for 1 month. New creations go up on the first day of the month that the library is open. Programs will not be held on State holidays.
All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.
Do you love doing puzzles? Mt. View Public Library has a 1000 pieces puzzle on the table in the adult room that needs your expertise! (Donations of puzzles are welcome!)
All programs are subject to change. If you require an auxiliary aid or accommodation due to a disability, please contact the library at least 7 days before the program date.