Our Waipahu Friends Affiliate has put out a cookbook! Support the Waipahu Friends – It is a great Christmas Gift!
Friends of the Library of Hawaii
Promoting and supporting Hawai‘i's public libraries
Our Waipahu Friends Affiliate has put out a cookbook! Support the Waipahu Friends – It is a great Christmas Gift!
Pahala Public and School Library (Big Island) will close temporarily on Thursday, October 20 and from October 27 to November 17 due to a staffing shortage. The book drop will remain open during this time. The Library is scheduled to reopen on Friday, November 18.
While the Library is closed, patrons may visit the Naalehu Public Library (95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway; telephone: 939-2442). Please contact this library for its current public service hours. Call Naalehu Public Library to arrange for the pick up of requested items.
Patrons may also log-on to the HSPLS website: www.librarieshawaii.org to:
. Browse the HSPLS Catalog for book titles, eBooks, digital audio
books, and our wide variety of online databases which provide access to
full-text materials from thousands of magazines, newspapers, journals, and
other publications.
. Get answers to brief informational reference questions by using the
"Ask-A-Librarian" E-Reference service: select the "Information" tab, click
on "E-Reference" and follow the simple instructions. A library card is not
required to use this service.
HSPLS Announces 2011 Award Winners
The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) announces the selection of Stewart Chun, Section Head, Federal Documents Section, Hawaii State Library, as the 2011 HSPLS Employee of the Year.
Chun has distinguished himself both within HSPLS and throughout the broader library community in Hawaii. As Section Head, Chun actively encourages personnel training, professional development and ongoing dialogue among his staff members. He is a creative thinker, who has spearheaded the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program, has undertaken the retroactive inventory of his Section's collection, and has implemented and supervised the Passport Acceptance Facility at the Hawaii State Library which, as an enhanced service, has generated nearly $60,000 for the HSPLS Special Fund this year alone.
Chun, an 18-year HSPLS employee, has also served Hawaii's library community as a Board Member of the UH Library and Information Science Alumni Group, a member of the ALA Government Documents Round Table, and as Vice President and now President of the Hawaii Library Association.
As HSPLS Employee of the Year, Chun was honored on October 14 at the Governor's Award Ceremony in the State Capitol Auditorium.
Fina Rivera, Janitor II, Ewa Beach Public and School Library, is the 2011 Sustained Superior Performance Award winner. Rivera has been a valued and respected member of the Ewa Beach Library staff for more than 30 years, and has brightened countless days for her fellow staff members with her cheery greetings and disposition. In addition to her regular work responsibilities, Rivera is always ready to pitch in to help make the library a happier place, and is always willing to assume additional projects, such as caring for the plants in the library's atrium or decorating the library for every major holiday. Rivera's contributions to the library are immeasurable, and, as her nomination indicates, "Fina's eventual retirement will be a day of mourning for the Ewa Beach Public and School Library staff."
Kindle is Now Compatible with OverDrive eBooks
Attention all Kindle users! Library patrons with Kindle eBook readers can now access and download nearly 50,000 eBooks from the Hawaii State Public Library System's (HSPLS) website, thanks to Amazon and OverDrive, the system's primary provider of eBooks and digital audiobooks, announced State Librarian Richard Burns.
Kindle, the popular eBook reader, is now compatible with our Library System's outstanding eBook collection. "With the recent launching of Amazon's new Kindle Fire, the demand for eBooks is anticipated to increase, and we are expanding the size, depth and breadth of our collection to meet this demand," said Burns.
Patrons with eBook readers can browse HSPLS' eBook collection by visiting
www.librarieshawaii.org, clicking on "EBooks, Audio-books and Music," and
then accessing http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com. By clicking on the "Kindle
Now Available" button, users can access eBook titles for all ages on a wide
variety of topics including fiction, non-fiction, health, fitness, business,
religion, cooking, self-improvement, and biographies.
EBooks are the fastest growing segment of HSPLS' total circulation. With
Kindle compatibility, circulation is expected to increase by more than 30%
this year, to over 100,000.
Through the convenience of remote access, library patrons with a valid
library card may borrow up to ten eBooks free of charge for up to three
weeks without traveling to the library or incurring overdue charges.
FILIPINO-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
Hawaii State Library (Oahu)
October 1: Come join the opening reception of Filipino-American History Month with a welcome address by the Philippine Consul, Paul Cortes, entertainment by the Philippine Consulate Singers, a dance number by the Tekniqlingz Dance Crew, and an introduction to "Filipino Komiks" in the library courtyard from 1:00 pm-3:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served after the opening ceremonies.
October 1-29: "Filipino Komiks" exhibit will be held in the First Floor Reading Room. Explore how Filipinos express themselves to themselves through this exhibit that attempts to present a generalized approach to understanding the comics phenomena which captivates Filipino society.
October 8: Tend to your roots and discover information about your family tree. Bryan Quisquirin will hold a genealogy presentation in the first floor reading room from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served in the courtyard after the presentation.
October 22: A power point presentation titled "Life of Dr. Jose Rizal" will be held in the first floor reading room with a panel discussion to follow from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. The panel will consist of Raymund Liongson, Serafin Colmenares, Jr., Ruth Mabanglo and the moderator for the discussion will be Vina Lanzona. Light refreshments will be served in the courtyard.
The programs and exhibit are sponsored by the Filipino-American Historical Society of Hawaii (FAHSOH), Office of Multi-Cultural Student Services of the University of Hawaii, and Friends of the Library of Hawaii.
For more information, contact the library’s Language, Literature & History Section at 586-3499.
The Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is a nonprofit organization whose primary objective is to maintain free public libraries in the State of Hawai‘i, to promote extension of library services throughout the State of Hawai‘i and to increase the facilities of the public library system of Hawai‘i by securing materials beyond the command of the ordinary library budget. Other objectives are to focus attention on libraries and to encourage and accept, by bequest or gift, donations of books, manuscripts, money, and other appropriate material that can enrich the cultural opportunities available to the people of Hawai‘i.
Founded in 1879, Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i has assisted in establishing and sustaining our public libraries over the last 145 years!
Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Our mission is to support and promote Hawai‘i’s public libraries.
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Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817
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