Friends of the Library of Hawaii

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Capital Campaign

We have purchased an 11,747 SF facility suitable for our operations. We need your help to reach our goal! Help us continue to support public library programs and continue to provide affordable books to our community!

Support our Capital Campaign

$1.88 million of $2.8 million
56 Donations
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In order to make an offline donation we ask that you please follow these instructions:

  1. Make a check payable to “Friends of the Library of Hawaii”
  2. On the memo line of the check, please indicate that the donation is for “Capital Campaign”
  3. Please mail your check to:

Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i
 501 Sumner Street, Unit 614 
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817

All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and are tax deductible.

Donation Total: $25.00

What do we do?


Get a behind the scenes look at what we do!


Space

  • More than 75 volunteers give their time year-round to process 750,000+ donations and store 150+ pallets of books & media for our sales in our warehouse.
  • Our sales raise 50% of our revenues for Hawai‘iʻs 51 public libraries.
  • The 8,000 SF warehouse that we currently rent is bursting at the seams!
  • Industrial warehouse space in Honolulu is quickly disappearing and the time is now to secure a location for a stable future.

Support our Capital Campaign

$1.88 million of $2.8 million
56 Donations
$
Select Payment Method
Personal Info

In order to make an offline donation we ask that you please follow these instructions:

  1. Make a check payable to “Friends of the Library of Hawaii”
  2. On the memo line of the check, please indicate that the donation is for “Capital Campaign”
  3. Please mail your check to:

Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i
 501 Sumner Street, Unit 614 
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817

All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged and are tax deductible.

Donation Total: $25.00

Resources

  • FLH History – Founded in 1879
  • Historical Photos
  • 50 Reasons Real Books are Vastly Superior to Ebooks
  • Millennials May Prefer Reading Paper Books Over E-Books
  • Parents and Toddlers Interact More When Reading Paper Books Versus E-books.
  • The Surprising Comeback of Vinyl Records
  • Paper Books vs eBooks: The State of the Art of Reading
  • Why Digital Reading is No Substitute for Print
  • Seven Reasons Why Ebook Sales are Falling – and Print Book Sales are Rising Again – Inc.
  • Ebook sales continue to fall as younger generations drive appetite for print

Filed Under: 4-How You Can Help, 6-Blog, Announcement, Donations, Features, Frontpage, Fundraisers Tagged With: capital campaign

30th Annual Hawai‘i Collectors Expo

Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i will have a large booth at the 30th Annual Hawai‘i Collectors Expo! The expo will take place February 21-23 at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. The Friendsʻ booth will have an assortment of odds and ends that are donated with the books and media we normally collect. You will find:

  • Stamps
  • Postcards
  • Vintage Magazines
  • Vintage Books
  • Vintage Vinyl
  • Cards – Collectors, Sports, Trading
  • Toys & Games
  • Art & Figurines
  • Maps
  • and More!

There is a $5 daily general admission charge. Children under 11 are free or the cost is $2 for Seniors 65+. Military w/ID free. Find out more at www.HawaiiCollectorsExpo.com or call 265-1667. Dates & Times are:

  • Friday: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Filed Under: 5-News & Events, 6-Blog, Announcement, Latest News, Uncategorized

Annual Membership Meeting

Join us for an evening in the courtyard of the Hawai‘i State Library. The program will include a short business meeting with a number of important votes followed by the presentation of the Librarian of the Year and Excellence in Service awards.

Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 478 South King Street, at 5:30 p.m. Starting at 5:00 p.m you may check in, music will begin, and heavy pupus will be served.

Filed Under: 6-Blog, Announcement, Update

Celebrating 140 Years!

Enjoy historical photos of the Friends and read about our founding members in 1879.

Donate to our Capital Campaign to purchase a permanent location for the next 140 years . . .

Kids Night
Rory Obrate guards a box of mom's books while reading a picture book - The Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser
Chicko Tachihata, FLH scholarship winner in 1962, examines the smallest and largest books for sale. - Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Auctioneer, James Madden, accepts bids. From left to right: Dr. Pauline Stitt, Mrs. F.H. Tillotson, Mrs. Albert K Lyman, and Mrs. H.W. Boynton

Filed Under: 6-Blog, Announcement, Features, Frontpage, Latest News Tagged With: anniversary, friends

Holiday Market at HSL

 

Join FLH and 30+ vendors on the Great Lawn of the Hawai‘i State Library during the Honolulu City Lights parade and tree lighting ceremony. 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Enjoy library programs for the keiki and shopping and merriment for all. 478 South King Street, Honolulu.

Are you a vendor? Get an application . . .

Filed Under: 6-Blog, Announcement, Latest News Tagged With: crafts, hawaii state library, holiday market

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Welcome!

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.

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140 Years of Support

Founded in 1879, Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i has assisted in establishing and sustaining our public libraries over the last 140 years!

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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.

FEIN #99-6003670

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Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i
501 Sumner Street, Unit 614
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817

Ph:   (808) 536.4174
Fax: (808) 536.5232

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Annual Booksale
Art & Book Sale
Music & Book Sale
Links to Literacy

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BOOKS at Marks
Booksales @ Your Library
Hawai‘i Kai Friends Store
Hawai‘i State Library Pop-up
HSFCU Pop-up Shops
Kailua Friends Store
Kaimuki Friends Store
Kane‘ohe Friends Store
Village Books & Music

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