Hawaii State
Public Library System

• April 29, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community, History, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join us for a monthly book club. The third selection will be Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane.

“In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of “Southie,” the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart.

One night Mary Pat’s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn’t come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances.

The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched—asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don’t take kindly to any threat to their business.

Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city’s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.” – Author’s website

Instant New York Times Bestseller

“Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can’t-put-it-down entertainment.” — Stephen King

Additional copies of the novel will be available at Kahuku Public and School Library.

May’s book club selection will be Commonwealth by Ann Patchett.

Selections for June and July have not been made yet. Please join us and help us decide what to read next!

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.

• April 30, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
• Categories: Sports & Fitness
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Community member and Kahuku High and Intermediate School math teacher, Mike Lin will demonstrate YOUNG ME TAI CHI forms with music.

Attendees will learn about this ancient relaxing and strengthening art form by following along with the introductory exercises to experience the physical, mental, and spiritual health benefits of Tai-Chi.

30 minute sessions to be held outside, behind the library.

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.

• May 6, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Please join us for one-hour preschool playtime on select Monday mornings at 10am.

Playtime – social interactions with educational toys (wooden blocks, puzzles, fake food/dishes, Duplo)

Best suited for children between the ages of 2 and 5.

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.

• May 7, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
• Categories: Arts & Crafts, Community, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join us in crafting beautiful handmade cards that can be customized for any special occasion. Supplies will be provided.

Early sign up is requested. Please call at 808-293-8935 or visit us to get added to the list.

This program is best suited for adults, teens, and older children.

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.

• May 7, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Community, Entertainment, Music
• Contact: 808-293-8935

May Shumway’s North Shore Singer’s Company presents their spring show!

What a Wonderful World

Don’t miss the sweetest sounds of the talented keiki of Ko’olauloa.

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.

• May 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community
• Contact: 808-293-8935

On alternating Thursdays at 10am, the Kūpuna Hour at Kahuku Library will provide a variety of engaging activities such as music, games, and art.

We look forward to seeing 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.

• May 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Community
• Contact: 808-293-8935

On alternating Thursdays at 10am, the Kūpuna Hour at Kahuku Library will provide a variety of engaging activities such as music, games, and art.

We look forward to seeing 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.

• May 13, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
• Categories: Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Please join us for one-hour preschool playtime on select Monday mornings at 10am.

Playtime – social interactions with educational toys (wooden blocks, puzzles, fake food/dishes, Duplo)

Best suited for children between the ages of 2 and 5.

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.

• May 14, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
• Categories: Causes, Community, Health & Wellness, Learning, Sports & Fitness
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join us for a Paracord Bracelet making workshop and keep this tool for future emergencies.

It’s a great addition for your backpack, car or emergency kit.

“A Paracord bracelet is a bracelet woven out of paracord. Paracord bracelets are also known as survival bracelets, 550 cord bracelets, or parachute cord bracelets and are considered a survival tool. The bracelets are worn by survivalists, hikers, climbers, campers, or anyone who enjoys the outdoors. These bracelets become extremely handy in survival or emergency situations.” – Survival kit/Paracord bracelet – Wikiversity

Supplies will be provided for those who pre-register. Please call 808-293-8935 to register. 

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.

• May 20, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
• Categories: Books, Branch book clubs, Community, History, Learning
• Contact: 808-293-8935

Join us for a monthly book club. The fourth selection will be Commonwealth by Ann Patchett.

“Exquisite. . .Commonwealth is impossible to put down.” — New York Times

#1 New York Times Bestseller | NBCC Award Finalist | New York Times Best Book of the Year | USA Today Best Book | TIME Magazine Top 10 Selection | Oprah Favorite Book | New York Magazine Best Book of The Year

The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives.

“One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.

Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.

When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.

Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.” – From Harper Collins website

Additional copies of the novel will be available at Kahuku Public and School Library.

Selections for June and July have not been made yet. Please join us and help us decide what to read next!

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.