Upcoming Events
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Wed 12-21-2016, 2:00 pm
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Thu 12-22-2016, 10:30 am
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Sat 12-24-2016 (All day)
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Thu 12-29-2016, 10:30 am
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Sat 12-31-2016 (All day)
New Acquistions
Check out the Hawaii State Library's system-wide new acquisitions (Courtesy of Wowbrary).
New York Times Books
- 57 Years Later, Even the Library Had Stopped Counting the Fines
- With Comic Book, Celebrities Pay Tribute to Orlando Victims
- Forget ‘Pat the Bunny.’ My Child Is Reading Hemingway.
- Books of The Times: Review: ‘Debriefing the President’ Tears Into the C.I.A.
- On Work: When a Writing Opportunity Knocks, Answer
- Paperback Row
- The Shortlist: Essays
- Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast: Inside The New York Times Book Review: Michael Lewis and Arianna Huffington
- Children’s Books: Two New Chapter Books for Rookie Readers
- Children’s Books: Four Exceptional Picture Books Bring On the Snow
- Roving Eye: After Brexit, Will the Novel Suffer?
- Crime: The Best and Latest in Crime Fiction
- Fiction: A Historical Novel Recounts the Agony of Queen Anne
- Fiction: Edward Hoagland’s New Novel Draws on His Own Blindness
- Nonfiction: Siri Hustvedt Views the Human Condition Through Art and Science
- Nonfiction: A New History Looks at a Time When Europe Came Together
- The Story Behind This Week’s Best Sellers
- Letters to the Editor
- Fiction: A Novel of Infidelity in a Fast-Changing India
- Nonfiction: The Conquerers: A New 19th-Century History Focuses on American Imperialism

Now through this Saturday, August 30, visit the display by Iolani School Ocean Debris Summer Program students, 10-11 years old, and their teacher. This display is brought to you by B.E.A.C.H. Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii. A documentary film "Synthetic Sea Story" will be shown in the meeting room this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. by B.E.A.C.H. co-founder Suzanne Frazer.
Aina Haina was ranked #1 among the five selected libraries for having optimal building construction, access, orientation and weather conditions for PV power generation.
Hundreds of children, teens and adults participated in AHPL's five-week Summer Reading Program. The library would like to express its sincere gratitude to the following sponsors: Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i, Marriott Resorts Hawaii, Ko Olina Resort & Marina, Meadow Gold Dairies, HMS Host, Hansen Distribution Group, ING Foundation, Armstrong Produce, Bowman Connectivity Solutions, Inc., Girard’s Dressing, Roberts Hawaii Tours, Toshiba Business Solutions, DFS Hawaii, NFL Charities, First Hawaiian Bank, Aloha United Way, and The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.