Upcoming Events
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Sat 09-01-2018 (All day)
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Tue 11-06-2018 (All day)
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Sat 11-10-2018 (All day)
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Thu 11-22-2018 (All day)
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Tue 12-25-2018 (All day)
New Acquistions
Check out the Hawaii State Library's system-wide new acquisitions (Courtesy of Wowbrary).
New York Times Books
- The Saturday Profile: Greeted as the First Great Millennial Author, and Wary of the Attention
- Bobby Lynn Maslen, Who Found Young Readers’ Wavelength, Dies at 87
- The Book Review: The Uses and Misuses of Identity
- Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives
- The Shortlist: A Parade of Francophiles, With Peter Mayle in the Lead
- Fiction: ‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’: A Literary Tale of Love and Obsession
- Fiction: ‘The Garden Party’ Is a Tale of Mismatched Families, a Wedding and Lots of Wine
- Fiction: Are Ben Marcus’s Dark and Disturbing New Stories the Literary Answer to ‘Black Mirror’?
- Nonfiction: Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat
- Inside the List: He Wrote a Memoir About Infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan. Then Spike Lee Turned It Into a Film.
- New in Paperback: ‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Improvement’
- Letters to the Editor
- By the Book: By the Book: Ben Macintyre
- Profile: In ‘The Piranhas,’ the Chronicler of Italy’s Mobsters Tries His Hand at Fiction. For a Change?
- Review: Meet the New Jack Ryan, Same as the Old Jack Ryan
- Children’s Books: Picture Books Tell Children the Harsh Stories of Migrants and Refugees
- Fiction: Mom and Dad Were Spies: Two New Novels Unravel Complicated Legacies, One Secret Mission at a Time
- Newsbook: Need a Quick Read for Labor Day Weekend?
- Editors’ Choice: 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
- Profile: In a New Book of Sketches, Françoise Gilot Clears Her Mind of the Past

Neil McIntyre, Mr. Kneel, is a professional speaker, hip-hop emcee, beatboxer and goofball. He will perform his own original inspired hip-hop music to entertain children of all ages.
Master taiko drummer Kenny Endo and his Taiko Center of the Pacific ensemble will demonstrate and discuss taiko in group and festival drumming. Learn about the different drums and percussion instruments of Japan as used in traditional and contemporary music. Kenny Endo and his ensemble have performed extensively all over the United States and throughout the world. This 45-minute program is recommended for ages 5 and older. Young children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.