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MEDIA RELEASE “Voyages of Malolo: Secret of the Rongo” (ISBN 0615531296), a historical novel by Robert Bonville, tells the story of Polynesian navigators and their journey across the Pacific on the great seagoing canoe, Malolo. When young Aukai discovers a piece of driftwood from the east containing mysterious hieroglyphics, the “Rongo,” he and his people [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii State Public Library System’s patron database will undergo a purge of inactive accounts Dec. 20. Removing these accounts will provide an updated, more accurate database for our business and management uses. Inactive accounts are accounts with expired library cards and: * No borrowed library material in the past three years * [...]

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Topics and titles that will capture the imagination of middle school students – and hopefully nurture a love of reading – will be among the featured books offered during a Scholastic Book Fair at Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21-22, 2011.

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Megan Chapman’s inspiring work available online, in select locations in West Hawaii

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* Family Read Aloud Program 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 * Kailua-Kona Public Library The Friends of the Libraries, Kona is hosting their free family read-aloud program, “Books are Building Blocks,” for the new school year. This program is usually offered on the first Tuesday of each month. This month it is being held on [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE 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, State Librarian Richard Burns has announced. Kindle, the popular eBook reader, is now compatible with the [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Join local authors for the monthly “Words and Wine” event hosted by Kona Stories Book Shop. This event begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 and is free to the public and offers a chance for you to meet and greet some of Kona’s favorite authors while you enjoy pupus and wine. This [...]

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In a move highly anticipated since its initial announcement in April, public libraries and schools in the U.S. can now lend eBooks for the Amazon Kindle. OverDrive announced that it has begun adding Kindle compatibility to all of the U.S. public and school libraries in its network and expects to have all sites updated within days.

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MEDIA RELEASE Author S.P. Grogan of “Captain Cooked” fame returns for a couple book-signing stops. In May, “Captain Cooked” received a Ka Palapala Pookela Award for “Excellence In Writing” from the Hawaii Book Publishers Association. “Captain Cooked” tells the story of a young haole woman who comes to the islands to help film her father’s [...]

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WHEN: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 This month’s selection is Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. Wolf Hall takes a slice of Tudor history and allows the reader to view it through the eyes of Thomas Cromwell, who rose through life from his origins as the son of a blacksmith to become the chief minister [...]

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* May 31-July 1, Kealakekua Public Library Kealakekua Public Library will be celebrating its Summer Reading Program with special free events lined up for June. There will be Kids’ Craft Programs 2:30-3:30 p.m. each Friday for ages six and up: June 3 – Cork Float Toy, June 10 – Origami Kite, June 17 – Pin [...]

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* 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 14 The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) hosts the book sale on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library. Proceeds from sales help support the needs of the Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD’s, DVD’s and [...]

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