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MEDIA RELEASE The Kealakekua Library hosts a program “Sketches of People and Ice” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20. Canadian story teller Pat Braden spent his youth playing bass in bands in bars. The characters he met, lovable and tragic are the subjects of his stories to which he still plays some bass. Pat’s thoughtful […]

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When: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 The Kona Library Book Club meets on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library to discuss Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Although Ayaan Hirsi Ali remains Public Enemy No. 1 for radical Muslims, she refuses to be silenced. In this captivating memoir — an act of courage itself — she […]

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Date: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its 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 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Olga Salvatore and Greg Shirley will be presenting a program on “Things to Know About Jazz” 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 31 at Kealakekua Public Library. Come and listen to a live jazz performance and learn about jazz history through brief lectures and poetry. Sponsored by Friends of the Libraries, Kona, this program is […]

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Date: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 10 The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) host 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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MEDIA RELEASE Keeping Hawaii’s Honeybees Healthy * 2-3 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at Kailua Kona Public Library Jennifer Bach will discuss raising bees and the spread of the varroa mite that is killing bees and whole hives. She will also be bringing home grown honey to taste. Bach is responsible for the development and coordination […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Kailua Kona Library Book Club meets 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 15 on the library lanai. Jamie Ford’s novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” set in Seattle during World War II, is a story of the tribulations of Asian peoples during the time of Japanese internment, and even of the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Olga Salvatore presents a program on jazz 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 18 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. The event features live performances accompanied by guitarist Greg Shirley along with discussions and demonstrations of jazz scat, timing, and song structure. Salvatore and Shirley have been performing for eight years, most recently at Basil’s Lounge. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) hosts its next book sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 8 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library. Funds from sales help support the needs of Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD’s, DVD’s […]

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Kona Celtic Connection at Kealakekua & Kailua-Kona Public Libraries Day of Event: Monday, March 15 and Tuesday, March 16 Get ready to dance a jig, sing-along on a traditional Irish song, and learn why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Kona Celtic Connection 3-4 p.m. Monday, March 15 at the Kealakekua Public Library and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Unmarried couples, regardless of how committed, are treated as strangers in the eyes of the federal government. In Hawaii, we have reciprocal beneficiary laws, which provide unmarried couples, if registered as reciprocal beneficiaries, some of the same legal rights provided to married couples. However, this is state law and not recognized by the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona will host a free read-aloud program, “Books are Building Blocks,” 4:30-6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2 at the Kailua Kona Public Library. Parents must attend the program with their children. Participation is limited to the first 75 people. The program is designed to encourage family literacy. There will […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Library, Kona will hold its annual meeting 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 on the lanai of the Kailua Kona Library followed by a short reception with refreshments. Current FOLK members are encouraged to attend as well as those interested in becoming members. Following the reception, the Kona Library Book […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Joe Herrington, cowboy poet and story teller, will be at the Kailua Kona Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Joe grew up at the feet of storytellers in the days before television assaulted the imagination. Learning from his grandfather and uncle to weave tales and appreciate the power of words, Joe discovered […]

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