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Hawaii State Public Library System October 2013

Canadian storyteller Anne Glover will be the featured artist at selected public libraries during the months of October and November in celebration of the

2013 HSPLS Fall Programs for Youth and Teen Read Week (October 13-19). Glover, from Victoria, British Co-lumbia, will present captivating and hilarious stories featuring mind-bending string figures that she weaves out of a loop of string. Glover combines elements of sign language, uncanny sound effects, and charming characters as she shares classic folktales and stories of childhood events. Glover is an engaging entertainer with a knack for composing stories “on the spot.” In addition, various public libraries will feature artists from the UH-Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program including Bento Rakugo, a dynamic storytelling troupe that adds a modern twist to Japanese comedy; Chicago storyteller Anne Shimojima who specializes in Japanese folktales and spooky stories; Muolaulani, a contemporary Hawaiian dance company that showcases hula at its highest art form; and local storytellers Ben Moffat and Dann Seki. Teen Read Week is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association. Libraries statewide will host free programs focusing on this year’s theme – “Seek the Unknown @ your library” – which encourages teens to explore and learn about the unknown through mystery, adventure, sci-fi, and fantasy books. This year’s HSPLS Fall Programs for Youth are made possible by a grant from the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, and the generous support of their Fall Reading Program sponsors Atherton Family Foundation, HMS Host, Hansen Distribution Group, Meadow Gold Dairies, Toshiba Business Solutions, Robert’s Hawaii, and Armstrong Produce; and the UH-Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit the HSPLS website: www.librarieshawaii.org for a listing of programs and more information. Call the hosting library two weeks in advance (three weeks in advance for Neighbor Island libraries) if a sign language in-terpreter or other special accom-modation is needed. Program schedules are subject to change.

October EventsHawaii State Library (HSL) will continue celebrating its Centennial Anniversary through December 2013. The Library, located at 478 South King Street, opened on February 1, 1913. An historical exhibit about the Library will be featured in the First Floor Reading Room throughout the celebration. In addition to its regular Saturday morning Children’s Storytimes in the Edna Allyn Room (EAR), the Library will offer free special programs and new exhibits each month. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. The following October programs are offered: •LobbyexhibitforOctober:Remember When: Yearbooks and Memories at the Hawaii State Library •October4,11a.m.,Lobby – E Mele Kakou (Let’s Sing). The Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus (4th-5th graders from Hahaione Elementary School), direction by Nola A. Nahulu, will perform choral and vocal music. •October5,1:30p.m., Middle Reader Room – Let’s Talk About “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.” Children’s Literature Hawaii will present UH-Manoa Assoc. English Professor Todd Sammons and HSL Children’s Librarian Vicky Dworkin reading from and discussing the award-winning novel by author-illustrator Grace Lin that weaves Chinese folklore into a fictional narrative of

Canadian Storyteller Featured Performer at Libraries

Oct. 6 – Children and Youth Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., State Capitol District. For the 20th consecutive year, HSPLS will participate in this special event featuring booths, games and other activities, food and fun for children and their families. The HSPLS booth will be located in the Children’s Zone, and staff members will distribute 500 bean-planting kits, informational materials and present a fun activity for the children.

All public libraries will be closed to observe the following holidays:Nov. 11 – Veterans Day Holiday. Libraries will be closed Nov. 9-11 or Nov. 8-10; visit www.librarieshawaii.org or call your local library for more information. Nov. 28 – Thanksgiving Day Holiday

“You were funny. You were so funny I could not breathe because you were

so funny.”

The HSL-Edna Allyn Room for Children’s Centennial Collaborative Mural was unveiled September 5 in a brief ceremony. This unique mural was the brainchild of Acting Section Head Tisha Aragaki (1st row, 3rd adult from left) and features 48 colorful art pieces combined in a variety of media and styles representing the collective work of local and national artists, library staff, families and children of Hawaii. State Librarian Richard Burns (far right) and HSL Director Diane Eddy (far left) join many of the participating artists under the mural located in the First Floor Reading Room; available for viewing during normal library hours.

hope, courage and friendship; suitable for grade 3 to adults. •October12,noon,Lobby–Galliard String Quartet Concert. Considered Hawaii’s premier string quartet, they will perform classical music featuring Mozart, Queen Lili‘uokalani and others, followed by a Q&A session. Quartet members include: Claire Sakai Hazzard and Hung Wu (violins), Ethan Pernela (viola), and Joanna Morrison-Pernela (cello). •October30-31,Lobby–HSL Staff Halloween Pumpkin-Carving Contest. Vote for your favorite Hal-loween pumpkin in this annual contest. Winners announced on Halloween night; event is for all ages. For information or to request a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation, call the Library as soon as possible at 586-3500. Visit the HSPLS website (www.librarieshawaii.org) for Hawaii State Library Centennial Event updates.

Pahala Public & School Library Increases HoursWaipahu Public Library Adds Saturday Hours

Pahala Public and School Library (Big Island) has ex-panded its public service hours effective September 30, the first substantial increase in nearly

four years due to previous budget cuts. The Library, located on the campus of Kaÿu High and Pahala Elementary Schools at 96-3150 Pikake Street, has moved from a Monday, Thursday, and

See Pahala Increases Hours, page 3

Tour of Lili uokalani’s Legacies Continues

The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is currently pre-senting “He Lei, He Aloha: This is a Lei of Love, The Legacies of

Queen Liliÿuokalani,” a free program celebrating the Queen’s enduring lega-cies, at 29 public libraries statewide through February 13, 2014. Queen Lili‘uokalani, Hawaii’s last reigning monarch, was renowned for her music, and complete dedication to her people’s needs. Meleanna Aluli Meyer narrates this participatory program; suitable for ages 12 and older. Contact the hosting library two weeks in advance if a sign language interpreter or other special accommo-dation is needed. For information and complete schedule, please visit www.librarieshawaii.org or call the hosting library. Programs this month include: Oct. 5, 1:30 p.m. at Liliha Public Library; Oct. 6, 2 p.m. at Kaneohe Public Library; Oct. 8, 6 p.m. at Kahuku Public & School Library; Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m. at Kapolei Public Library and Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. at Waianae Public Library.

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Website: www.librarieshawaii.orgRichard Burns, State Librarian

Paul H. Mark, EditorBoard of Education:

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Pahala Increases Hours, from front page

By Mysti LePage, Children’s Librarian, Kaimuki Public Library

Are you ready for Halloween? Check out these books to help get you in the spirit:Susan HoodJUST SAY BOO(Preschool-Gr.3) If three dinosaurs roar when you open your door, what do you say? “Boo!” of course!

Dawn Babb ProchovnicONE TRICK FOR ONE TREAT: SIGN LANGUAGE FOR NUMBERS(Preschool-Gr.2) Playful images of Halloween trick-or-treaters in costume and simple rhymes introduce the American Sign Language signs for numbers one through 10.

Dan GutmanIT’S HALLOWEEN: I’M TURNING GREEN!(Gr. 1-5) It’s Halloween, and you know what that means! Candy! Costumes! More candy! One thing’s for sure – when A.J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School go trick-or-treating, it will be a Halloween to remember.

Dana Meachen RauCARVING PUMPKINS(Gr. 3-6) Read about pumpkin varieties, jack-o’-lantern legends, carving tools, and detailed instructions for carving the

perfect Halloween pumpkin, with related safety tips.

J. Scott SavageCASE FILE 13: ZOMBIE KID(Gr. 3-6) The “Three Monsterteers,” sixth grade monster-obsessed boys, set out to solve fiendishly funny mysteries in their creepy hometown.

Friday schedule of 15 hours per week to a Monday through Friday schedule of 34 hours per week. “We would like to say mahalo nui loa to Governor Abercrombie for easing the hiring restrictions which allowed us to recruit and fill vacancies at our libraries,” said State Librarian Richard Burns. “We would also like to thank our legislators, especially Senator Gilbert Kahele (D-1st) of Hilo, the Board of Education, and the unions for their support to help make these much needed additional hours possible.” “We are extremely grateful to the staff at this library as well as nearby public libraries and congratulate them for making significant personal sacrifices in order to provide increased public service for all HSPLS patrons,” Burns said. “We offer free computer training classes, thanks to the federal Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) grant which provided the new public access computers, laptop computers, ADA-accessible workstation, and free wireless Internet access in our Library,” said Debbie Wong Yuen, Pahala Public & School Library Branch Manager. The new public service schedule is an increase of 19 hours and adds Tuesday and Wednesday public service hours to accommodate the needs of the community, Kaÿu High and Pahala Elementary School. The new schedule is Monday, Wednesday, Thursday:

HSPLS Manager and Team of Year Awardees Selected

The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is proud to announce Susan Nakata, Director of the Library Development

Services Section (LDSS) as our 2013 Manager of the Year and the Telephone Reference & Information Unit (HSL-TRIN) at the Hawaii State Library as our Team of the Year Award winners for 2013. Under Nakata’s exceptional leadership, the Library Development Services Section was selected as the 2012 HSPLS Team of the Year, and has earned a reputation for careful planning and organization; responding quickly to requests; providing high-quality services and products promptly; assisting branches, sections and staff with graciousness, good humor and Aloha; and continuing to heighten the public’s awareness of the services and accomplishments of Hawaii’s public libraries and our staff members. In addition, over the past three

years Susan has devoted innumerable hours to coordinating the Gates Opportunity Online

Grant and the Broadband Technology Opportunity Program’s (BTOP) Public Computer Center and fiber-optic connectivity grants. Nakata has worked for the HSPLS for 29 years, including the past 14 years as the LDSS Section Head where she has encouraged her team to function as a family and embrace the idea that “no task is too big when done together.” The Telephone Reference & Information Unit includes: librarians Andrew Ah New, Mary Claire Hutchinson, Cheryl Ogasawara, and Marsha Pauline. These hard-working Librarians are capable, versatile and customer-focused, supporting HSPLS’ public service staff as well as library patrons throughout the state. Each month, they respond to hundreds of patron questions received via telephone and through the mail; receive inquiries and requests sent to HSPLS’ Ask a Librarian online service; follow up with research and/or referrals to appropriate staff and promptly respond to patrons; provide e-book customer support for all HSPLS patrons; staff the statewide support line for HSPLS’ electronic resources such as OverDrive (e-book catalog), Microsoft IT Academy, Learn4Life and OneClickDigital; and teach regular computer classes for beginners such as “Internet Basics and Word Processing.” Nakata and the HSL Team of the Year (Hawaii State Library-Telephone Reference & Information Unit) will be honored along with other departmental award winners at the

Governor’s Awards Ceremony in the State Capitol Auditorium on October 4.

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday: noon to 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday: noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: Closed. For information about the Library’s computer training classes, programs and services, please call (808) 928-2015. Waipahu Public Library, located at 94-275 Mokuola Street, will change its public service schedule to add Saturdays, effective October 19. The new public service schedule is in response to the community’s request for Saturday library hours. The Library will be moving from a Monday to Friday schedule to a Tuesday to Saturday schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Monday-Closed. For information about Waipahu Public Library’s programs and services, please call 675-0358.

Celebrate Star Wars Reads Day at Eight Libraries

In celebration of the second annual Star Wars Reads

Day, eight public libraries in Hawaii will present special programs and activities on Saturday, October 5. The public is invited to attend this free event. Local public libraries will offer free giveaways; conduct lucky drawings for participants to win Star Wars prizes; and meet-and-greet Star Wars costumed characters. Participating public libraries include: Aiea Public Library (ph. 483-7333); Aina Haina Public Library (ph. 377-2456); Hawaii Kai Public Library (ph. 397-5833); Kahuku Public & School Library (ph. 293-8935); Kapolei Public Library (ph. 693-7050); Makawao Public Library (ph. 573-8785); Mililani Public Library (ph. 627-7470) and Princeville Public Library (ph. 826-4310). Star Wars Reads Day is a national event that celebrates reading and the popular “Star Wars” movie series created by George Lucas. The event was created by Lucasfilm and its publishing partners – Abrams, Chronicle Books, Dark Horse, Del Rey, DK Publishing, Random House Audio, Scholastic, Titan Magazines and Workman. This event is suitable for all ages. Please call the hosting libraries for event times and to find out what programs and activities they will be offering. Contact the hosting library as soon as possible if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed.

State Librarian Richard Burns (far left) and HSL Director Diane Eddy (far right) honor members of the HSL-TRIN Unit: librarians Mary Claire Hutchinson, Marsha Pauline, Cheryl Ogasawara, and Andrew Ah New.

HSPLS Receives $63,998 in Tax Refund Donations

Hawaii’s public libraries received $63,998 in tax refund donations from January through June of this year as thousands of taxpayers

continued to demonstrate their support for the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) by donating a portion of their 2013 tax refunds to the HSPLS Special Fund. “Mahalo nui loa to all those who have contributed generously to Hawaii’s public libraries through this annual donation program,” said State Librarian Richard Burns. “Your continued kokua will allow HSPLS to purchase books and other materials that will benefit all our library patrons from keiki to kupuna.” Since January 2005, Hawaii taxpayers have donated $702,836 to the HSPLS Special Fund.

Susan Nakata (left) and State Librarian Richard Burns