Volunteer! F.O.L.K. is run entirely by volunteers. We are the body, soul, and driving intellect of our organization. The more active volunteers we have, the more we can do to raise money for our libraries and support our programs. Click the VOLUNTEER button to visit folkhawaii.com/volunteer and see the many opportunities available. When you are […]
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Susan Cysewski Susan grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There she visited the CarnegieLibrary on Saturdays with her sisters and friends to pick out new books — atradition she cherished. As a teenager, she developed a fondness for coffee-tablebooks, purchasing her first one about Egypt when she was eighteen years old. Shestill hopes to visit the
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F.O.L.K. Events June Book Sale Friday 6/19/26, 11:00am – 3:00pm Saturday 6/20/26, 9:00am-12:00pm Kailua-Kona Public Library 75-138 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Get ready for summer with new (to you) books. Bring your friends and neighbors to F.O.L.K.’s June Book Sale! Help each other hunt for favorite authors or subjects. There’s something for everyone. Hawaiiana,
Saturday, June 6, 2026, 9:00am – 11:30am Kailua-Kona (Kona Community Aquatic Center to Walua Road) This year’s celebration theme:E Ola Mau Ka Pāʻū: Honoring the Legacy of Barbara Kamilipua Nobriga F.O.L.K. representatives will walk the 1.5 mile route from the Kona Community Aquatic Center to Walua Road. Bring your noise makers and give a big
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The Friends of the Libraries, Kona is pleased to announce the availability of a generous $6,000 scholarship donation from The Arne & Ruth Werchick Charitable Fund. This Arne & Ruth Werchick MLIS (Master’s Degree in Library Science) Scholarship has the following requirements: Must be a resident of the County of Hawaii or have at
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Friends of the Libraries, Hawaii (F.L.H. aka “Big Friends”) recently named Kauʻi Young as 2024 Librarian of the Year. The last Kailua-Kona Librarian to receive this award was in 1997! Library patrons voted for this Excellence in Service award for their favorite librarian. Kauʻi’s enthusiasm, engaging smile and personality are the reason kids (babies to
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Friends of the Libraries, Kona President Ken Guerra accepts Rotary Club of Kona’s grant from their Treasurer Janice Gustin Rotary Club of Kona generously grants $1,200 to the Friends of the Libraries, Kona for the “Books for Babies” program. This program promotes reading as a family activity and encourages parents of infants between birth
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Aloha F.O.L.K. Friends, We wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. We hope you will join us at our annual F.O.L.K. general meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28th at 3pm at the Kailua-Kona Library lanai. The existing Officers and Board of Directors will give an overview of our 2024 accomplishments and then you will meet our
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The Friendly Bus project is one of the library programs that your Friends of the Libraries, Kona MEMBERSHIP pays for. In this project, every Kailua-Kona and Kealakekua DOE second grade classroom is invited to hop on a school bus to visit the library. Each class spends the morning with the staff to listen to stories,
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Check out the article below by Pacific Business News! It features an interview with Maziyar Rajaei, who talks about the the Architecture LEGO Studio program he leads at Kailua-Kona Public Library. Pacific Business News Article (1)
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