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 […]

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

  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

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

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)  

The F.O.L.K. Book Club meets on the Kailua Kona Public Library Lanai on the third Tuesday of each month at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted. January – The Invention of Nature by Wulf February – Georgia Bottoms by Childress March –  Black Cake by Wilkerson April – Tsunami! Hawaii’s Amazing History of the Monster Waves

The Hawai’i Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge is getting lots of press! Check out this video on K5 News. Register here today to get started! Here are some tips to increase reading: Do it together. Make the reading challenge a family event, even multi-generational. By modeling the behavior, parents and grandparents can help children become

We’ve Been Escaping Reality At Hawaii Public Libraries For 150 Years The state’s libraries have a fascinating history that started with the kingdom and boomed through the pandemic. By Catherine Toth Fox on http://www.civilbeat.com Before my son could legibly write his name — before he could even read on his own — he had a

The F.O.L.K. Book Club meets on the Kailua Kona Public Library Lanai on the third Tuesday of each month at 12:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Copies are available to borrow for one week at the library circulation desk.  There are also several copies available for three week loans to library card holders through the Hawaii