It’s that time of year again when we get to count noses! It’s always great fun and an easy volunteer opportunity. Hawaii Public Libraries Count Week will be April 16-22.The data obtained is utilized by the State to create working budgets for all libraries. The more people we have passing through our doors, the more opportunities of future funding and programming. During Count Week, we physically count each person that walks into the library and report our data back to the State Library Office in Honolulu. The data is organized, published for public review, and presented to the Hawaii State Legislature for financial support. The information we gather is very important to the future funding of our local libraries.

Please consider joining our effort and become a counter. It’s easy and you just might get to meet some friends that you haven’t seen in a while. The job entails sitting at a small desk at the library entrance and counting each person that enters the library using a clicker counter. At the end of 1 hour, you record the number of people who have entered on a tally sheet, reset the counter to 0) and start the process again for the next hour. You get to sit for a couple of hours in an air-conditioned environment and lift nothing heavier than a pencil. While counting, you can read, dabble on your phone or tablet or just smile at everyone as they walk by.

We need to cover all hours that the library is open for business. Listed below are the available shifts for each day. Notice that hours vary depending on the library schedule for that day. Please, if you would like to work a shift, email us at waysandmeans@folkhawaii.com indicating the DAY and TIME SLOT you would like. Please consider signing up for 2 different shifts to accommodate others. Be sure to include a contact TELEPHONE NUMBER in your reply and write your NAME CLEARLY as your name is not always obvious from your email address.

Mahalo for your kokua and here’s hoping you can find a couple hours to spend in the library.

Tuesday, APRIL 18
12:00 – 1:30
1:30 – 3:00
3:00 – 4:00
4:00 – 5:30
5:30 – 7:00

Wednesday, APRIL 19
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 4:00

Thursday, APRIL 20
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 4:00

Friday, APRIL 21
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 2:00
2:00 – 3:00
3:00 – 4:00

Saturday, APRIL 22
9:00 – 10:30
10:30 – 12:00
12:00 – 1:00
1:00 – 2:30
2:30 – 4:00