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
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Aloha Friends, Please see the March 2025 Newsletter attached to this link. In this monthʻs newsletter, see a letter from the President and explore more programs at the Kona libraries!
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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!
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Aloha Friends, Please see the February 2025 Newsletter attached to this link. In this monthʻs newsletter, see a letter from the President and explore more programs at the Kona libraries!
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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
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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
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Aloha Friends, Please see the January 2025 Newsletter attached to this link. In this monthʻs newsletter, see a letter from the President and explore more programs at the Kona libraries!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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