MEDIA RELEASE

The Hawaii State Public Library System’s (HSPLS) website is now up and running after being offline since yesterday due to technical difficulties.

The System’s Electronic Support Services Section staff has restored the domain name and all connections, functions and operations are running normally.

“We would like to thank our library patrons and the general public for their patience and understanding during this inconvenience and disruption of our online services,” said State Librarian Richard Burns. “We have implemented changes to ensure that this will not happen again.”

The HSPLS website, which receives approximately 4,000 visits per day, provides 24/7 access to the library system’s electronic resources and Public Access Catalog and provides free services including:

* eBooks

* Digital audio books

* Online databases which provide access to full-text materials from thousands of magazines, newspapers, journals, and other publications

* Ed2Go personal learning and enrichment collection

* HSPLS IT Academy digital literacy and technology training collection

— Find out more:
www.librarieshawaii.org