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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its next book sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library. Funds from sales help support the needs of Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD’s, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.) will host a free read aloud program: “Books are Building Blocks” from 4:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 at the Kailua Kona Public Library. This program will continue to be offered the first Tuesday evening of each month and will give families the opportunity to enjoy books […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Dorothy Hinshaw Patent will be on hand to talk of her adventures from Alaska to Ecuador and China to France at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. Dorothy has been writing nonfiction books for children for 35 years.  Her passion for personal experience about her subject matter has led […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) hosts a book sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Public Library. Funds from sales help support the needs of Kona libraries, with funding that includes educational and entertainment programs, community summer reading programs, visiting authors, magazine subscriptions, CD’s, DVD’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Find out what remarkable things are happening at Kahaluu Bay 5:30–6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, at the Kailua-Kona Public Library. Over the years, Kahaluu Bay has suffered from heavy usage. With more than 400,000 users a year, the bay’s coral reef is threatened and the beach has fallen into disrepair and overuse. The […]

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Message from FOLK: Please go into your public library this week.  It is COUNT WEEK and your physical presence may keep our library open. Drop by to the Kealakekua branch, meet Kipapa, a children’s and young adult’s librarian from Waimea who is helping to bring things up to standard. And meet Moea who until recently […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona hosts a free read-aloud program: “Books are Building Blocks” from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Kailua Kona Public Library. This program will continue to be offered the first Tuesday evening of each month and will give families the opportunity to enjoy books being […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Kona Library Book Club meets 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 15 on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library to discuss “The Sixteen Pleasures,” a work of fiction by Robert Hellenga.   This is the story of 29-year-old Margot Harrington who travels to Florence, in the wake of the disastrous 1966 flood, to volunteer […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  Join Jim Reddekopp Founder of the Hawaiian Vanilla Co. for an evening of vanilla 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Kailua-Kona Public Library.  Reddekopp will share in depth about the cultivation of vanilla at his vanillery and other plantations worldwide.  Reddekopp and wife Tracy are the first commercial growers of vanilla in the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Friends of the Libraries, Kona (FOLK) will hold its next book sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. on the lanai of the Kailua-Kona Library.   More than 8,000 books, CDs & DVDs at bargain prices for all ages and reading interests. Special Book by the Bag Bonanza – $6 a bag (bag […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  The Friends of the Libraries, Kona will host a free family literacy program, “Books are Building Blocks,” 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Kailua Kona Public Library.   This program will continue to be offered the first Tuesday evening of each month and will give families the opportunity to enjoy books being read […]

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The Board of Education, which oversees operations of state libraries, is considering closing five libraries due to budget cuts. The state’s library system – which falls under the state’s Department of Education – is facing a $3.6 million shortfall. In addition to possible library closures, 67 vacant positions may not be filled and staff cuts […]

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MEDIA RELEASE  The Kona Underwater Photographic Society (KUPS) will be on hand 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 7 at the library to talk about the club and its activities, introduce you to the world of underwater photography and videography, and share the excitement and beauty of the sea – from right here in Kona to destinations […]

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