#Hawaiʻi State Public Library System
Lee A. Tonouchi named Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate 2026-2029
The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, and Hawaiʻi State Public Library System announced the selection of Lee A. Tonouchi as the new Poet Laureate of Hawaiʻi.
Nominations open for next Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate
Applications are being accepted for the 2026-2029 Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate, a three-year term position that honors an accomplished poet and supports literary programming across the islands. The Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System, and the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts are inviting the public to submit […]
Hawaiʻi Summer Reading Challenge surpasses 20,000 participants, final push to 25,000 underway
The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System announced last week that over 20,000 readers across the islands have registered for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, overtaking last year’s total with four weeks remaining in the program.
Makawao Public Library shines with two employees honored for excellence
Two Makawao Public Library staff members, Elizabeth “Betsy” Knight and Ann Wallner, were honored by the Friends of the Library of Hawaiʻi for exceptional service in the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System.
Hawaiʻi State Public Library System launches mobile app
The app can be found by searching “Libraries Hawaii” in the mobile app store or stop by a nearby public library for assistance. HSPLS is relaunching its original app, and app provider ChiliFresh is working with the HSPLS to add features that patrons have grown to love – like being able to provide access to multiple library accounts.
