Hawaii State Public Library System June 2008 Irish Storyteller & Webcomic Everyone Artists featured this Summer Can Catch the By Paul H. Mark his year’s featured artists and performers for the Summer Reading Programs are Niall de Reading Bug Burca for the Children’s program and Audra By Paul H. Mark Furuichi and Scott Yoshinaga for the Teen’s program. ake it a family affair – sign up for T Niall de Burca, one of Ireland’s finest tradition- the 2008 Hawaii State Public al storytellers hails from Dublin, and will entertain Library System Summer Read- audiences with wonderful Irish legends, stories and ing Programs! folktales. He has been featured throughout Ireland Public libraries are inviting in theatre and radio, and at many festivals including Minfants, toddlers, children, teens and de Burca two in the United States - the C. S. Lewis Festival adults to join our summer reading pro- and the National Children’s Book Festival. grams. Libraries statewide will conduct Niall de Burca will perform at 18 public libraries the free, Children’s and Teen 5-week on Maui, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai and programs from June 9 to July 12: contact the Big Island from June 19 – 29. your local library for starting dates and Recommended for ages 5 to guidelines. Eligible participants are adults, this 45-minute program is infants to children entering grade 6 this sponsored through a grant from the coming fall for the Children’s program, Friends of the Library of Hawaii, NFL Chari- and students entering 7th grade this fall ties, and the UH-Manoa Outreach College’s through 2008 high school graduates for Statewide Cultural Extension Program, through the Teen Program. Some libraries state- grants from the National Endowment for the wide will kick off free Adult Summer Arts and the State Foundation on Culture and Reading Programs, for patrons 18 and the Arts. Admission is free. older. The 2008 HSPLS Teen Summer Reading Here are some of the highlights of Program will present Audra Furuichi and Scott our statewide reading campaigns: Yoshinaga, the creators of “nemu*nemu,” a popular family-friendly online comic, as Children: “Catch the Reading Bug” the featured artists at 20 selected public libraries statewide from June 12 – July 20. theme highlights books and stories about “nemu*nemu” features the adventures of Nemu and Anpan, two magical stuffed toy insects, bugs, and creepy pups and their owners Anise and Kana. Furuichi and Yoshinaga will provide a visual crawly creatures. – visit demonstration on the basics and process of creating and posting professional comics. the library once a week, read at least one book See Storyteller & Webcomic, back page per week, and receive a free Mark Your Calendars reading incentive, while supplies June 11 – Kamehameha Day Holiday, all libraries closed. last. Five lucky July 4-6 – Independence Day Holiday, all libraries closed. drawing winners Visit www.librarieshawaii.org for public service hours or call your local library. st (one each from June 28-July 6 – 61 Annual Friends of the Library of Hawaii Booksale, McKin- East Oahu, ley High School Cafeteria; New this year: Hawaii Public Radio and Friends of the Library of Hawaii Music Tent! Booksale Hours: 6/28-29: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; 6/30-7/2: 10 West Oahu, a.m.-8 p.m.; 7/3-4 –Closed; 7/5: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; 7/6 – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Hawaii State Public Library System. Call 536-4174 for more information. See Everyone Reads, back page 2 • Holo I Mua • June 2008 ters are contributing as sponsors to the Kalihi-Palama; Kapolei; Library for Bishop Museum program. Register at any public library to the Blind & Physically Handicapped; sign up. Mililani; Pearl City; Big Island – Bond Summer Library Teen: “iRead” theme will highlight Memorial; Hilo; Keaau Public & School books and information concerning Library; Laupahoehoe Public & School Entomology Tour technology, innovation, Library; Maui, Molokai & Lanai – Hana and ingenuity – Public & School Library; Kahului; Lahai- n conjunction with the theme of the visit your local na; Makawao; and Kauai – Princeville. 2008 Children’s Summer Reading library weekly, Call the hosting libraries for details. Program, the Hawaii State Public Li- read at least For further information, visit www.li- I brary System and Bishop Museum one book per week, and brarieshawaii.org or call your local library. will present “Catch a Bug: An Education- receive reading incentives al Outreach Program in Entomology” at from the sponsors, while 18 selected Oahu public libraries between supplies last. Enter Storyteller & Webcomic, June 16 – July 12. This free program will for a chance to from front page feature samples of insects from one of the win a $1,000, $500 world’s largest insect collections. or $250 Back-to- Recommended for ages 12 and older, Bishop Museum scientist and Ento- School Shopping this free 45-minute program is sponsored mology Collections Manager Shepherd Spree at Pearlridge by the Friends of the Library of Hawaii, Myers and intern Shar Hashimoto will Center sponsored through a grant from the NFL Charities. introduce students to entomology and by Hawaii Pizza Both program schedules are subject help instill awareness of the living world Hut, which will also to change. If a sign language inter- around them. The museum’s insect col- provide 10 Summer preter or other special accommodation is lection holds over 16,500 types of insects Reading Pizza Award needed, call the hosting library prior to mostly from the Pacific, but also some Certificates to each branch library for the program date: on Oahu, two weeks which resulted from early Hawaii-based lucky drawing prizes. No purchase is nec- in advance; on Neighbor Islands, three biological control explorations from essary to enter the sweepstakes, but teen weeks in advance. around the world. entries must be turned in to any public Public libraries statewide are hosting “Catch A Bug” is supported in part library by Saturday, July 12. The names a variety of performers and programs. by the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of of three lucky winners will be drawn Visit www.librarieshawaii.org for a com- Innovation and Improvement’s Education later that month. Winners will be notified plete list of programs and performers, or through Cultural & Historic Organiza- by telephone. In addition, the Friends call your local library to find out their tions. of the Library of Hawaii has provided programs. These program schedules are Call the library two weeks in ad- each library with an iPod Shuffle for subject to change. vance if a sign language a special lucky drawing. This program interpreter or other special is sponsored by Hawaii Pizza Hut and accommodation is needed. Frito-Lay of Hawaii, and by a grant from For a schedule listing the Friends of the Library of Hawaii and the hosting libraries, the NFL Charities. Additional program visit www. funding is provided by local Friends’ librarieshawaii.org. Holo I Mua chapters. (move forward, advance) For more information Adult: is published monthly by the about this program, visit www.bishopmu- Hawaii State Public Library System –Seventeen Library Development Services seum.org. libraries on 3225 Salt Lake Blvd., Suite 205 Oahu, Maui, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 Tel. 831-6877 / Fax 831-6882 Kauai, and Website: www.librarieshawaii.org Everyone Reads, from front page the Big Island Richard Burns, State Librarian have volun- the Big Island, Maui County and Kauai) teered to host Paul H. Mark, Editor will win a $50 bookstore gift card. This a pilot Adult Board of Education: For info. visit: www.boe.k12.hi.us program is funded by a grant from the Summer Reading Program: Oahu – Aiea; Friends of the Library of Hawaii and the Donna Ikeda, chairperson Hawaii Kai; Hawaii State Library (nine Karen Knudsen, 1st vice chairperson NFL Charities. Other generous corporate sections): Art, Music & Recreation; Busi- Herbert Watanabe, 2nd vice chairperson sponsors for reading incentives include ness, Science & Technology; Edna Allyn Dr. Eileen Clarke Kim Coco Iwamoto McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii, the Mary J. Cochran Denise Matsumoto Room for Children; Federal Documents; Maggie Cox John R. Penebacker UH-Manoa Outreach College, First Insur- Hawaii & Pacific; Hawaii Documents; Breene Harimoto Garrett Toguchi ance Company of Hawaii and Diamond Language, Literature & History; Social Cec Heftel Jonathan Allen, Dr. Lei Ahu Isa student representative Bakery. In addition, local Friends’ chap- Science & Philosophy; Young Adult; .