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The Library Calendar
2010

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JANUARY 2010
January 6 - Wednesday  Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Kauai's Humpback Whales' - the speaker will be Jean Nishida Souza,  Kaua'i Programs Coordinator of NOAA Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
January 13 - Wednesday State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
January 17 - Sunday  20010 Director's Potluck - 11:00 am (vote on officers; plan 2010 projects
January 26 - Tuesday REGULAR BOARD MEETING - 5:00 pm at Library
January 27 - Wednesday State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
 FEBRUARY 2010
February 3 - Wednesday State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
February 10 - Wednesday State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
February 24 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Papahanaumokukea Marine National Monument' - speaker Sheri Saari from the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge will discuss her recent stay at the Papahanaumokukea Marine National Monument in the Nortwest Hawaiian Islands.
February 27 - Saturday
NOTE: Due to the Tsunami Emergency Alert, the North Shore Library at Princeville is CLOSED today. As a consequence, all of today's scheduled activities are postponed until further notice.

- Program for Teens and Parents - 10:00AM - 'Getting Ready for College - What You Need to Know', presented by Adrya Siebring, in the Teen Room.
- Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration - READ ACROSS AMERICA (March 2) - 10:30–Noon. Reading of Dr. Suess stories, crafts, prizes, refreshments.
  MARCH 2010
March 5 - Friday  State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
March 6 - Saturday  - BOOK SALE - Members 9 - 10 am., Public 10 am - 4pm
March 10 - Wednesday Storytime Volunteer Meeting - 7:00PM - Please come!
March 12 - Friday  State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
March 13 - Saturday Storytime Volunteer Meeting - 10:00AM - Please come!

Children's Storytime - 10:30-11:00AM - Theme: Animals!
This month's Reader: Jillian Ryan.
March 19 - Friday  State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
March 23 - Tuesday REGULAR BOARD MEETING - 5 pm
March 24 - Webnesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Ipus and Hawaiian Culture

Sabra Kauka, Hawaiian Studies kumu, will be speaking on the ipu (Hawaiian gourd) which was brought to Hawai’i by the first people to arrive in double hulled canoes. She will show various types and demonstrate the use of the ipu heke (double gourd) used by hula practitioners.
March 31 - Webnesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - The Riddle of the Reefs: Using Massive Corals to Decipher the History of El Nino Events in the Equatorial Pacific -- The speaker will be Dr. Graham Shimmield, President and Executive Director of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
**** Look for the Fall Newsletter (via this website) by the end of March ****
  APRIL 2010
April 7 - Wednesday  State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
April 10 - Saturday Children's Storytime - 10:30-11:30AM - Theme: Music!
This month's reader: Elaine Logan
April 14 - Wednesday  State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
April 17 - Saturday - GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – 10:15 am until prior to party
- Volunteer Recognition Event - Library 11th Birthday Bash
April 21 - Wednesday  State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
  MAY 2010
May 5 - Wednesday State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
May 8 - Saturday Children's Storytime - 10:30-11:30AM - Theme: Heroes!
May 12 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Save Our Seas (What's Under Water in Hanalei Bay)'
Biologist, Terry Lilley will discuss Hawaii's oceans and the creatures that live there.
May 15 - Saturday Free Workshop - 1:00-3:00 pm
'Writing Workshop'
Does nature speak to you? Want to write about it? Experience interactive guided imagery to prompt your creativity by developing a relationship with your muse. Learn to write with courage & joy and uncover writing’s healing power.
May 18 - Tuesday Free Workshop - 11:00am -1:00 pm
'Computer Workshop: PowerPoint'
How to prepare a PowerPoint slide show on your computer. Not only used in business, it is a great way to organize personal/travel photos. Among other things, you will learn how to create captions, etc. on slides.
May 19 - Wednesday State Mandated Furlough Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
May 25 - Tuesday REGULAR BOARD MEETING - 5:00 pm
  JUNE 2010
June 2 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'CERT-DISASTER PREPAREDNESS - Hurricane Season Begins June 1st!
Join the Princeville CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) to learn how to respond appropriately and effectively to events such as a hurricane or tsunami.
June 5 - Saturday BOOK SALE - Members 9 - 10 am.  Public 10 am - 4 pm
June 12 - Saturday Children's Storytime - 10:30-11:30AM - Theme: Vehicles
June 15 - Tuesday
Summer Reading Program BEGINS
Tuesday - Saturday, June 15 - July 17
Two session: 10:00am-1:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm

*** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! ***

(please check our Summer Reading Program webpage for more details)
June 16 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Grey Whale Coalition'
Sue Arnold , CEO of the California Grey Whale Coalition will discuss the California Gray Whale, the most ancient baleen whale alive today.
  JULY 2010
July 10 - Saturday Children's Storytime - 10:30-11:30AM - Theme: Animals & Insects!
July 14 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00pm - 'The Voyages of the Holopuni'
A talk & slide show presented by Nick Beck, a founder of the Hanalei Hawaiian Civic Canoe Club and the Hawaiian Canoe Sailing Association. Nick was the first person in modern times to sail an outrigger canoe linking all the Hawaiian islands from hawaii to Niihau.
July 17 - Saturday

Children's Storytime - 2:00-2:15 pm - "Where's Mama?" - Presented by the Purple Striped Honu Theatre for Kids, this show portrays an adventure of a baby monk seal as it encounters various land and sea creatures while searching for its mother. For ages 2-10.
  AUGUST 2010
August 11 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00pm - Author of Rainbows Over Kapa'a, Bill Fernandez, will tell of the five generations of his family who settled in the east side of Kaua’i in the little town of Kapa’a and eventually built the Roxy Theater.

August 14 - Saturday

Fish & Wildlife Service Logo

 Children's Storytime - 11:00-11:30am - The Friends of the North Shore Library in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will be hosting this keiki storytime at the Princeville Library. The topic, presented by a Kilauea Point Ranger, will be "Bird Watching & Wildlife Observations". In addition to the presentation, keiki will be participating in a fun craft project that they’ll be able to take home with them after the event. The “Friends” invite everyone in the community to the Princeville Public Library to enjoy this fun-filled & informative presentation on Saturday, August 14th at 11:00am. Free and open to the public, parents and children – residents and visitors - are encouraged to attend. As a special bonus, all attendees will gain free admission to the Kilauea Lighthouse on August 14 and 15th!
August 24 - Tuesday REGULAR BOARD MEETING - 5:00 pm
  SEPTEMBER 2010
September 6 - Monday Labor Day - LIBRARY CLOSED
September 8 - Wednesday Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Hale Halawai 'Ohana O Hanalei' - Hanalei's community center, Hale Halawai 'Ohana O Hanalei, was founded following hurricane Iniki. It is a non-profit organization which provides space, including a commercial kitchen, for people in the community to hold classes, social gatherings and meetings. They sponsor the Hanalei Farmers Market and the Halele'a Cultural Expoloration Program for young people. A slide show of recent activities will be shared. Please join us to learn more about how HHOOH serves the community and how you or your organization might use this wonderful community resource.
September 11 - Saturday BOOK SALE - Members 9 - 10 am.  Public 10 am - 4 pm
September 15 - Wednesday Children's Storytime - 1:30-2:30pm - Theme: Friends and Familly
Storytime with Phyllis Kopeck -- The Theme will be FRIENDS AND FAMILY and will include a take home craft project for all children.
September Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - Date & Topic To Be Announced
  OCTOBER 2010
October 20 - Wednesday For Children - 2:30pm-3:30pm - The North Shore Marionette Theatre will make its DEBUT performance at the Princeville Library.
Watch for details.
[Date to be announced] Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'The Kauai Museum'
**** Look for the Fall Newsletter (via this website) by the end of October ****
  NOVEMBER 2010
[Date to be announced] Speaker Program - 6:00-7:00 pm - 'Bananas'
Erik Burton will be the speaker.
DECEMBER 2010
December 4 - Saturday GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING - 8:15 am Election of Directors; Approve Budget
BOOK SALE - Members 9am - 10 am.  ; Public 10 am - 4 pm

Calendar Odd and Ends
  • All events are at the Library unless noted.
  • All events are free and open to the public.
  • Speaker Program is the second Wednesday of most months.
  • To request a sign-language interpreter, please call the Princeville Public Library
    at least 7 days prior to the program. Phone 826-4310.
  • Book Club has been discontinued. If interested in a future club, please leave your contact information in the 'Friends' box at the library or send an email to the Friend's President and then check this website in the future.
  • We will update the website but please check at the Library for any last minute changes.
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