David Y. Ige

HONOLULU – The following Oahu libraries will present free events in November 2017:

Hawaii State Library

• November 1, 2:00 p.m. – Book Smart Book Club. A group discussion on “Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves” by Lee Daniel Kravetz. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/book-smart-book-club/

Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library

• November 4, 10:30 a.m. – Story of the Nisei Soldiers of World War II. Learn about Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) who served gallantly in World War II in spite of the fierce prejudice they faced from their own country. Guest speakers are former Hawaii Governor George R. Ariyoshi and Wes Deguchi, President of Nisei Veterans Legacy. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/the-story-of-the-nisei-soldiers-of-world-war-ii/

Hawaii State Library

• November 4, 2:00 p.m. – Saturday Afternoon at the Movies! In this 1939 American musical fantasy film, Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/saturday-afternoon-at-the-movies-hsl/

Pearl City Public Library

• November 7, 5:00 p.m. – Teen Tuesdays @ The Movies: Cult Classics from the ’80s.  Teens can enjoy the 1985 teen comedy/science fiction film about two high school nerds who attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/teen-tuesdays-the-movies-cult-classics/2017-11-07/

Pearl City Public Library

• November 19, 11:00 a.m. – The Medicare Maze. A State Health Insurance Assistance Program counselor will provide Medicare information and answer questions. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/themedicaremaze/

Kaimuki Public Library

• November 26, 1:00 p.m. – Music by Telemann performed by The Kalani Consort.

The Kalani Consort will perform the music of Georg Philipp Telemann, a German baroque composer. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/music-by-telemann-performed-by-the-kalani-consort/

Kaimuki Public Library

• November 28, 4:00 p.m. – Movie Screening. Teens and adults can enjoy a 2015 fantasy/science fiction film. Three decades after the Empire’s defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn and spare parts scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance’s search for the missing Luke Skywalker. For more information: https://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/movie-night-kaimuki/

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Media Contact:
Mallory Fujitani
Office of the State Librarian
(808) 586-3714
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.librarieshawaii.org

Hawaii State Public Library System
Library Development Services Section
3225 Salt Lake Blvd., Suite 205
Honolulu, HI  96818
Ph. (808) 831-6878 | Fax (808) 831-6882
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