Text of Schedule

Announcements and Giveaways: Courtyard (lobby if really poor weather)

Keiki Readings: Edna Allyn Room (Children’s Section)

Adult/YA Readings: Business Science and Technology

Book Clubs: Language Literature and History

Panels: Mauka area on first floor

10:00am: Event opens

10:05am-10:30am: Storybook time with Elisabeth Watanabe, “The Treasure of You: The Adventures of Wen Fei and Hei Hei”

10:05am-10:30am: Selection book reading for adults with Q&A featuring guest author Scott Kikkawa, “Kona Winds” - Noir Murder Mystery set in Honolulu

10:10am-11:30am - Honolulu Silent Book Club - Sit and read, listen, quietly chat - or not! That’s the beauty of a silent book club - you can do your own bookish thing and have a chance to get away from the hustle and bustle, or you can make a new readerly friend or two.

10:30am: Drawing for first winner - Kanak Attack Bag

10:35am-11:00am: Library planned children’s story time starts featuring a librarian.

11:05am-11:25am: Storytime for children featuring Catherine Mattson from the Daniel Kahikina Akaka Foundation (reading a book illustrated by Brady Evans).

11:30am: Drawing for second winner - Writer's Toolkit Bag

11:45am-12:25pm: Panel: The Journey to Publishing. Featuring: Wendi White, Frederick L. “Fritz” Baier, Katie Van Brunt, Elisabeth Watanabe

11:45am-12:05pm: Selection book reading and Q&A with Cass Kim, “Wilders” - Older Young Adult Science Fiction

11:45am-12:15pm: Storytime for children with activity featuring guest author Kia Huihui “Swim Safe, Little Polar Bear”

12:10pm-12:30pm: Selection book reading and Q&A featuring guest author C.M. Miller, “The Realm” - Young Adult Fantasy

12:30pm: Drawing for 3rd winner - Treat Yourself bag

12:35pm-12:45pm: Quick Facts about all the things you can do with a library card (featuring a librarian)

12:45pm-1:25pm: Book Club meeting with the TBR Book club from Book House Hawaii - meet some of the members and chat about some of your favorite reads - a great opportunity to vibe check and see if this club is perfect for you!

12:50pm-1:25pm: Panel- Writing: Process, Tips, Community. Featuring: DK Dillenback, Donald A. Carreira Ching, Dorothea Buckingham, Mitchell Dwyer

1:30pm: Final Drawing (4th) - Local Faves Bag

1:35pm- 1:55pm: Final reading selection featuring Dorothea Buckingham, “Code Name Rascal” - Historical Fiction

2:00pm: Event conclusion