Volunteers Needed!

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Aloha Everyone!

Makiki Community Library will be having a book sale at the Farmer’s Market at St. Clement’s Church on the fourth Thursday of each month and we are seeking volunteers who are interested in helping out with the sale. The next book sale will be on Thursday, June 27th from 4:30-7:30 pm. Volunteers are asked to meet Harold Burger at the library at 4 pm. If you’re interested in volunteering with the book sale, please call us at 522-7076 or email the Library Manager at manager@makikilibrary.org.

Whether you can volunteer or not, please come visit us at 1527 Keeaumoku St., in Makiki District Park during our normal hours: Wednesdays from 2-6 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4 pm.

Mahalo!

Welcome New Makiki Community Library Members – April 2013

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We are excited to add three new members to the Makiki Community Library family who joined last month.

  • Johnetta Harrigan and Dilys Constantino became members on April 3
  • James Olson became a member on April 27

Mahalo Johnetta, Dilys, and James for your membership and support!

Membership starts at just $10 for one year, with higher levels of patronage and support available.

Perhaps you’ll see our newest members, our long-term patrons, or anyone else from the Makiki Community Library family by visiting us during our normal hours:

1527 Keeaumoku Street (in Makiki District Park, look for library signs)
Honolulu, HI 96822

Wednesday: 2pm – 6pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

Welcome New Makiki Community Library Volunteers – April 2013

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We are grateful to have some new volunteers at Makiki Community Library who started last month.

  • Glen Escobar, who started volunteering April 3rd
  • Pearl City HS students Shane Tadiarca and Christopher Franklin, who started volunteering on April 14th
  • Lindsay Sifuentes, Randall Seigler, Dianne Crisostomo, and Johnny Ly, who all started on April 21st
  • Jane Bitencourt-Bluhm, who started volunteering on April 27th
  • Paul Stephens, who started volunteering on April 28th

Mahalo Glen, Shane, Christopher, Lindsay, Randall, Dianne, Johnny, Jane, and Paul! As a volunteer-run library advocating literacy, learning, and civic engagement, in a safe environment for the community, Makiki Community Library could not do it without you.

For the month of April, the volunteers together accumulated 210.25 volunteer hours, which is a 3.7% increase from March’s 202.4 total volunteer hours. Volunteers averaged about 3.44 hours each in April.

April volunteers

Come meet our new volunteers and the rest of the Makiki Community Library `ohana by visiting us during our normal hours:

1527 Keeaumoku Street (in Makiki District Park, look for library signs)
Honolulu, HI 96822

Wednesday: 2pm – 6pm
Saturday: 12pm – 4pm
Sunday: 12pm – 4pm

 

Featured: Sisters in Crime

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Sisters in Crime/Hawaii is the local Chapter of Sisters in Crime, Inc., an international group of women writers. Our SinC/Hawaii group of Sisters and Misters consists of readers, writers, published authors, editors, librarians, and publishers. We meet the third Wednesday evening of the month from 6-8 pm at The Makiki Community Library (on the first floor in the mystery book section, of course!) Our eclectic meetings range from hosting special guest speakers to group participation in writing assignments please visit our site for details of upcoming events.

Gail M Baugniet – Author
Sisters in Crime/Hawaii President

Makiki Library Open House – Saturday, August 25, Noon-4pm

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On Saturday, August 25, 2012, from noon to 4pm, the Friends of the Makiki Community Library (FMCL) will host numerous organizations that currently utilize the library, as well as several local publishing houses. Organizations will have materials to distribute to the public, and patrons will have a chance to see the library’s numerous attributes and recent upgrades. The FMCL will provide limited snacks and drinks for patrons.

The FMCL encourages the community to visit the only library in the Makiki area, run by volunteers outside of the state library system. In the future, the FMCL is planning more community involvement and is seeking to expand both the visibility of the library as well as its use by appropriate organizations that further its mission.

The Friends of Makiki Community Library (formerly the Friends of Makiki Library) is a group that manages the Makiki Library, the Frank F. Fasi Citizen Resource Center, and other programs that comprise the Makiki Community Library (MCL). The Friends is overseen by a board of directors that sets overall policies, goals, and management practices for the Learning Center.

We hope that you will be able to join us. There is no need to RSVP.

For additional information, contacts:
Sonny Ganaden: (808)294-9949, sonnyganaden@gmail.com
Wendy Maxwell: (808)542-3334, wenmax@gmail.com

The Makiki Community Library is a volunteer-run library advocating literacy, learning, and civic engagement in a safe environment for the community.