| FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES, KONA (F.O.L.K.) incorporated in March, 1988 and under the umbrella of Friends of the Library of Hawaii since May, 1991 |
What We Do
· A nonprofit association of people of all
ages and occupations, who recognize the
importance of excellent libraries.
· Assist the libraries in providing the best
possible service to the community
· Provide volunteers and financial assist-
ance to the libraries
· Cooperate closely but remain
independent of the libraries
· Promote the importance of library
services to the community
· A nonprofit association of people of all
ages and occupations, who recognize the
importance of excellent libraries.
· Assist the libraries in providing the best
possible service to the community
· Provide volunteers and financial assist-
ance to the libraries
· Cooperate closely but remain
independent of the libraries
· Promote the importance of library
services to the community
| Contact Us Today! Why does the library need friends? Although tax supported, public libraries need many additional items for which funding is not allocated. F.O.L.K. provides supplementary funds for such items as: · Circulation materials · Children's Programs · Staff Education · Support for Summer Reading Programs · Community Adult Programs |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES, KONA |
| Our Generous Contributors Target $2,000 Anonymous $1,000 Mr & Mrs Jeffrey Nelson $1,000 Ford World Ironman $750 Young Bros. $500 Tatsumi Oue $500 KK Chamber of Commerce $500 Holualoa Companies $300 PFI $200 Foodland Give Aloha $191 HFS Federal Credit Union $150 |
| Books Are Building Blocks March 2, 2010 A Free Family Read-Aloud at the Library Program, 4:30pm - 6:45pm This is a free read-aloud program for children ages 5-18 with their parents. |
| LIBRARIES ARE GREAT RESOURCES We all use the libraries to save. They lend us books, CD's, DVD's, audio books, and stuff for kids. You can use free high speed internet to surf the web. They offer downloads to your personal computer of digital materials from their website so you can save on gas, as well as expert help, classes, and programs. Isn't it time to give something back? Help support your libraries with a donation. You will receive a Book Plate honoring you in a new book purchased. Here is a wish list of books the library wishes to purchase but does not have the funding for. Contact Librarian Irene Horvath @ 327-4327. American Civil War: a military history, John Keegan Best American mystery stories 2009 Best American non-required reading 2009 Best American poetry 2009 Defector, Daniel Silva 7/21 End of the long summer, Dianne Dumanoski Gone bamboo, Anthony Bourdain In the first circle, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, Harold Bloom J.D. Salinger: a life raised high, Kenneth Slawenski Love pirate & the bandit’s son, Laura James Murder in the name of honour, Rana Hussein Nothing to fear: FDR’s inner circle …, Adam Cohen Seven pleasures: essays on ordinary happiness, Willard Spiegelman Thing around your neck, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie You can adopt, Susan Caughman |
| OUR FAVORITE LINKS |
| Library Notices by E-mail HSPLS now offers an e-mail notification option that allows you to receive electronic messages instead of paper notices. If you choose this notices by e-mail option, any library notice that is currently sent by postcard will be replaced with an e-mail message. These include overdue notices and hold notifications. You will continue to receive billing notices in the regular mail. These include damage bills and pre-collection bills. Please note that non-receipt of notices, paper or e-mail, does not waive your library account obligations. What are the benefits of e-mail notifications? The Library is always looking for ways to trim costs and provide better service to our patrons. The e-mail notification program will significantly reduce paper and postage expenses. E-mail notices are environmentally-friendly; they eliminate the use of paper which results in less waste in our landfills, and e-mail notices are beneficial to you. By switching to e-mail notification, you will receive your notices sooner than if they were sent in the mail. Go to the Circulation Desk of any HSPLS Library and ask them to activate e-mail notices for your account. You will be asked to show your library card to the staff and provide your PIN for verification purposes. |
| F. O. L. K. is Offering an Innovative Way to Be a Friend F. O. L. K. has been donated it's very own Shaklee shopping website. Shaklee is a natural nutrition company and supplier of biodegradable products. They believe it's essential to contribute to the movement of making people and the planet healthier. Through this team effort friends now have access to Shaklee products delivered straight to their door, with all the proceeds benefiting F.O.L.K. for the support of Kona libraries. Shop online at: FOLK.myshaklee.com |
| BOOK SALE SATURDAY, February 6, 2010 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM Kailua Kona Library Lanai Volunteer Sorters desperately needed please email Marie at mj@konakobers.com |
| Kona Library Book Club February 16th 11:00 AM @ Kailua Kona Library Lanai The book for this month is “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The letters comprising this small charming novel begin in 1946, when single, 30- something author Juliet Ashton becomes tired of covering the sunny side of war and its aftermath. Guernsey farmer Dawsey Adams finds Juliet's name in a used book and invites articulate—and not-so- articulate—neighbors to write Juliet with their stories including the formation of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while Guernsey was under German occupation. No ordinary book club, it was formed as a ruse and became a way for people to get together without raising the suspicions of Guernsey’s Nazi occupiers. Readers will enjoy the charming inhabitants of Guernsey as well as learning about the German occupation of the British Channel Islands. Light refreshments will be served. New members are welcome. |
| Keiko and Louie: Best Friends (Mostly) February 9th 3:00 PM February 11th 12:30 PM Kealakekua Public Library Kailua Kona Public Library Presented by the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, this 30-minute interactive program uses humor, movement, and participation to engage young audiences directly in the performance. For ages 3 and up. |