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Before the Hawaiʻi State Library was constructed, library facilities were provided by the Honolulu Library and Reading Room Association, founded in 1879 by the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Prior to this, the site was the location of Hāliʻimaile, the residence of Boki and Liliha and later, Victoria Kamāmalu and her father and brothers before they ...
Hawaii State Library in Honolulu. The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States. The system has 51 libraries on all the major Hawaiian Islands: Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu. The system's collection of books and other library materials ...
Library City or town Image Date granted [1] Grant amount [1] Location Notes 1: Honolulu: Honolulu: Nov 29, 1909: $100,000 478 S King St. Opened February 1, 1913, this library in the territory of Hawaii was the only public library in the territory until 1921.
Jan. 2—Top sellers include vinyl records, comics, paperback mysteries, literature, self-help and children's books. Fans of the gigantic Friends of the Library of Hawai 'i Book Sale held each ...
The Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the largest research library in the state of Hawaii.The Library serves as a key resource for the flagship Manoa campus (a land, sea and space grant institution) as well as the other University of Hawaiʻi system campuses.
The Library Services Act (1956) and the Library Services and Construction Act (1964) were keystones in the goal of providing library service throughout the nation. [ 3 ] In addition, many of the 50 states have state archives similar to the federal National Archives and Records Administration to keep records relating to information on state laws ...
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The Hawai'i Library Association was organized at a meeting of 20 county librarians on January 16–17, 1922. [1] Clara Hemenway, director of the University of Hawaiʻi Library was the first president. [2] [3] The association's first informal meeting was in 1922; Margaret Newman was the first elected president at their first official meeting in ...