News, Events, and Exhibits

October is LGTBQ+ History Month 10/2/2023

Photo by Edson Rosas on Unsplash. According to the Library of Congress LGBTQ+ History month was first officially celebrated in the United States in 1994.  This coincided with National Coming Out ...
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Shining Light on Ongoing Censorship Attempts 9/29/2023

Banned Books Week 2023 is October 1-October 7. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types ...
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Hawaiian History Month 2023 – Nā Kamehameha 9/19/2023

For Hawaiian History Month, we are celebrating the accomplishments of Kamehameha II - Kamehameha V. While many focus on Ka Naʻi Aupuni (Kamehameha I), his sons and their successors elevated the ...
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Spotlighting AANHPI Voices and Stories 9/18/2023

The Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) program was established by Congress on September 27, 2007 to improve access to high-quality postsecondary ...
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New Books for Casual Reading 9/18/2023

Take some time to enjoy a book from the Library’s Casual Reading collection. A selection of popular fiction and nonfiction books has recently been added to the New Books section located on the ...
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Maui Fires Mis/Disinformation 9/12/2023

Sadly, conspiracy theories related to last month's Maui wildfires have been running rampant in our shared information landscape. A new report from Newsguard sheds light on the ways that pro-China ...
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