The usual waiting time to get your passport is 4 to 6 weeks when submitting from the hawaii state library. Friends of the library promoting and supporting hawaii. The board appoints the executive officer of the hawaii state public library system, the state librarian. It was also recently honored as the recipient of the best government website award from the web marketing association for its usercentric, innovative, and mobileoriented website. Hawaii state library passport office information for. Our buildings are still closed, but our library book drops are now open. The doors of hawaiis libraries are still open online. The hawaii state public library system serves as a pillar of our community helping to nurture a lifelong love of reading and learning through its physical and digital spaces. Hawaii state public library hic hawaii information. Hawaii state department of education digital library. Borrow lean on me to join the united states book club, together we read, running february 19 march 4. Hawaii state public library systemdownloading ebooks for.
Registration inperson and valid hspls library card are required. More than 4,100 popular nonacademic nonfiction books. The process for borrowing a public library or school ebook for kindle is similar as for other devices. Brought to you by hawaii state department of education, and built with by overdrive. It is a historic building that was funded by andrew carnegie and designed by architect henry d. Hawaii state library website wins silver w3 award nic hawaii. Great expectations by dickens, charles the notebooks of leonardo da vinci by vinci, leonardo da hamlet by shakespeare, william the interpretation of dreams by freud, sigmund champes adventure by lee, henry the legend of sleepy hollow by irving, washington a study of history volume ii.
Hawaii state public library users can now borrow ebooks on. A fresh and easy way to borrow and read from your library. Princeville public library bookdrops open heartbeat of kauai. Hawaii state public library users can now borrow ebooks on the. Hawaii state public library system waikikikapahulu. Hawaii state public library systems app takes library catalog to your iphone and ipad search librarys collection, place a. The hawaii state public library system announces the reopening of library bookdrops as the library system begins a slow reopening of services. This guide was created to highlight some of the various types of ebooks that are available through the wcc library, the hawaii state public library system, and freely on the web. New library procedures and access during pandemic uh. The most empowering story line of a family tied together by the power of unconditional love. If interested in checking out a pchs library ebook, please email the library and request a personal account. More than 2500 nonfiction books for high school age users.
Located in downtown honolulu next to the iolani palace, the hawaii state library view panorama serves as the seat of the hawaii state public library system, which is the only statewide library system and one of the largest in the united states. Hawaii ebook library ebooks read ebooks online free. Please contact the librarian on duty at the wcc help desk during library open. The hawaii state library system says bookdrops have now reopened at libraries on hawaii island. The supreme court law library is a selective federal depository library of government information and a depository for materials published by the state justice institute. Uh school of law library page 2 university of hawai. The hawaii state public library system is always open at with many amazing online resources that are available 247 for free with your library card. New ebook additions hawaii state public library system. Hawaiis libraries prepare to start a new chapter as. Learn how to use the overdrive app to access over 54,000 ebooks and 14,800 eaudiobooks.
Our hawaii department of education hidoe shared ebook collection is now connected to the hawaii state public library system hspls overdrive. Horizon information portal hawaii state public library. For our students and teachers and other interested parties. Most libraries that offer nonresident cards require an inperson application for validation, such as washington, dc, hawaii state public. The hawaii state public libraries offer free library cards to hawaii residents. Originally funded by andrew carnegie, the building. Overdrive, the leading multichannel digital distributor of ebooks, audiobooks and other digital content, supplies 15,000 public and school libraries worldwide and more than 11,000 in the u. Download libraries hawaii and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. See search results in the hawaii state public library system digital collection. How to borrow an ebook from the hawaii state public library starting from castle library.
The hawaii state public library system and hawaii state capitol have formed a partnership to provide webcasting of legislative hearings, meetings, and sessions at public libraries statewide. Hawaii state public library system offers 50,000 ebooks. Read more in the meantime, check out kanopy and our virtual library programs. Thanks to susan collins, librarian iii, laupahoehoe public and school library for forwarding this.
The hawaii state library system has once again been nationally recognized as a winner of the 12th annual w3 awards. Kindle books search results hawaii state public library system. The reopening of the bookdrops represent the beginning of a phasedin approach to providing library services to support the health and safety of our communities. Using overdrive, the same ebook platform as the hawaii state public library to make it easy to borrow from either. These formats have been specially designed to be crossplatform compatible with all pcs, laptops, pdas, kindle dx, kindle 3 ipadipods, ereaders, or smartphones. Find books in the hawaii state public library system hawaii state public library system.
Starting monday, may 18, 2020 the librarys book drops are open and patrons may place holds on materials. The hawaii state library systems website was chosen out of more than 5,000 entries for. The hawaii state library is located in honolulu, hi. You are able to submit your united states passport application at this location for processing. Averaging 80,000 visitors a month, the site is a robust and content rich adventure, that has something for people of all ages, needs, abilities, and interests. The guide to law online contains a selection of hawaii legal, judicial, and governmental sources accessible through the internet links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. Hawaii has some of the most beautiful libraries in the world.
Serving the needs of the hawaii state judiciary, legal community and general public. Borrow lean on me by national bestselling author, pat simmons, to join the u. In a move highly anticipated since its initial announcement in april, public libraries and schools in the u. Ebook collections proquest ebook central over 180000 ebooks are in this collection. All of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. I love libraries and this is a small one compared to calif. Hawaii state public library system ebook collection. All 51 branches of the hawaii state public library system have been closed for more than two months. Library resources educational support hokulani elementary. Welcome to the hawaii state law library system website. Over the years, it has evolved from a quiet place with dusty books to a vibrant community center and gathering place. Although the hawaii state public library systems 51 branches are closed during the coronavirus pandemic, people are still flocking to make use.
Oneclickdigital thousands of fiction and hundreds of nonfiction digital audiobooks compatible with. To ensure the health and safety of our staff, all returned items will be placed into. The hawaii state public library system operates 51 public library branches throughout the state. The hawaii state public library system is now offering around 50,000 ebooks through overdrive the ebook provider for pretty much every library. Hawaii state public libraries to temporarily close.
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