Kailua-Kona Public Library, Hawaii
On my recent visit to the Big Island of Hawaii I made my usual visit to the Kona-Kailua Public Library to meet the children’s librarian and donate my recent books. (The state library system has 87 of my books, with 14 in the Kona-Kailua branch.) My husband Art and I have been making trips to Hawaii for a long time—he has a scientific conference held every three years in Kona and I go along for the ride. A visit to the library is always on my agenda. It has been five years since our last visit because the conference was postponed during the Pandemic. So, it was especially nice to return.
A battle car to battle bad guys. By Davy.
I’m always interested to see what kinds of activities the librarians are doing with children and learned that they have a variety of Saturday programs for kids. The librarian pointed out an exhibit of a recent craft/story telling project she had done with young children using Legos.
A restaurant. By Jamal.
The children were free to create whatever they wanted or if they preferred, they could follow a prompt. When they finished they wrote a short story about their creation or told it to an adult who wrote it for them. I’m sure they were very proud to see their projects displayed near the front of the library for everyone to see and enjoy. The project is a great way to combine playing with a favorite toy—Legos—and practicing story-telling skills. I was impressed by the ingenuity of the projects.
Ant city in Antarctica in the water. By Xander.
