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Village Books & Music Is Home To Treasure Trove Of Hard-to-find Material
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street at Ward Centre Mall. In October 2021, the relocated Village Books & Music store opened with the support of Hawai‘i State Federal Credit Union. We expect to remain in that location for the next few years.”
lish public library services in Hawai‘i. Since that time we have supported the expansion of library services across the state, and now, with the pub- lic libraries as a state agency, the Friends help to fund items outside of the state budget.
find those titles,” Mau con- tinues.
Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i receives more than 750,000 donated items each year, and opening a year- round bookstore had always been a goal.
The mostly volunteer-run Village Books & Music store isn’t the only way Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is pro- moting literacy in the Ward community. It also created the Storywalk in front of the former Pier 1 store and a Lit- tle Free Library at Ward Vil- lage Park, where community members can take a book for free, and leave another book for others to take.
“We organize and fund the ever-popular Summer Read- ing Program and year-round reading programs,” Mau continues. “We fund continu- ing education for librarians, special collections, and work to assist with grants for tech- nology upgrades and special projects.”
However, it wasn’t until its annual book sales at Hawai‘i public schools were canceled due to the pandemic that find- ing a large covered space to satisfy their customers and house more inventory be- came urgent.
“We approached Ward Village, and they were very generous to offer us the for- mer Pier 1 Imports space,” explains Mau. “Once we rec- ognized the popularity of the store, Ward Village was again generous to offer us a more permanent space across the
It also hosts in-store workshops and specials, including craft programs throughout August.
Paolo Diaz, a visitor from California, checks out the vinyl section at Village Books & Music in Ward Centre. The store is home to out-of-print books and other hard-to-find items. LAWRENCE TABUDLO PHOTO
public libraries,” says Mau. Friends organized to estab-
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To support Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i while also discovering unique treasures, stop by 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues- days-Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Visit friend- softhelibraryofhawaii.org/ villagebooks.
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