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Library Events and Displays: 2017-2021

Spring 2017 Events

Library Learning Series: Save $$ with New e-Resources at Your Library
January 31, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Learn how new e-resources can support your students and enhance your academic, professional, and personal life.
World Games Week
February 6-10, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
You are invited to join us as we play with the Library’s brand new collection of games from around the world.
Hōʻikeākea: Hawaiian Studies Student Art Showcase Opening Presentation
February 16, 10:30 a.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Invasive Species: Know Them. Stop Them. Prevent Destruction
February 21, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Presenters from the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee discuss the effect that the Little Fire Ant and Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle are having on life and agriculture in Hawaiʻi. Click the links below to view the videotaped presentation:
Library Learning Series: Fake News: How to Read Through the Lies
February 28, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
SC Workshop: Conducting Genealogy Research in Hawaiʻi
April 12, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Annemarie Paikai will show you how to use Ancestry.com and other genealogical research sources.
SC Workshop: Seed Saving 101
April 18, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show you how to propagate seeds to save money, ensure quality, and keep an ancient tradition alive.
Finals Countdown
April 24-27 and May 1-4
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, and extended hours.

Spring 2017 Displays

Invasive Species
January - July / / Kapunawai Room
CTE Month
February / / Main Entrance
Hōʻikeākea: Student Art Showcase
February - May / / Kapunawai Room
Women's History Month
March / / Main Entrance
Comic Chaos
March - August / / Main Entrance
National Library Week
April 10-13 / / Main Entrance
Fossils
April - August / / Main Entrance

Fall 2017 Events

Literary Reading: What We Must Remember
September 7, 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Readings from What We Must Remember, a book of linked poems about the Massie and Kahahawai cases in the 1930s, by Christy Passion, Ann Inoshita, Juliet Lee, and Jean Yamasaki Toyama.
Library Learning Series: Banned Books
September 21, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Celebrating our right to read, we're kicking off Banned Books Week (Sept. 24-30), an annual event calling attention to the ongoing fight against censorship.
Library Learning Series: Green Library Resources
October 19, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Join Natalie Wahl, Instruction Librarian and Leeward Sustainability Chair, for an overview of sustainability resources, including books and eBooks, periodicals, DVDs, and streaming movies.
SC Workshop: Conducting Genealogy Research in Hawaiʻi
November 1, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show you how to use Ancestry.com and other genealogical research sources.
Discovery Fair Book "Sale"
November 4, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. / / Learning Commons Lobby
 
SC Workshop: Citing Sources: Tools and Tricks for Creating Flawless Citations
November 7, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show how to create citations in MLA or APA format using citation generators (and from scratch!)
Library Learning Series: All About Seeds
November 16, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Natalie Wahl will talk about the library's Seed Share and seed saving resources.
Finals Countdown
November 27 - December 8
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, and extended hours.

Fall 2017 Displays

Invasive Species
January - August / / Kapunawai Room
Staff Picks (Favorite Books)
August - September / / Main Entrance
Beyond Jurassic World
August - November / / Main Entrance
Hōʻikeākea: Student Art Showcase
August - December / / Kapunawai Room
Banned Books Week
September / / Main Entrance
Student Art Display
October - December / / Main Entrance

Spring 2018 Events

In the Footsteps of Queen Kapiʻolani
March 8, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Colette Higgins will talk about her travels through San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, New York, Liverpool, Norwich and London, to retrace Queen Kapiʻolani's journey to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in London, England.
SC Workshop: How to Spot Fake News
March 20, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show you why fake news is produced and how to spot biased, misleading, and fake news.
SC Workshop: Citing Sources: Tools and Tricks for Creating Flawless Citations
March 21, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show how to create citations in MLA or APA format using citation generators (and from scratch!)
National Library Week
April 8-14
Librararies Lead! Celebrate libraries with various activities and our Instagram contest.
Finals Countdown
April 23 - May 11
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, extended hours, de-stressing activities, and study snacks.

Spring 2018 Displays

Invasive Species
January - TBD / / Kapunawai Room
Hōʻikeākea: Student Art Showcase
January - May / / Kapunawai Room
Sustainability in Hawaiʻi
January / / Main Entrance
2018 Forecast (Astrology Books)
January / / Main Entrance
Chinese/Lunar New Year 2018
January - February / / Main Entrance
Get Job Ready: Celebrating National CTE Month
February / / Main Entrance
Wonderful World of Trilobites
March - May / / Main Entrance
Transforming Earth - Student Ceramics Showcase
April - May / / Main Entrance

Summer 2018 Events

No events are scheduled for the summer session.

Summer 2018 Displays

Holo Holo Oʻahu
Summer / / Main Entrance
Hawaiian Volcanoes
May - June / / Main Entrance
NASA Space Memorabilia
June - August / / Main Entrance
Hiking on Oʻahu
Summer / / Upper Floor

Fall 2018 Events

Library Learning Series: Self Care
September 13, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Join a panel of experts on tai chi, meditation, and aromatherapy for this active session.
Library Learning Series: Get Voter Ready
October 9, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Register to vote! Already registered? Learn where to go for credible information on candidates and important issues.
SC Workshop: How to Spot Fake News
November 7, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl with show you how to spot biased, misleading, and fake news.
Library Learning Series: Sustainability Talk Story
November 9, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Join Matt & Krista from the UH Office of Sustainability and the Leeward Sustainability Committee in the Library for coffee and conversation about conservation!
SC Workshop: Citing Sources: Tools and Tricks for Creating Flawless Citations
November 13 & 14, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show how to create citations in MLA or APA format using citation generators (and from scratch!)
Finals Countdown
November 26 – December 14
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, and extended hours.

Fall 2018 Displays

Holo Holo Oʻahu
Summer - Early Fall / / Main Entrance
NASA Space Memorabilia
June - Early Fall / / Main Entrance
Hiking on Oʻahu
Summer - Early Fall / / Upper Floor
Dare to Read (Banned Books Week)
September / / Main Entrance & Upper Floor

Spring 2019 Events

SC Workshop: Conducting Genealogy Research in Hawaiʻi
March 13, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Annemarie Paikai will show you how to use Ancestry.com and other genealogical research sources.
Literary Reading: Falling Perfectly Without Trying
March 27, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Author, advocate, and former Leeward CC student (and library student worker!) Jenny Duhaylonsod Delos Santos will read from her book Falling Perfectly Without Trying and share her experiences as a survivor of domestic violence. Light refreshments will be served.
ʻŌhiʻa Seed Conservation Workshop
March 29, 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Join Marian Chau, the Seed Conservation Lab Manager at the Lyon Arboretum, and Ambyr Mokiao-Lee, the Statewide Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death Outreach Coordinator, for a ʻŌhiʻa Seed Conservation Workshop and Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death informational presentation.
Big Library Read
April 1-15
Big Library Read is the global e-book club facilitated by OverDrive where you can read and discuss the same e-book with other readers from around the world.
National Library Week
April 7-13
Libraries = Strong Communities. Celebrate libraries with various activities
SC Workshop: Citing Sources: Tools and Tricks for Creating Flawless Citations
April 16, 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show how to create citations in MLA or APA format using citation generators (and from scratch!)
Finals Countdown
April 22 - May 10
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, extended hours, and de-stressing activities.

Spring 2019 Displays

Hōʻikeākea: Student Art Showcase
Ongoing / / Kapunawai Room
J. R. R. Tolkien
January / / Main Entrance
Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
January / / Main Entrance
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
Spring Semester / / Kapunawai Room
Leeward CC History Resources
Spring Semester / / Upper Level
Get Job Ready: Celebrating CTE Month
February / / Main Entrance
Black History Month
February / / Both Floors
New in Art Books
March / / Upper Level
Women's History HERstory Month
March / / Both Floors
Book Potluck
April / / Both Floors
Ko Kākou Mau Kaiāulu (Our Communities)
April / / Main Entrance
Job and Career Preparation Resources
Late April - May / / Upper Level

Fall 2019 Events

OER Open House
November 4, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. / / Kapunawai Room
Connect with the resources you need to start an Open Educational Resources project or continue one.
SC Workshop: Citing Sources: Tools and Tricks for Creating Flawless Citations
November 12, 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. / / LC-102
Librarian Natalie Wahl will show how to create citations in MLA or APA format using citation generators (and from scratch!)
Finals Countdown
December 2-20
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, extended hours, and de-stressing activities.

Fall 2019 Displays

Hōʻikeākea: Student Art Showcase
Ongoing / / Kapunawai Room
Ko Kākou Mau Kaiāulu (Our Communities)
September / / Main Entrance
Banned Books Week
September 22-28 / / Main Entrance
In Memoriam – Toni Morrison
September / / Upper Level
Oc-THRILL-ber Library Displays
October / / Main Entrance and Upper Level
Financial Resources - Making the Write Money Moves
November / / Main Entrance
International Education Week
November / / Main Entrance
Job and Career Preparation Resources
December / / Upper Level
The Global Gourmet
December / / Main Entrance

Spring 2020 Events

Finals Countdown
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, extended hours, and de-stressing activities.

Spring 2020 Displays

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Month
January-February / / Upper Level and Kapunawai Room
Blind Date with a Book
February / / Main Entrance
Shakespeare Under Glass
March-April / / Main Entrance
Spring into Shakespeare
March-April / / Upper Level
Open Education Week 2020
March / / Main Entrance

Fall 2020 Events

Finals Countdown
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, extended study hours, and de-stressing activities.

Fall 2020 Displays

Black Stories Matter
September-October / / Main Entrance
Banned Books Week
September 27-October 3 / / Main Entrance
International Education Week
November / / Main Entrance
The Global Gourmet
December / / Main Entrance

2021 Events

Finals Countdown
April 26 - May 13
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, faculty office hours and review sessions, extended hours, and de-stressing activities. and study snacks.
Finals Countdown
December 6-17
Get ready for the home stretch of the semester. Research assistance, extended hours, de-stressing kits. and study snacks.

2021 Displays

Blind Date with a Book
February / / Main Entrance
Get Job Ready: Celebrating CTE Month
February / / Main Entrance
Women's History Month
March / / Main Entrance
National Library Week
April / / Main Entrance
Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month
May / / Main Entrance
June is Rainbow Book Month!
June / / Main Entrance
Juneteenth
June / / Main Entrance
Graphic Novels
July / / Main Entrance
Friendship Month
September / / Lower Level
Banned Books Week
September 26 – October 2 / / Main Entrance
Oc-THRILL-ber
October / / Upper and Lower Level
International Education Week
November / / Main Entrance
Native American Heritage Month
November / / Lower Level
National Family Caregivers Month
November / / Lower Level