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READERS GROUPS

• HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE READING GROUP meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall.

• SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY READERS GROUP discusses "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, 7 p.m. Thursday, Borders-Ward Centre. 591-8995.

FOR WRITERS

• CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS CONFERENCE 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sept. 22 featuring: Michele Coppola, editor at Clarion Books; Martha Alexander, author/illustrator; Lisa Matsumoto, author of "Wailana the Waterbug"; and James Rumford, author/illustrator of "Island-Below-the-Star"; $75, members of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators-Hawaii Chapter, $65, lunch included; deadline Sept. 8; make checks to SCBWI, send to SCBWI Hawaii, 4224 Wai'alae Ave. No. 493, Honolulu, HI 96816. 554-4744

FOR KEIKI

• Barnes & Noble CRAFT AND Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, top level, Kahala Mall; free. 737-3323.

• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders-Waikele; free.

• Young Author's Sharing Group, grades one through six, 10 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Borders-Waikele.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• McCULLY-MO'ILI'ILI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE is accepting donations for book sale; 2211 S. King St. 973-1099.