Lit Beat

SPECIAL EVENTS

PUBLIC LIBRARIES will close Tuesday in observance of Christmas Day; libraries usually open on Monday evenings will close at 5 p.m. tomorrow. All libraries will reopen Wednesday.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

AUGIE and LANAI, authors of "Augie and Lanai's Joke of the Day," 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Ala Moana Center Stage.

Mary Koski, author of "The Stowaway Fairy Goes to Japan," 1 p.m. today, Waldenbooks, Hilo. 959-6468.

READERS GROUPS

Hawaiian Language Reading Group meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall.

Literature Readers Group meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.

Beginning Hawaiian Language classes 6 p.m. every Wednesday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; free.

Romantic Borders Readers Group meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.

Science Fiction Fantasy and Readers Group meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.

Henri Nouwen Monthly Reading Group, 7 p.m., the last Thursday of each month, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

Hawai'i Film Fans meet 3 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.

Young Readers Group meets 3 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.

FOR KEIKI

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

Kids' Story Corner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders, Ward Centre; free.

Children's Storytime, 10-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Unity Church of Hawaii Bookstore, 3608 Diamond Head Circle; free. 735-4436 ext. 310.

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

Barnes & Noble Craft and Story Time, 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 Authors' Reading Group, grades one through six, 10 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Borders, Waikele.