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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, June 24, 2001

Lit Beat

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL EVENTS

TITLE WAVE 2001, Hawai'i State Public Library System Young Adult Reading Program, through July 14 at all library branches; grades seven and up eligible; register, read books on select list to be eligible for prizes.

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


FOR WRITERS

WINTER HOLIDAY STORIES SOUGHT, 350-750 words told in the first person from the point of view of young people ages 4-12, appropriate in vocabulary and content for young people; $100 to winners whose stories will be read at HTY's "Christmas Talk Story"; mail to Honolulu Theatre for Youth, 2846 Ualena St., Honolulu, HI 96819-1910, attn.: Mark Lutwak by July 1. 839-9885.

MAUI WRITERS RETREAT Aug. 24-29, $975 not including airfare, meals and accommodations; small group sessions with top writers, writing sample required, register by July 1. 1-888-974-8373 or (808) 879-0061.


READERS GROUPS

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY READERS GROUP meets 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.

HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE READING GROUP meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; beginning Hawaiian Language classes 6 p.m. every Wednesday; free.

HAWAI'I FILM FANS meets 3 p.m. the first Sunday of each month at Borders-Ward Centre.


FOR KEIKI

BOOKS COME IN ALL FLAVORS, keiki storytime for ages 3 to 7, 10:30-11 a.m., Tuesday, Mililani Public Library, 95-450 Makaimoimo St. 627-7470.

Barnes & Noble Storytime, 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays with craft and storytime, 10:30 a.m. every Thursday, 2:30 p.m. every Saturday, 2:30 p.m. every Sunday; free. 737-3323.

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

"A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE," Zoo program by the Assistance League of Hawaii with touch items such as a zebra pelt, bear skull and elephant's foot, 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Waipahu Public Library, 94-275 Mokuola St. 675-0358.

Young Author's Sharing Group, grades one through six,

10 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Borders-Waikele.

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