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SPECIAL EVENTS

• Library closures: O'ahu libraries will be closed on Wednesday for Library Institute Day. Kaua'i libraries close on Friday, and Big Island libraries on June 14.

FOR WRITERS

• 11th Biennial Conference on Literature and Hawaii's Children, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Campus Center: June 13, registration 6-7 p.m., festivities for school-age children and adults 7-9 p.m.; June 14, Teen Writer's Day for writers ages 12-18; June 15, workshops; general sessions free, professional sessions $20, all-day teen sessions $15. 956-7559, maven.english.hawaii.edu/childrenslit
• How To Get Your Book Published In Hawai'i, one-day workshop by the Hawaii Book Publishers Association, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 22, University of Hawai'i- Manoa; bring lunch; call to register. 956-8244
• Maui Writers Conference, five days of workshops, keynote and panel presentations and more, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, Outrigger Wailea Resort; $495 (does not include accommodations) if registration received before June 1; also Maui Writers Retreat, Aug. 23-28, additional fee. (808) 879-0061, www.mauiwriters.com
• Performance poets and their works wanted for upcoming Poetry To Da Max event; submit demo audio of no more than five minutes by Saturday to Hybolics, Inc., P.O. Box 3016, 'Aiea, HI 96701; Hawai'i theme required; enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of audio tape. 366-1272, hybolics@lava.net
• Writing With Spirit, three-week guided writers' circle, 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Wednesday through June 19, Maui Community College; $69 fee; open to all regardless of writing experience. (808) 984-3231
• Honolulu Theatre for Youth, open call for stories to be included in Christmas Talk Story 2002; requirements: winter holiday theme, told in first person from young person's point of view, dramatically alive, involve a personal discovery, 350-700 words, appropriate vocabulary for youth; $100 payment per accepted story; submission deadline July 1; send to HTY, 2846 Ualena St., Honolulu, HI 96819-1910, attention: Mark Lutwak. 263-9429

READERS GROUPS

• Beginning Hawaiian Language classes 6 p.m. every Wednesday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. Free
• Hawaii Film Fans meet 3 p.m. the first 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
• Barnes & Noble Craft and Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, top level, Kahala Mall. Free; 737-3323
• Kids' Story Corner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders, Ward Centre. Free