Lit Beat

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL NOTES

Public libraries on each island will close one day for Library Institute Day. Maui, Moloka'i and Lana'i libraries closed on May 30; O'ahu libraries closed on June 5; Kaua'i libraries on June 7; and Big Island libraries on June 14. Book drops will remain open at each library.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

• Bradajo Jozuf Hadley, storyteller and pidgin poet shares his poetry and calligraphy and will sign his CDs "Barefoot Days" and "The Carpenter," 7 p.m. Thursday, The Haunt, 2634 S. King Street. 943-0371.
• Pam Chun, author of "Money Dragon," 2 p.m. Saturday, Borders Ward Centre. 591-8995.
• "Dive Into Books," kick-off for the children's summer reading program, 3 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.
• "The Place Your Body Is," the poetry, fiction and prose of Marjorie Sinclair, with readings by the Sinclair and others, 7-9 p.m. May 28, Center for Korean Studies Auditorium, UH-Manoa. 956-7619.

FOR WRITERS

• Maui Writers Conference, scheduled for Aug. 29-Sept. 2, Outrigger Wailea Resort; $495 for registrations received before June 1; also classes at the Maui Writers Retreat, Aug. 23-28 available for an additional fee. Call for brochure: (808) 879-0061 or visit mauiwriters.com.