SPECIAL EVENTS

Library Book Sale, three pocketbooks for 50 cents each plus other books at reduced prices, sponsored by Friends of the Pearl City Library, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Pearl City Public Library; free admission. 453-6566.

Language of the Land 2005, celebration of writing on the relationship of the environment, culture and sacred places, talk by Eric Enos, reading by Larissa Behrendt, hula by Manu Boyd, sponsored by the Pacific Writers' Connection, 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Doris Duke Theatre; $25 ($10 students). Registration: 230-1651, 781-6147.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

Jane Gillespie and Ruth Cabanting sign their children's books at the Little Books for Little Keiki event, 2 p.m. today, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.

Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, author, and Veronica Carmona and Larry Winnik, illustrators, sign "Hanauma Bay: Hawai'i's Coastal Treasures," 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Gift Shop. 396-4229.

Victoria Heckman, author of "K.O.'d in the Rift," signs her work, 7 p.m. Thursday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

Brother Noland signs "Lessons of Aloha: Stories of the Human Spirit," at the book's launch party, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Mission Memorial Auditorium, Honolulu Hale grounds. 587-7766.

Gina Meyers signs and discusses "The Magic of Bewitched Trivia and More," 7 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

Michael Gallagher signs "Gourmet Cuisine — Island Style," 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Alexander&Baldwin Sugar Museum, Pu'unene, Maui. (808) 871-8058.

Ron Dalquist, photographer, signs his books, 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, Pu'unene, Maui. (808) 871-8058.

Mary Braffet signs her children's book "No Slippers!," noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Borders Express, Kahala Mall. 737-9550.

Alan Burdick discusses and signs "Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion," noon Saturday, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.

Robert James, author of "What Is This Thing Called Aloha?," signs his book, noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, Pu'unene, Maui. (808) 871-8058.

Wilfred Toki signs her children's book "Know Your Fish in Hawai'i," 2 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

FOR WRITERS

"Tapping Your Right Brain," Tom Peek leads a workshop on using imagination and creativity, with writing exercises and discussion, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Volcano Art Center; $55. (808) 967-8222.

Windward Community College seeks former students and faculty or others affiliated with the campus with memories, stories or art they would like to share for the 25th anniversary edition of the college's literary and art journal, Rain Bird. Submissions may be poetry, essays, prose or songs written by the individual or shared by tape or through an interview with current staff. Entry forms available at Hale Akoakoa on campus and at www.wcc.hawaii.edu /rainbird. Deadline is Sept. 23.

FOR KEIKI

Toddler Storytime, for ages 2-3, 10 a.m. Mondays, Kapolei Public Library. 693-7050.

Tiny Tales for Tiny Tots, stories, fingerplays, songs and a craft to take home, for keiki 4 years old and younger, 9-9:45 a.m. and 10:30-11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Kalihi-Palama Public Library. 832-3466.

Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Waikele. 676-6699.

Preschool Craft & Storytime, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

Young Readers: Adventures in Reading, discussion and reading from Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; for ages 6-9. 737-3323.

Preschool Storytime, for ages 3-4, 10 a.m. Thursdays, Kapolei Public Library. 693-7050.

Saturday Storytimes, 10 a.m. Saturdays, Kapolei Public Library. 693-7050.

Keiki Storytime, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Ward Centre. 591-8995.

Saturday Morning Storytime, for kids of all ages, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. 737-3323.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to Lit Beat, Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or to islandlife@honoluluadvertiser .com, with "Lit Beat" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.