Hawai‘i State Library “A Day in the Life”A UHM LIS 650 Group ProjectFall 2009Dr. Wertheimer

Table of Contents

Children's - Iris Kaneshige

Young Adult - Ryan Lammers

Language, Literature, & History - Peter Kanehiro

Circulation - Mary Kate Durkee

Art, Music, & Recreation - Alison Sperry

Hawai‘i/Pacific - Jennifer Owens

“A Day in the Life” Website - Ryan Lammers

Welcome to the Edna Allyn Children’s Room

Iris Kaneshige and Susan Bannister

The Librarians

Here are two of the three children’s librarians – Donna Tokumaru and Vicky Dworkin.

What do the Librarians Value?

The free access to information, education, and entertainment for all users

The free services and programs--can’t get the same from any bookstore

The opportunity to prepare children to be life-long readers and successful students

That public libraries are for everyone and has something to offer all

The Children’s Library

A collection of approximately 85,000 items offers something

for every child.

What does the Children’s Library offer?

Education

Resources

Entertainment

Early Education

Story time is offered on a regular basis for toddlers and preschool-aged children. Here, librarian Maile Davis engages children of various ages.

Together, families learn the joys of reading, imagining, and even singing.

Resources

Robert visits the library every Saturday. He is 12 years old and is home schooled. The library serves as a great resource for Robert’s education.

Resources

Two early education teachers come to the Edna Allen Room weekly to borrow books for their students.

They appreciate the:

Large selection of picture books

Value for their money - free!

Entertainment

Seven year old Keanu and his mom, visit the public library often. Keanu loves to read mysteries. He is familiar with the catalog system because his school visits the library once-a-month.

Ms. Vicky offers Keanu a list of books appropriate for his age and recommends her favorites!

Young Adult Section

Ryan Lammers and Gregory Hodges

Young Adult Section

Target teens (roughly from grades 7-12)

10 magazine subscriptions (surfing, video

games, entertainment, etc)

College and Career information (test prep,

scholarships, occupational guides)

YA librarians regularly visit schools (book talks)

Young Adult Section

Edna Weeks (Head Librarian)

Experience

YA librarian at HSL for past 12 years

Favorite aspect of the job

“Working with the kids.”

Vision for the future: increase public awareness

“Its amazing how many people don’t even know

we’re here.”

Young Adult Section

Amber (patron – 11) Visits the library:

Every week (since she was 5)

Prefers to read:

Fantasy or non-fiction (next up: Vampire Blondes)

Why is HSL important?

“Its a good resource for people, especially kids at schools with no school library.”

Young Adult Section

Travis (patron – 20)

Visits the library:

Every month to the Comic Zone

Prefers to read:

Manga

Why is HSL important?

Travis goes to the library for access to free Manga.

”I would have to spend more money on Manga."

Language, Literature, and History

Mary Kate Durkee and Peter Kanehiro

Language, Literature, and History

Value to customers

Specialized knowledge

Collaboration between sections = Effective service

Special programs

Focal point for cultural gathering

Brings in former customers

Language, Literature, and History

Lynne Kobayashi - Section Head

Years at HSL: 12

What she likes about working at HSL

Wealth of resources to serve customers

Free information access

Location: historic district

Vision for the future

Balance collection: print, electronic

Myrna Libed – History Selector

Language, Literature, and History

Marcy Moran (patron)

Visits the library:

Past 20 years

“When the books are overdue.”

Comes to find:

New books that have pictures (works with elderly)

What would you lose if HSL closed down?

“Plenty”

Circulation

Mary Kate Durkee and Peter Kanehiro

Jacqueline Imamura, at the Audio Visual Circulation desk

A patron browsing fiction

near the Circulation desk

The Hawai‘i State Library is a democratic institution with services and collections available to anyone who wishes to use them.

There is considerable signage which helps to communicate policies to patrons.

The library is always welcoming donations.

In fact, while we were talking to the Language, Literature and History Librarians a patron donated

two books to the collection.

Bridging the Digital Divide

Jennifer Owens and Alison Sperry

Arts, Music & Recreation Section

Haesun Morse - Head Librarian

“Everyone iswelcome in a library. It doesnot matter whereyou come from or who you are. No one is turnedaway.”- Haesun Morse

Music Collection

Patrons who come to the library

“I don’t know what I would do if there were no more libraries.It has everything I need. It is a wonderful resource…” - Library patron

Hawai‘i & Pacific Reference

Jennifer Owens and Alison Sperry

Hawai‘i & Pacific Section

“Not manypeople realizethe wonderfulresources ourHawai‘i & Pacificsection has tooffer.”- Patrick McNally, Head Librarian

Hawai‘i & Pacific Resources

These resources provide in-depth reference and readers' advisory services to a worldwide audience using a wide variety of resources: Books, pamphlets, government documents, periodicals, maps, microforms, and electronic databases.

Hawai‘i & Pacific’s extensive yearbook collection

“Libraries are the greatest resource we have.” – Life long lover of libraries

"I come here so my mind can grow.”- Jeffrey Friedman

The Hawai‘i & Pacific section has over 2,000 Hawai‘i public and private school yearbooks.

“A Library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of

life.”

- Henry Ward Beecher   

 

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“A Library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”

-Henry Ward Beecher

Hawai‘i State Public Library Courtyard

Thank you for your Attention!

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