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 Friends of the Hilo Public Library
Aloha and Welcome!
Thanks for visiting the HILO PUBLIC LIBRARY FRIENDS. We are a volunteer organization based in Hilo, the largest town on the Big Island, officially known as the island of Hawaii, which is the largest island in the state of Hawaii.  This website is maintained by the Friends as a service to the patrons of the Hilo Public Library.


Hours of the Hilo Public Library

  • We are closed Sunday and Monday.
  • Tuesday: 11 AM --7 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM -- 7 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM -- 5 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM -- 5 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM -- 5 PM

           2012 Closing Dates
  • January 17 (Tuesday) CLOSED M.L. King Jr Day Observed
  • February 18 (Saturday) CLOSED Presidents' Day Observed
  • March 27 (Tuesday) CLOSED Prince Kuhio Day Observed
  • April 6 (Friday) CLOSED Good Friday
  • May 26 (Saturday) CLOSED Memorial Day Observed
  • June 12 (Tuesay) CLOSED King Kamehameha Day Observed
  • July 4 (Wednesday) CLOSED Independence Day
  • August 17 (Friday) CLOSED  Statehood Day
  • September 1 (Saturday) CLOSED Labor Day Observed
  • November 6 (Tuesday)  CLOSED Election Day
  • November 10 (Saturday) CLOSED Veterans' Day Observed
  • November 22 (Thursday) CLOSED Thanksgiving Day
  • December 25 (Saturday) CLOSED Christmas Day

Book Sale Dates

  • 2012 Spring Book Sale: April 26,27,28 (April 25 Preview Night)
  • 2012 Fall Book Sale: October 18,19,20 (Oct. 17 Preview Night)
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"
I cannot live without books!"  Thomas Jefferson

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."  Mark Twain

"My best friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read."  Abraham Lincoln

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend; inside, it's too dark to read."  Groucho Marx