Library hours impacted by staffing shortages

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Due to staffing shortages, the public service hours at Honokaa Public Library and Laupahoehoe Public and School Library have been changed through Oct. 23.

The Honokaa library will be open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays and noon to 4 p.m. Fridays, according to the Hawaii State Public Library System. The library will be closed on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Laupahohoe Public Library will be open from, 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays, noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, noon to 4 .m. Thursdays and noon to 4 p.m. Fridays. It will be closed on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, the library will also be closed this Monday though Wednesday.

“We are working as quickly as possible to restore hours as staffing levels improve,” said State Librarian Stacey Aldrich. “We thank the public for their patience and continued support.”

For more information, contact the Honokaa Public Library at (808) 775-8881 and the Laupahoehoe Public and School Library at (808) 962-2229.