Lit Beat
UPCOMING
UPCOMING STATE LIBRARY FURLOUGH DAYS: libraries closed: Dec. 31 and Jan. 13 and 27.
KEIKI TEA AND STORYTELLING with children's author Tammy Lee (with accompanying tea service for adults available), 12-4 p.m. Dec. 29, Moana Surfrider Hotel, The Veranda; $45, children; $55, adults; reservations, 921-4600, dining desk.
KAHUKU BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE (during renovation closure of Kahuku Public & School Library), Dec. 28: 11 a.m., The Ponds at Punalu'u Assisted Living Community; 12:30-2:30 p.m., Hanohano Hale, 53-549 Kamehameha Highway, Hau'ula; and 3-4 p.m., Ka'a'awa Elementary School; information, 293-8935.
BOOK SIGNINGS
STU GLAUBERMAN AND JERRY BURRIS sign their book "The Dream Begins: How Hawai'i Shaped Barack Obama" 1-2 p.m. Dec. 27, Borders, Ward Centre; information, 534-7170.
LIBRARY CHANGES
PASSPORT APPLICATION SERVICE HOURS EXTENDED, acceptance of DS-11 passport application forms, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturdays; Hawai'i State Library, Federal Documents Section, second floor (Punchbowl Street side); information, 586-3477, or www.librarieshawaii.org/services/passport1.htm
McCULLY-MŌ'ILI'ILI PUBLIC LIBRARY closed through Dec. 31 for air-conditioning renovation work; book drop will remain open; information, 831-6877.