Teen SRP 25th Anniversary!

We're celebrating our 25th Anniversary of inspiring teens to read during the summer with an O'ahu Teen Summer Reading Finale at the Windward Mall Center Stage.
Since 1992, the HSPLS Teen Summer Reading Program has had more than 80,000 participants from grades 6 to 12, and they have read more than half-a-million books! As a way of encouraging teens to read and “Build a Better World,” those who participated in the 2017 Summer Reading Program were entered into a lucky drawing. A total of 24 Oahu teens were selected in the drawing to vie for a chance to win the Grand Prize of a Chromebook computer and other exciting “tech gadget” prizes.
Hawaii Pizza Hut is the corporate Teen SRP sponsor, and has supported the Teen Summer Reading Program for the past 25 years providing fabulous prizes for the Finale event as well as teen prize drawings at the 26 Neighbor Island public libraries. At this event, each teen will participate in a game featuring pizza boxes with a special prize inside.
The Friends of the Library of Hawaii sponsors the entertainment portion of the Finale and is the major sponsor of the annual HSPLS Summer Reading Program for keiki, teens, adults, and kupuna.
Radio Personality Lina Girl of Krater 96.3 FM, a devoted library patron, returns to emcee this year’s event. State Librarian Stacey A. Aldrich will be there to congratulate the winners and participate in the program.
Teen award-winning vocalist and ukulele performer Karlie Goya, aka Karlie G, will perform during intermission. Fifteen-year-old Karlie has won numerous ukulele/vocal competitions including the prestigious Ukulele International Contest, Duke’s Ukes, and the 2015 Brown Bags to Stardom.
“We are very excited to celebrate the reading achievements of teens this summer, and extremely grateful to Hawaii Pizza Hut for their continuing support and providing great incentives for reading,” said State Librarian Stacey A. Aldrich.