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85th Anniversary!
August 25, 2016 @ 10:00 am - August 26, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
State Librarian Stacey Aldrich, First Lady Dawn Amano Ige, and local dignitaries will present congratulatory messages. A Hawaiian Blessing, displays, and library tours will be offered.
“Everyone deserves access to books and other information resources that nourish the mind and soul,” said State Librarian Stacey Aldrich. “I am grateful to the current and past generations of staff who have dedicated their energy and passion to providing important services for 85 years.”
LBPH is dedicated to creating equity of access to books and other resources for those who cannot read standard print because of visual or physical challenges. LBPH is a regional library of the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). Its collection of books and players are provided by the Library of Congress. The Hawaii State Public Library System directly administers the NLS program in Hawaii and U.S. Affiliated Pacific States.
President Herbert Hoover signed the Pratt-Smoot Act on March 3, 1931 which “provided books for the use of adult blind residents of the U.S., including several States, Territories, insular possessions, and the District of Columbia.” Hawaii became one of the original 19 states established under the Act that began service in July of that year, along with the National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.