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Kapolei Library Offers July and August 2017 Programs

July 28, 2017July 17, 2017 Diane Ako 0 Comments Kapolei Public Library

Kapolei Public Library will present free events in July and August:

July 29, 10:30 a.m. – “Lani Moo and Calci Calcium Storytime.”Keiki of all ages and their families can join Meadow Gold Dairies’ Calci Calcium and Lani Moo for a reading of favorite children’s stories. A simple craft activity for keiki will follow. Parents and adults: bring your cameras for a photo op of your child with Lani Moo and Calci Calcium after the program. Click http://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/meadow-gold-storytime-kapolei/ for more information.

Lani Moo and Calci Calcium. Courtesy of Meadow Gold Dairies

August 7, 6:30 p.m. – “Kapolei Public Library Book Club.” Join the book club for a discussion on The Professor and the Madman: a Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester. Sign up to attend at the Adult Fiction Reference Desk or call 693-7050. For more information, click http://www.librarieshawaii.org/event/kapolei-public-library-book-club-7/ .

The program schedule is subject to change.

Diane Ako

Diane Ako

Peace of mind By Diane Ako I like to reflect on life. Sometimes it’s philosophically. Sometimes it’s humorously. For all its beauty, life is far too difficult a journey to take alone. You need the support and connection with others to help carry you along the way. Writing brings me that connection– within and without. It clarifies my thoughts and feelings. It helps me reach out to others for advice, wisdom, or feedback. Your thoughts become your actions. Your actions become you. A wise yogi- Patanjali- said, “Speak what is true. Speak what is pleasant.” Let’s speak of things pleasant to one another and seek some peace of mind along the way. ABOUT Diane Ako joined Hawaii: In Real Life in October 2016. She likes being part of a community of local bloggers – people who like writing and sharing, like she does. Ako is an anchor/ reporter at Island News (KITV4 – ABC) in Honolulu. She previously anchored and reported at KHON2 (FOX) and KHNL (NBC), and at stations in California, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. She freelance writes for NMG Network's magazines. In between news jobs, in 2017, she launched and ran her own p.r. company, Diane Ako PR. From 2010-2014, she headed the public relations department at Halekulani Corporation, which oversees luxury resort Halekulani and boutique hotel Waikiki Parc. She’s been blogging since 2009 – before Hawaii: IRL, she wrote for The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the state’s largest daily newspaper, where her stories garnered a dozen journalism awards and an Emmy nomination. Ako has a BA in Communications from Menlo College and an MA in Political Science from University of Hawaii at Manoa. She volunteers as a board member of the Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, a Shinto shrine maiden at Daijingyu Temple, a citizen-scientist studying shrimp, and a yoga teacher at a senior center.

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