Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 10, 1 October 1988 — Library Workshops At Bishop Museum [ARTICLE]

Library Workshops At Bishop Museum

Bishop Museum Library invites librarians, teachers and researchers to attend a workshop to get acquainted with its collections. Bishop Museum Library, founded in 1889, is one of the oldest libraries in Hawai'i, and is a major American library devoted entirely to the study of Hawai'i and the Pacific. Its collections include books, journals, manuscripts, maps and aenal

photographs. Among these are monarchy diaries and related materials, family papers, early field records of Museum scientists, translations from Hawaiian language newspapers, and some of the earliest known maps of the islands. The Library is a primary and invaluable resource for all those concerned with the cultural heritage of Hawai'i. • At the one-day workshop, you will leam: what the Library's resources consist of; • how the Library works; how you ean help your students and library patrons; and • what resources are useful in the study of the monarchy period as required in the Hawaiian Studies curriculum.

There is no charge for these Saturday workshops: October 22, November 5, December 10, January 21, February 4, March 4. All workshops meet from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. All sessions will offer the same services and information. Space is limited to 20 participants per session. Reservations must be made in advance by calling Clara Furubayashi at 848-4147.