Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 4, 1 April 1988 — Two HMCS Library Workshops Announced [ARTICLE]

Two HMCS Library Workshops Announced

The Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library has announced a free workshop for teachers, librarians and the interested public who want to leam how to use the Library for genealogy, historical and Hawaiiana research. Two identical Saturday workshops are scheduled for Apr. 30 and May 7, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. Workshops are funded in part by a grant from the Native Hawaiian Library Project administered by Alu Like Ine.

The HMCS Library is one of the country's major Hawaiian history collections. Its unique holdings include letters, journals and reports written by American Protestant missionaries in Hawaii; letters written by Hawaiian ministers; church record books; and other unpublished papers. In addition, the Library houses fine collections of Ha-waiian-language books; accounts of early voyages to Hawaii; photographs; and other valuable historieal sources.

To register, eall 531-0481 and ask for the Library, at least a week in advance. Participation is limited to 20 persons per workshop. The HMCS Library is located on the grounds of the Mission Houses Museum, S. King and Kawaiahao streets behind Kawaiahao Church. Enter from Kawaiahao St. and Mission Lane.