Hawaii State Public Library System

Hawaii State Library in Honolulu

The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System (HSPLS) is the only statewide public library system in the United States. The flagship Hawaiʻi State Library, built in 1911 and designed by architect Henry D. Whitfield, was funded in part by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is a historic downtown Honolulu building. The system has 50 libraries on all the major Hawaiian Islands: Big Island of Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu. The system's collection of books and other library materials totals over three million. There is one library for the blind and physically handicapped, located on Oʻahu. The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System is headed by the Hawaiʻi State Librarian, currently Stacey Aldrich, who reports to the Hawaii Board of Education.

List of public libraries in the system

Wailuku Public Library, designed in 1928 by Charles William Dickey.
Waikiki-Kapahulu Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library
Waialua Public Library building, Waialua, HI, USA
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