If your Saturday plans involve books (or if you want them to), here’s the plan for today: we’re hanging out at Lanikai Brewing Co. starting at 4:00 PM. Nikki is hosting!

We’ll be there from 4 to 6 (ish), but come whenever you can and leave whenever you must.

This meetup is the pre-game. We’ll be reading for a bit, and then a bunch of us are heading to Volcanic Rock Gym for the Oahu Indie Book Festival’s YA and Adult pop-up event.

If you saw our post yesterday, you know what we’re up to—but if not, just bring whatever you’re currently reading and come sit with us. Or don’t say hi and just go straight to reading. This is also completely allowed.

And if you can’t make the meetup but are planning to head straight to the pop-up event later, please find us over there and say hi!

See you there, and check yesterday’s post for details! 📖✨

Ready for having a book in one hand and a refreshing brew in the other? 🍻📚

Join us on June 6th from 4-6 pm for a very special read-up at Lanikai Brewing Company!

Whether you’re reading the latest bestseller romance novel, listening to a thriller audiobook, or scrolling through a fantasy book on your e-reader, all formats of reading and all types of genres are accepted! Just come and read something you love!

We will have a dedicated time for reading and optional socializing throughout the night (it is a silent book club after all, haha!).

We have one special twist to this SBC! After our silent reading time, we will walk over to the Oahu Indie Book Festival YA and Adult Pop-Up event at Volcanic Rock Hawaii! Why go alone when you can go with a community of book lovers?!

We’d love for everyone to join, but no worries if you can’t go; just know you’ll be missed! 😭

📌 Tentative Plan:

4-4:15ish
Optional socializing, talking about what you’re reading, ordering food/drinks

4:15-5:45
Silent reading (or talking about books; there’s no real agenda, haha!)

5:45
Start slowly, heading over to the YA pop-up event!

6-8
Hanging out at the Oahu Indie Book Festival’s YA and Adult Pop-Up.
Come for part of it or come for the whole thing!

Pro Tips:

Sign the rock gym’s waiver (it’s on their website) ahead of time so you can quickly check in & get started on the Scavenger Hunt!

No shoes are allowed on the mats in the gyms, so if you don’t like to have your dogs out, plan to bring a pair of socks!

See you there! Nikki is our host!

We have added Vintage Books at the end of the month, hosted by Nikki.

Some of you know we’ve been hoping to have an event here since almost a year and a half ago, when some of us gathered to celebrate Gianni’s birthday. 🙂

Different readups for different vibes!

Details forthcoming!

#hotbookssummer

Ready to escape the noise? We’re heading back to the Hawaii State Library for another round of glorious, uninterrupted reading. Whether you’re tackling that thick classic or a breezy beach read, there’s a chair (and a vibe) waiting for you!

Thursday, June 4
5:00 PM – 6:50 PM

The Hawaii State Library (First floor, Language, Literature, and History section).

Once you walk in, head to the left wing and go straight back. You’ll find Emily the Librarian holding down the fort for us!

Sort-of schedule (we’re flexible and may not stick to it exactly):

5:00 – 5:30: Mix, mingle, and flex those book covers! We’ll do some quick voluntary photos to show off what everyone is reading.

5:30 – 6:30: The “Quiet” part of the Silent Book Club. One solid hour of pure literary bliss.

6:30 – 6:50: Wrap up, final thoughts, or a little more chatting before the library closes its doors at 7:00.

Parking:

Metered spots are available all around the library.

Street parking becomes free at 6:00 PM.

The Iolani Palace lot is super close and secure. It also becomes free at 6:00, but they lock the gates then! Don’t panic—if you need to bail before 7:00, just flag down a security guard and they’ll let you out.

Forget your book? No sweat! You’re literally in a giant building filled with them. Grab something off the shelf and maybe even take a new friend home with your library card.

Let’s get those pages turning! See you there?

Bring a friend! The more the merrier!