ENG474: Studies in Pacific Literature: Children’s Literature in Oceania: Library Information

Reading Room and Reference

We are always closed on Saturdays and Sundays. However, during the Fall and Spring semesters, we are open the last four Sundays of the semester. 

Summer 2024 (May 13 - August 9)

Mon-Fri, 10 am - 5 pm
* Closed on holidays: Mon 5/27, Tues 6/11,  and Thurs 7/4

Interim Week (2 weeks) August 2024 (August 12 - August 23)

Mon-Fri, 10 am - 2 pm
* Closed on holiday: Fri 8/16

Fall 2024 (August 26 - December 20)

Mon-Fri, 10 am - 5 pm*
Sundays, 1 pm - 5 pm: 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15
*Closed on holidays: Mon 9/2, Tues 11/5, Mon 11/11, Thurs 11/28, 

Winter Break 2024 (December 16 - January 5)

Closed 12/23 - 12/27, Mon-Fri
Open 12/30 - 1/10, Mon-Fri, 10 am - 2 pm*
*Closed on holiday: Weds 1/1

Some general notes:

• The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are "closed shelf" collections, meaning that you cannot wander through the stacks and pull books off the shelf as you see them. Instead, you need to search for them within OneSearch Manoa and request them using "Get It." Once items have been requested they will be available for pick-up at our fifth floor circulation counter in roughly 10 minutes.

Step-by-step instructions on how to request material is here:

• Don't wait until the last minute do to your research! Our hours are different from the rest of the library and some of our materials can only be used in the library. It's therefore important to budget your time wisely when working on projects. Whenever possible, try to do your OneSearch searches and requests before you come to the library, so that your materials will be waiting for you when you arrive. Find out which materials can only be used in the library -- you might want to scan portions of these texts to take with you. The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections have multiple scanners you may use for free.

Jodie Mattos

Hawaiʻi Specialist Librarian
jodie@hawaii.edu