Beginning Dec. 16, full-time employees of Hawai�i�s public libraries will begin taking 15 unpaid furlough days because of a new agreement with the Hawaii Government Employees Association, library officials announced today.
The furlough days mean that all public libraries will be closed on Dec. 16, 24, 31; Jan. 13, 27; Feb. 3, 10; and March 5, 12, 19.

In addition to those dates, six public libraries that are normally closed on Fridays � �Aiea, Hawai�i Kai, Kaimuki, Liliha, Manoa, and Makawao on Maui � will also be closed on March 4, 11, 18; April 7, 14, 21; and May 5, 19.
For more information, visit www.librarieshawaii.org.