HPC-SLA Event
Legislative Reference Bureau Library Tour
Tour and Post-Event Social
Tour
Join the Special Libraries Association, Hawaiian-Pacific Chapter (HPC-SLA), on Friday, October 4, 2013, from 4:30 to 5:10 p.m. for a free walking tour of a special kind of special library, the Legislative Reference Bureau Library (LRB Library). The event is open to both HPC-SLA members and non-members.
The LRB Library serves “[Hawaii’s] Legislature and the legislative service agencies by providing essential information resources and information services which support the legislative process” (hawaii.gov/lrb/lib.html ).
Our guides will be Ms. Karen Mau, Head Research Librarian, and Mr. Stephen Bibbs, Internet Specialist. They will speak on the library’s collection, patrons, levels of services, the online catalog, the Legislative Reference Bureau’s website, and the Bureau’s publications.
Post-Event Social
After the tour, please stay with us to kick off the weekend with some hosted hors d’oeuvres at a nearby location to be determined. Stay tuned for details!
HPC-SLA LRB Library Tour
Meeting Venue and Time
Meet us in the rotunda of the Hawaii State Capitol between 4:00 and 4:15 p.m. You will see that the building is built around an open-air atrium, which is where we will meet. We will then go together to the Legislative Reference Bureau Library, which is in the basement (called the “Chamber Level”).
Parking
Parking will be on your own. Street parking is available on nearby streets. Some office buildings in the area also offer limited parking at municipal rates. Please see:
http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eaur/govrel/otherdocs/capitol_parking_map.pdf
Location, phone, map
The LRB Library is located at:
State Capitol, Room 005
415 South Beretania St
Honolulu, HI 96813
587-0690
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/mapsdirectories.aspx
Registration
Please register no later than Monday, September 30, 2013,
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail Peter Kanehiro, Treasurer, Hawaiian-Pacific Chapter at everettk@hawaii.edu
We’ll see you there!