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Senate committees advance bill to designate first Friday in February as 'Love My Library Day'

Hawaii State Legislature — Committee on Education (joint with Committee on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts) · February 14, 2026
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Summary

SB 2147 would designate the first Friday in February as 'Love My Library Day' to highlight libraries' role in literacy. HSPLS and DOE supported the bill; committees advanced it with technical amendments.

The Senate committees on Education and on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts moved SB 2147 forward on Feb. 13 after unanimous support from library advocates and Department of Education witnesses.

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