Kids’ story time will teach storm prep

A special Hurricane Preparedness Family Storytime will be offered at the Hawaii State Library at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Edna Allyn Room for Children.

The free event is designed for children ages 3 to 5, accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Michael Cantin of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will discuss hurricane preparedness and read "The 3 ‘Io Brothers and the Big Bad Hurricane," a children’s book created by the National Weather Service, NOAA’s Sea Grant program and the University of Hawaii to educate youngsters about hurricane safety. The Weather Service distributed a copy of the book to every public library in the state.

Contact the library as soon as possible if a sign-language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed. The Hawaii State Library is at 478 S. King St. For more information, call 586-3510.

Hawaii Record Fair planned for Aug. 5

Pick up vinyl records, compact discs, cassettes, vintage studio equipment and music memorabilia at the Hawaii Record Fair 2012 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 5 in the McKinley High School cafeteria.

Sponsor and local retailer Audio Lab Hawaii will demonstrate turntables and systems. Other sponsors include Jelly’s Hawaii, Mountain Apple Co., 808shows. com, Aloha Got Soul, UDown and Creative Sound & Lighting Systems.

Admission is $3 or two for $5; early admission at 10 a.m. is $10. Organizers also have put out a call for volunteers. For more information, go to www.hawaiirecordfair.com or contact Dennie Chong or Ward Yama­shita at Hungry Ear Records in Kailua, phone 262-2175 or email info@hungryear.com.