Friends of the Library Hawaii's Music and Book Sale

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Nick Yee (dj mr.nick)

Published January 13, 2017 at 12:41 PM HST

The Friends of the Library are holding its 8th annual Music and Book Salethis weekend in the Washington Middle School Cafeteria. This year’s sale will feature more than 20,000 vinyl records, 10,000 CDs, and 15,000 books.

The event started as Hawaii Public Radio’s annual music sale, but has expanded to include books as well. Friends of the Library Executive Director Nainoa Mau says all proceeds from the sale go to support the state library system.

The Friends of the Library Book and Music sale takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 9am till 3pm, and on Monday from 9am till 1pm. Hawaii Public Radio will have an information table inside the event on Saturday and Sunday… and HPR’s DJ Mr. Nickand KTUH DJs will provide background music throughout the weekend.

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Nick Yee (dj mr.nick)

Nick Yee’s passion for music developed at an early age, as he collected jazz and rock records pulled from dusty locations while growing up in both Southern California and Honolulu. In college he started DJing around Honolulu, playing Jazz and Bossa Nova sets at various lounges and clubs under the name dj mr.nick. He started to incorporate Downtempo, House and Breaks into his sets as his popularity grew, eventually getting DJ residences at different Chinatown locations. To this day, he is a fixture in the Honolulu underground club scene, where his live sets are famous for being able to link musical and cultural boundaries, starting mellow and building the audience into a frenzy while steering free of mainstream clichés.

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