When 63-year-old Pierce County resident Debra White Mosby was 7 years old, her photograph was taken by Richards Photography Studio during an Easter Egg Party held in Wright Park. The event featured egg decorating and an Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Hilltop Multi-Service Center. Debra, a second grader, was joined by first grader Wendy…
Poetry in the Northwest Room
Explore the poetry within the collections in Northwest Room! Here are some of our favorite highlights: Laureate Listening Project: The Laureate Listening Project was orchestrated by Tacoma Poet Laureate Lucas Smiraldo between 2013 and 2015. Community members from Tacoma and beyond lent their voices to this project, reflecting on the profound significance of specific places in their lives…
Change your holds pick-up location with this step-by-step guide
Need to change the branch where you pick up your library holds?
Please follow these steps to select an alternate holds pickup location.
LibraryReads April 2024
Nothing says “must read” quite like a Librarian’s stamp of approval!
Every month LibraryReads.org releases the top picks for the month, as voted on by Librarians across the country.
Director’s Blog: April 2024
We love the vibrancy a new mural from artist Dionne Bonner brings to the South Tacoma Library.
Fern Hill Library temporarily closed for HVAC upgrades
Tacoma Public Library announces today that Fern Hill Library will be temporarily closed to replace its heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC) system.
Sulja Warnick: Bridging Cultures and Empowering Immigrants
In honor of Woman’s History Month, we turn our spotlight to Sulja Warnick, a remarkable individual whose life and contributions deserve recognition. Let’s delve into her story and explore the organizations she was involved with. Sulja Warnick arrived in Tacoma in 1977 after graduating from the University of Taegu and graduate school in Seoul. She worked…
Reimagining Main Library in 3D
Learn about what's happening at Main and preview some of the tech that will be available in the new makerspace.
Bertha M. Denton Snell Esq.
Happy International Women's Day! In this post we are highlighting Washington's first woman lawyer, Bertha Snell. Bertha M. Denton was born in Born in Ottawa, Illinois in 1873. As a young woman she spent long hours at her uncle’s law office where she read deeds, mortgages, and contracts to familiarize herself with as many aspects…
Coming soon – the WILLO Collection
Thanks to a generous donation from the Women’s Intergenerational Living Legacy Organization (WILLO), Tacoma Public Library is adding a WILLO Collection.
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