Spotlight View previous item Tacoma Reads: Valarie Kaur in convo with Mayor Woodards Oct 16th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm Tacoma Armory Join us for the headlining event of Tacoma Reads 2025 as we welcome Valarie Kaur to the Tacoma Armory in conversation with Mayor Woodards! Freedom to Read Week Freedom to Read Week highlights the importance of intellectual freedom and the right to read books that interest or challenge us. Get to know Tacoma Reads author Valarie Kaur Valarie Kaur is a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, innovator, and author of two Tacoma Reads titles. Meet Tacoma Reads 2025 author Josh Tuininga Josh Tuininga is the author of We Are Not Strangers, the young adult book selection for Tacoma Reads 2025. Latine/x Heritage Month Join Tacoma Public Library in celebrating Latine/x Heritage Month with curated events, booklists, and more. View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 Quick Links Welcome to Tacoma Public Library Get a Library Card Kids & Families eBooks & Streaming Northwest Room New Physical Materials New Fiction & Non-Fiction New for Kids New for Teens New DVDs Just Ordered Select a carousel New Fiction & Non-Fiction New for Kids New for Teens New DVDs Just Ordered Upcoming Events 10 Oct Freedom to Read Week at South Tacoma Oct 10 | All day South Tacoma Branch 10 Oct Freedom to Read Week: Creation Station Oct 10 | All day Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, Wheelock 10 Oct Play to Learn Oct 10th | 10:00am - 11:30am Fern Hill Branch 10 Oct Latine/x Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt Oct 10th | 10:00am - 6:00pm Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, Wheelock View more events Featured Events View previous item Latine/x Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt Oct 10th | 10:00am - 6:00pm Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, Wheelock September 15th through October 15th is Latine/x Heritage Month! Join us for a scavenger hunt all about Latine/x authors and their books. Social Hour (and a half) for Older Adults Oct 10th | 10:30am - 12:00pm Swasey Branch Adults 55+ can come together to socialize, play games, do puzzles, and get to know each other in a relaxed setting. Up and Atom: Ozobots Oct 10th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm South Tacoma Branch Program tiny Ozobot robots using color-coded paths drawn with markers! Community Compass Oct 11th | 12:00pm - 4:00pm South Tacoma Branch Drop-in to connect with University of Washington Tacoma's Master of Social Work Practicum Students. Teen RPG! Oct 11th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm Swasey Branch Calling all adventurers! Join us for an epic role-playing game event where you and your friends will embark on a thrilling quest. 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Preserve Your Memories at a Memory Lab The Tacoma Public Library’s Memory Lab offers free DIY digitization of photos, videos, and audio at Moore and Wheelock branches. Analog Archives to Digital Delight: Part II The second installment in our series showcasing newly digitized moving images recently added to the Northwest Room's online database, ORCA. View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 Latine/x Heritage Month Latine/x Heritage Month Join Tacoma Public Library in celebrating Latine/x Heritage Month with curated events, booklists, and more. Freedom To Read Week View previous item Freedom to Read Week Freedom to Read Week highlights the importance of intellectual freedom and the right to read books that interest or challenge us. Freedom to Read Merchandise Now Available Show your love of reading with new items in our online Threadless store! All proceeds benefit the Tacoma Public Library Foundation. Freedom to Read Week: October 5-11, 2025 This annual event highlights the importance of intellectual freedom and the right to read books that interest, or challenge, us. Freedom To Read: Picture Books Explore this selection of picture books that have been challenged or banned from schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Freedom To Read: Middle Grade Books Explore this selection of middle grade books that have been challenged or banned from schools during the 2023-2024 school year. View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 BROWSE STAFF PICKS, NEW TITLES AND MORE Books eBooks Audiobooks Movies & TV Music Kids & Families Teens & Tweens Adults Email Sign UpNew Email Sign Up Subscribe to get the latest updates on what’s happening at our library. Subscribe to get the latest updates on what’s happening at our library. Email Address Sign Up
