Spotlight View previous item Tacoma Reads 2021 Tacoma Reads is a city-wide reading program that seeks to unite the community in dialogue around contemporary themes through reading a ... Our New Android App is Here! An updated version of the Tacoma Public Library app is now available for Android users. Take home a free COVID-19 test kit from your library Through a partnership with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma Public Library now has free self-administered COVID-19 test… Give the gift of kindness this winter by donating items ... From now through Oct. 30, Tacoma Public library will be collecting items to create “Bags of Kindness” to be distributed to those in need of… Visit the Tacoma Public Library's Buildings Index! Have you ever been interested in the history of a building or house in Tacoma or Pierce County? If so we recommend checking out our… View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 Library Services TPL Now - Current Library Services Visit a Library Get a Library eCard Tacoma Reads 2021 eBooks & Streaming New eBooks eAudiobooks Streaming Movies Select a carousel eBooks eAudiobooks Streaming Movies Go to carousel Upcoming Events 26 Oct Tacoma Reads: Carletta Carrington Wilson's book of the… Oct 26 | All day Moore Branch 26 Oct Pasado’s Pen Pals Oct 26 | All day All Branches 26 Oct Program Kit: Pumpkin Hat Craft Oct 26th | 12:00pm - 7:30pm South Tacoma Branch 26 Oct Program Kit: Pumpkin Hat Craft Oct 26th | 12:00pm - 7:30pm Moore Branch View more events Featured Events View previous item Program Kit: Pumpkin Hat Craft Oct 26th | 12:00pm - 7:30pm South Tacoma, Moore Visit Moore or South Tacoma branches starting Tuesday, October 26th to pick up a kit while supplies last. Drawing Club Oct 26th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm Online Event Join us to draw, doodle, and cartoon for an hour. All you need is a pencil and paper. Please register to attend. Dungeons and Dragons 101 for Adults Oct 26th | 5:00pm - 8:00pm Online Event Interested in Dungeons and Dragons but don’t know where to start? Join us for a beginners walk-through of this classic adventure game. Be Your Own Record Label Oct 26th | 6:30pm - 7:45pm Online Event Learn how to record, produce and distribute original music to a variety of audiences. Please register to attend. We Are Puget Sound Oct 27th | 10:00am - 8:00pm All Branches We Are Puget Sound photo exhibit on display at library branches and the Handforth Virtual Gallery now through December 15. View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 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 Go to carousel Local History View previous item How To Be Glamorous In October of 1950, Jody (Mrs. James Joseph) Scott showed how a touch of eye makeup could emphasize her best feature. The News Tribune… Cuppa Tea While On the Move Houses and buildings have been moved to new locations in Tacoma as early as the 1880s. The G. W. Littooy family continued their daily… Best Spot at the Party! June Otto (left) and Darlene Blaszak were the co-chairmen for the Co-Ed Club dance "Candy Capers" held at Erdahl's barn at S 84th and… Just Strolling Along A home portrait of Mrs. J. E. Cullum's son was taken in October of 1951. The baby boy is pictured pushing a large stuffed rabbit in his… Why the Long Face? Scenic views from Eastern Washington. A tree stump has been carved with a human face towards the front and a bird's head on top. See more… View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 We Recommend View previous item Movies To Watch This Halloween Stay in this Halloween with this list of cringe-worthy and/or creepy fun films recommended by Kellen, Wheelock Branch's resident film-maker. "Is It Just Me Or . . . ?" A person is experiencing something that no one else can see. They have no evidence. The people they're trying to convince think they're ... LibraryReads October 2021 Nothing says “must read” quite like a Librarian’s stamp of approval! Every month LibraryReads.org releases the top picks for the month, as… Back to School Movies Head back to class with this list of old and new favorites. Recommeded by Ariel, Wheelock Branch's resident film critic. Remembering Nagasaki and Hiroshima This year marks the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. We invite you to watch and discuss these Japanese ... View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 Tacoma Reads View previous item A Good Kind of Trouble - Tacoma Reads Book Discussion Oct 27th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm Online Event Join us for a discussion of Lisa Moore Ramee's title A Good Kind of Trouble, this year's Tacoma Reads selection for middle and high school… Illustrator Visit with Rafael López Oct 30th | 11:00am - 11:45am Online Event Join Rafael López, who illustrated The Day You Begin, to learn about his artistic process and inspiration. Registration required. Tacoma Reads: Caste Book Discussion Nov 5th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm Online Event Join us to discuss this years Tacoma Reads selection Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Please register to attend. An Evening with Poet, Speaker, Educator, Christian Paige Nov 10th | 6:00pm - 7:30pm Online Event Join us for an evening of poetry and conversation with local poet, speaker, and educator, Christian Paige. Please register to attend. Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson, Hosted by Mayor Woodards Nov 13th | 3:00pm - 4:00pm Online Event Join us for the keynote Tacoma Reads event of 2021: A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson hosted by Mayor Woodards. Please register to attend 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
