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Spotlight
Please join us for this year's school supply drive to provide much needed support to local students! All Tacoma Public Library locations…
Sign up for Tacoma Public Library’s Summer Reading Challenge 2022! This year’s theme is “Oceans of Possibilities!”
TPL now has a sensory and accessibility kit at each branch. The kits contain wiggle seats, noise canceling headphones, and more!
Attention, local history fans! Tacoma Public Library is thrilled to share its new archival discovery platform, Northwest Online Records and…
The ePRINTit remote printing service allows you to send documents from your personal device to a printer at the TPL location of your choice.
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Ocean Scavenger Hunt
Aug 9th | 12:00pm - 8:00pmFern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, Wheelock -
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Featured Events


Ocean Scavenger Hunt
Aug 9th | 12:00pm - 8:00pm Fern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, WheelockJoin us July 12-August 13 at Fern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelockfor an ocean themed scavenger hunt!
Items can be dropped off at any location of Tacoma Public Library from August 2nd - August 31st.
¡Los invitamos a hablar con nuestros amigos de Mi Centro!
Join #TacomaMath for some fascinating math fun!
Tacoma Public Library welcomes Chelsea Murphy, founder of Instagram @she_colorsnature and the blog shecolorsnature.com.
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New Physical Materials
Local History
Take a dive into the papers of Gerald Davis, an employee of the marketing department of Tacoma's Heidelberg Brewery in the 1950s!
Earl and Floyd Willits built canoes in Pierce Co. between 1908-1967. The Willits Brothers Canoe Company Records are now available to users!
Snapshot Contest 1974 Robert Krause, Tacoma, WA. July 29, 1974. See more featured images and posts
Lost Tacoma features drawings of local proposed buildings which were never constructed and constructed buildings which are now demolished.
"Mennaker and wife, Big Fish." Man and woman smile holding a rod carrying three large fish. See more featured images and posts
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Featured eResources
Personal job coaching, resume and cover letter review services, live interview practice plus other resources to help you... Tutorial
Niche Academy provides tutorials on several Tacoma Public Library eResources. We are excited to welcome you and provide assistance.
Access to The News Tribune from Tacoma Public Library. Choose the text edition, image edition, blog or web-only content.
Stream films and documentaries with Kanopy.
Enjoy levels 1-5 of Rosetta Stone courses for 30 different languages for free!
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We Recommend
Nothing says "must read" quite like a Librarian's stamp of approval! Every month, LibraryReads.org releases the top picks as voted on by…
Celebrate April Fool's Day (or any other day) with this list of comedies that are sure to get you giggling.
Check out this list to get your hands on the books that inspired your favorite tv shows.
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 ...
Enjoy the Labor Day holiday with these movies that celebrate workers of all kinds. Recommended by Kellen, Wheelock Branch's resident film...
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