Swasey Book Club

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Please join us on August 9th, 2017, at the Swasey Branch to discuss this month’s book club selection:  Hillbilly Elegy This book shares the poignant story of the author's family and upbringing, describing their journey from poverty in Kentucky’s Appalachia region to middle-class life in Ohio.  Vance, a Yale Law School graduate, provides a broad…
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USS Omaha

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The USS Omaha at anchor in Commencement Bay at the end of July 1924. The 550-foot "scout cruiser" was accompanied by a squadron of six destroyers. She was the first of a ten-ship class of 7050-ton light cruisers. Omaha was built by Todd Dry Dock of Tacoma and launched on December 14, 1920. She would…
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Lonesome Skunk

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Lonesome pole cat (skunk) at the City pound. Hundreds of people wanted to own the skunk held at the City pound, shown here with patrolman Roscoe Savage on July 29, 1947. The small, deodorized skunk was taken into custody when he wandered into a grocery store. Dozens of people claimed ownership and many others wanted to adopt him. See more featured images and posts…
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Toadally Dinner

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Steilacoom frog farmer Charles Turner holds one of the bullfrogs that he raised to market as the delicacy "frogs' legs" in this photograph from July of 1937. The "Leaping Lena" is stretched out to her full length. Turner gave up his career as a taxi driver in 1936 and dug four frog ponds for his…
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Out with the Old

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By July of 1959, demolition of the aging Gothic-styled Piece County Courthouse at 1012 South G Street was well underway. Lige Dickson & Co. began tearing down the old courthouse in June with cranes and wrecking balls bringing it down piece by piece over the next several weeks. In July explosive charges were set and…
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Ozobots at Moore Branch!

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Moore Branch of Tacoma Public Library was thrilled to host Summer Learning Adventure’s most CODEtastic program, Ozobots! Patrons explored the expansive world of coding by channeling ideas into reality using racetracks, puzzles, mazes, obstacle loops, and even battlefields! Multi-colored markers are used to program routes for these mini robots, encouraging sequential thinking and logical reasoning…
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How to Cool Down in July

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On July 17, 1941, Ed Kinderbeck, ice handler at Tacoma Ice Company, cools-off on a block of ice as the temperature in Tacoma reaches 94.2 degrees. Slight relief came in the evening with a tremendous lightning show and thunderstorm accompanied by large, lukewarm rain drops. The following day, Tacoma set a new all-time record for…
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