Buy Nothing Day

Tacoma Library will be having events to support the spirit of Buy Nothing Day before and after the holiday. So watch for fun things to do for adults, teens, tweens and kids on our calendar. Look for coloring, crafts, art or a fun movie at one of your local branches. But you can make your…
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Jane Bare and Ballerinas

In October of 1951, three little ballerinas, (l to r) Betty Lou Lagerquist, Frances Finnigan and Marybeth Bare, practiced their curtseys under the knowing instruction of Nancy Jane Bare. As dance instructor and choreographer, Nancy Jane Bare worked with hundreds of students over the years at Annie Wright Seminary, the University of Puget Sound, and…
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So Many Puppies

In this photograph from October 25, 1940, Dale Merry Wosnuk, 220 East 96th, is hand feeding a newborn cocker spaniel pup while its brothers and sisters sleep in a simple wooden crib. Dale was caring for the pups born to Geraldine, a cocker spaniel owned by Mr. & Mrs. Myron Beidler. See more featured images…
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Who is Wheelock?

The Anna Lemon Wheelock Library is more than a brick and mortar building.  It is more than the books, movies, music, magazines and computers inside the building.  It is a place where people in the community come together, a place that is filled with people who love their library. Please welcome our second entry in…
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