Tacoma Silver Fox Farm owner George H. Jensen and daughter Barbara Ellen perch on the running board of his new Oldsmobile Six sedan in late September of 1926. They are holding prize brush and white-tip foxes from the same litter. The man in the sedan with another fox was not identified. Mr. Jensen, who had…
Summer Reading Club 2018
This year’s summer reading club included fun bingo cards for all ages. The bingo boxes had all sorts of cool challenges to fill-in. Things like high-fiving a librarian, downloading an eBook, or drawing/creating something from a book you read. Take a look at some of the art left at the Main, Moore and South Tacoma…
National Dog Week
On September 24, 1941, two unidentified young girls were photographed with three dogs at the Sears Roebuck store, 1148 Broadway, to help promote National Dog Week. The girl at the left held a beagle pup; the one at the right, a cocker spaniel. Between them, sitting on the counter, was a grown cocker spaniel. National…
The Great Pie Bake Practice
On September 23, 1968 Penny Webb (left) and Jocelyn Hunt were learning how to bake pies with the help of Mrs. Jimmie Royal. They were hoping to take part in the Great Pie Bake of '68 which would occur in December. The pies would be used for the second annual Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development…
Book Club – The Thirteenth Tale
Join us at Wheelock Branch to discuss The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, October 3, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the…
Welcoming Week Storytime
Welcoming Week (September 14-23) is a time for communities to build cross-cultural relationships and strengthen their commitment to welcoming immigrants and refugees. The Moore Branch of Tacoma Public Library is hosting a special Welcoming Week Storytime on Saturday, September 22 at 10:30 am. Community members will share books in Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Children will…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees September 19, 2018 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on September 19, 2018 at 5:30 PM at the Fern Hill Branch. Please see the attached 2018-09-19-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda…
One Eggxcellent Egg!
A group of young ladies "pop" out of a large "egg" as they await entry into the Western Washington Fair on September 18, 1930. The similarly dressed women are representing the Washington Co-op Egg & Poultry Association. The "egg" being hauled by a heavy duty truck, is a symbol of the Co-op's claim of their…
Roll, Roll, Roll Your Log…
Man rolling log during exhibition at Grandstand at the 1928 Western Washington Fair (now Washington State Fair) See more featured images and posts…
Fair Babies
Two women sitting on bale of hay holding piglets at the 1967 Western Washington Fair (now Washington State Fair) See more featured images and posts…
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