Construction of the first Narrows Bridge, in glorious color, January of 1940. The towers were set up and the cable spinning process had started. See more featured images and posts…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees February 6, 2019 Study Session
The study session of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on February 6, 2019 at 5:30 PM at the Main Branch (3rd floor - Board Room). Please see the attached 2019-02-06-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Study-Session-Agenda…
Fire at Centennial
At 7:57 a.m. on the morning of January 30, 1947 a malfunctioning switch at the Centennial Flour Mill ignited flour dust in the building setting the massive structure located on Bayside Drive (now Schuster Parkway) on fire. Fanned by stiff winds, the fire defied the combined efforts of all the Tacoma Fire department units, including…
Holiday Card Fest
During the holiday season Main Branch celebrated with our patrons. The celebration started with a refreshment table of cakes, cookies, coffee, chocolate and apple juice. Other tables had fun things like coloring sheets and crafts. Best of all was to sit and write your holiday cards before you left them in the library’s post box…
Charles Mattson
On the evening of December 27, 1936, ten year old Charles Mattson was kidnapped from his home at gunpoint in front of his brother William, 16; sister Muriel, 14; and her friend Virginia Chatfield, 14, of Seattle. This is a copy of an earlier photograph of Charles Mattson in a sweater and shorts standing next…
Русская сказка Russian Story Time
Join Natalia Lialina to hear stories, play games and listen to nursery rhymes in Russian! Have fun while Natalia shares her knowledge and passion for Russian culture. Russian storytimes will be held at 10:30am on Thursdays at the Kobetich Branch of the Tacoma Public Library, and on Fridays at the Swasey Branch, starting Thursday, February 7…
Best Feet Forward
Publicity for March of Dimes. Stepping off with their best foot forward are volunteers for the January, 1966, Mothers March (of Dimes.) Posed on the steps of Jones Hall located on the University of Puget Sound campus are four UPS students who are helping the campaign: Gay Brazas, Blake Barfuss, Steve Kneeshaw and John Gruen…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees December 19, 2019 Meeting
The 2018-12-19-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Minutes were approved at the January meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.…
KTNT Tacoma
In January of 1955, announcer Bob Gleason (left) and an unidentified butcher stood behind a counter on the Shop Rite Food Centers set in the KTNT studio while the production staff broadcast a live commercial into Tacoma's homes. Bob Gleason was the program director of KTNT- Channel 11's noontime homemaker's show. To the far left…
Activism Now
Tacoma Library wants to help you impact your community. Whether you want to put in a street light or run for office it all starts from a grassroots interest. So YAY Tacoma with any of these eight titles sure to inform and inspire your ambitions. A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance It's your World…
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