April 6, 1935 saw the Grand Opening of the newest H. Berger & Sons grocery store at 8108 South Tacoma Way. In this photograph, the meat market is featured with an unidentified butcher behind the meat counter. During the opening sale, steak was available at 18 cents a pound and ground beef at 10 cents…
Leap into Science
On Friday April 12th, patrons in grades K-5 had lots of fun learning about balance in the Franklin Institute’s Leap into Science program. Our young patrons grasped concepts quickly while they participated in hands-on experiments comparing weighted objects, defying gravity with balancing birds and coming up with their own variations on the Leaning Tower of…
Tap Into Your Inner Peace with Meditation
Need to restore balance to your life? Find your zen and join us at Wheelock Branch for a 5-week meditation series with instructor Sylvaine Francine beginning April 28th…
Train Wreck
An automobile collided with a Northern Pacific train near the Shaffer Terminals on Commencement Bay in April 1946. Two people were seriously injured and rushed to Tacoma General Hospital. The train engineer stated that the train was travelling 20 miles per hour, the driver of the car must have felt that they had plenty of…
Cybersecurity Basics: Protect Yourself and Your Devices Online
The Kobetich and Wheelock branches will be hosting an hour long session to help you stay safe online and protect your devices too! Learn about the latest security threats, how to stop them, and how to: Keep your camera from spying on you Defend against spam Create and remember strong passwords Use Google to stay…
Storytime with a Princess
On Saturday, March 3rd, Swasey Branch was visited by five members of the Daffodil Festival Royal Court. Princess Araya, Princess Emily, Princess Kyla, Princess Alexis and Princess Taychaell spent time with children and their families reading stories, decorating crowns and posing for photos. They also shared some special teapot skills, demonstrating their very best “handles…
The First Tacoma Dome?
Aerial of new Kaiser Dome, part of the Port of Tacoma's 1.6 million dollar bulk storage facility project, taken in late April, 1967. The aluminum sheathed dome would handle alumina under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. The Port expected 40,000 tons of alumina a month shipped from Australia. Long conveyors will transferred the alumina into the…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees April 24, 2019 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on April 24 at 5:30 PM at the Eastside Community Center in the Cheney Meeting Room the address is 1721 E. 56th St. Please see the attached 2019-04-24-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Revised-Agenda…
Tacoma Stories by Richard Wiley
On Saturday March 2, 2019, Kobetich Branch of Tacoma Public Library welcomed local author Richard Wiley. He presented a reading and talk on his new book, Tacoma Stories. His quirky stories and laid-back demeanor made for a wonderful afternoon to a full house at Kobetich Branch. You can borrow Tacoma Stories from Tacoma Public Library…
Storytime with a Princess
On Saturday, March 30th, South Tacoma Branch had the pleasure of being visited by four Daffodil Princesses. Princess Araya, Princess Lindsy, Princess Raegan and Queen Katie read stories, helped decorate crowns, made pinwheels and posed for pictures with all our young patrons. They even helped the kids practice a “princess wave.” It was a fun…
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