These rugged hands have probably seen their share of oysters as they hold a freshly shucked oyster on August 28, 1958. One hand grasps the shell and the other the fleshy meat. This individual may have been an employee of the Simmons Oyster Co. in Olympia. This may be an example of the Pacific oyster…
The Great Steilacoom Jail Break
“The Great Steilacoom Jailbreak", sponsored by the Steilacoom chapter of the Daughters of the Pioneers, was held on August 13, 1944. Town residents "escaped" from day-to-day activities to bid farewell to, and help demolish, their historic jail. Built near Starling Street about 1858 by contractor George W. Manville, it served as a jail until 1881…
The Thomas Handforth Digital Collection
The Thomas Handforth Digital Collection is comprised of the artistic output of Thomas Handforth and related items in the collections of Tacoma Public Library. Tacoma Public Library received the Handforth Collection in a number of increments from the Handforth family, and from a number of his friends and associates, along with a small collection from…
Baseball Past Watching Over Baseball Future
Past and possible future baseball stars stare into the August, 1961, night. The little boy, lying down on the grass, is believed to be Bucky O'Brien, the ball boy for the Cheney Studs, a team sponsored by local lumberman and philanthropist, Ben Cheney. Both he and his older counterpart, believed to be his father Eddie…
Wheelock Book Club
Join us at the Wheelock branch September 4 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, to discuss National Book Award Finalist, Okay for Now (2011) by Gary D. Schmidt. As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats…
Book Club Kits
Tacoma Public Library has book club kits that you can reserve for pick up at the branch of your choice! What are book club kits? They are sets of multiple copies of a title that can be checked out and used for your own book group or group of friends. The kits check out for 56…
Tacoma Air Show 1948
The Tacoma Squadron, Civil Air Patrol sponsored the Tacoma Air Show August 19, 1948, at Spanaway Sky Ranch. The exhibition was for the benefit of the cadets' treasury and funds were used for the purchase of new equipment for the unit. Major Orville French, commanding officer of the squadron, left, shows tickets to Joe Sim…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees August 21, 2019 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on August 21, 2019 at 5:30 PM at the Swasey Branch. Please see the attached 2019-08-21-Lib
See Sea Scout
Four bare chested Sea Scouts are flanked by two Sea Scout leaders in uniform as they posed behind giant oars on August 17, 1931.Tacoma's Sea Scouts were led by Dr. Hubert Watson who is believed to be the man with the John Paul Jones Tacoma sweater kneeling above. Dr. Watson was the "skipper" of the…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees June 19, 2019
The 2019-06-19-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Minutes were approved at the July meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.
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