Bill Edwards plays the piano for Irish tenor Gabe Keith in this photograph from January 1944. Edwards and Keith were two of the performers in a series of shows put on by the employees of the Seattle-Tacoma Ship Building Corp. to support the Fourth War Loan drive. Although most of their performances were to entertain…
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are awarded annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. Check out all of Tacoma Public Library’s Coretta Scott King award winners. 2021 Author Award Winner Before the Ever After 2021…
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Check out all of Tacoma Public Library's Caldecott winner and honor books! 2021 Caldecott Winner We Are Water Protectors 2021 Caldecott Honor Books A Place Inside of Me The Cat Man of Aleppo Me & Mama Outside in…
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Check out all of Tacoma Public Library's Newbery winner and honor books. 2021 Medal Winner When You Trap A Tiger 2021 Honor Books All Thirteen Box Fighting Words We Dream of Space A Wish in the Dark…
Blast In the Past
Officer Jack Burrell examines a yellow '62 Lincoln Continental owned by George A. Michaels after the parked car was shattered by a blast in the early morning hours of January 30, 1964. The vehicle was parked in the alley behind Mr. Michaels' residence at 615 N "L" St., less than 100 feet away. Besides demolishing…
Master Carving
Master carver Art McKellips's "Victorian Home," part of an eight-piece mural of the styles and periods of house building, is being closely examined by James Turnbull (left) and Gerrit VanderEnde (right) on January 25, 1968. The collection of bas-relief wood sculptures was to be on display at Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Mr…
Hicks vs. Durey
Bobby Hicks, featherweight from the Chemeres Boxing Club of Seattle (in the dark trunks), takes a vicious punch to the head in his bout with Gil Durey on January 20, 1956. He ultimately beat Durey, an Oregon State College student, in the opening bout of the Eighth Annual Golden Gloves held at the College of…
Happiness Is… Saving?
In January of 1953, workers got a good grip on the giant cutout of a woman's head as they prepared to hoist it into place on the Foster & Kleiser billboard at Puyallup and Winthrop Avenues. The giant cutout was intended to focus the passerby's attention on the virtues of saving at the National Bank…
Paupers’ Field
This January 11, 1924, photograph of a section of an unidentified cemetery shows its dilapidated condition. Tall unkempt grass, a fallen fence, and an accumulation of stones marks this pauper's field where the poor and nameless were buried. Numbered markers are the only indication of grave sites. See more featured images and posts…
LibraryReads January 2021
Nothing says “must read” quite like a Librarian’s stamp of approval!
Every month LibraryReads.org releases the top picks for the month, as voted on by Librari
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