The Northwest Room is excited to announce one of our latest additions to ORCA, The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County Records! The material included in these records encompasses a wide range of assorted reports, studies, histories, and other types of documents. We have digitized a sample selection of different types of interesting studies…
Director’s Blog: March 2023
March is here, the month when we'll (finally) welcome spring. TPL celebrates Women's History Month in March, acknowledging the many accomplishments of women in Tacoma and around the world. I hope you'll check out the events we have planned for Women's History Month, and peruse booklists, local history collections, and more. I also invite you…
Director’s Blog: February 2023
February is Black History Month, and Tacoma Public Library celebrates the history and achievements of Black Americans, and especially Black Tacomans.
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The Northwest Room Partners with Tacoma Public Schools to Lead a Workshop for Local Educators
On Saturday, February 11, the Northwest Room helped lead a full-day workshop for over 100 Tacoma Public Schools teachers. “Grit City Stories: The Untold Tales of Tacoma” brought together TPL’s Northwest Room and Community Archives Center along with the Museum of Glass, the Washington State History Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma Arts Live, the…
A Look into Tacoma’s own Green Book
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