Valarie Kaur is the author of two Tacoma Reads 2025 selections: See No Stranger (main/adult title) and World of Wonder (picture book selection for children and families). She is also a renowned civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, and innovator. Learn more about her work before seeing her in Tacoma on Thursday, Oct. 16 in the culminating event of our 2025 Tacoma Reads season!
Write253 storytellers find inspiration in the Northwest Room
By Spencer Bowman, Northwest Room Librarian Earlier this month, young storytellers from Write253’s summer writing camp found inspiration tucked between the shelves, cabinets, and microfilm reels of the Tacoma Public Library's Northwest Room. Known for its deep archive of regional history, the Northwest Room offered these campers a rich playground for creative exploration. Each writer…
Changes to hoopla Access for eCard Holders
Due to increasing costs, hoopla is no longer accessible with an eCard. Please upgrade to a Standard Card for continued access increased borrowing.
A Summer of Outdoor Storytimes
Tacoma Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge runs through August 16. That means you still have a few more weeks to earn amazing prizes and participate in fun summer activities, like Storytime on the Lawn. Join us at Kobetich and Wheelock branches (weather permitting) for outdoor storytime fun…
Tie-dye Fun at Kobetich
Kobetich Tie-dye program on July 15, 2025.
LibraryReads July 2025
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 Librarians across the country. Check out the LibraryReads picks for July 2025: The Enchanted Greenhouse How To Survive A Horror Story (Deluxe Edition) Typewriter Beach Party of Liars Savvy Summers and the…
Give your input to help us with our Strategic Plan for 2025-30!
This survey helps us determine our community's priorities for services, collections, programs, resources, and our overall direction. We hope to have as many community members as possible take the survey this year. Please help us by sharing it with your Tacoma networks.
2025 WLA Book Award Winners
The winners of the Washington Library Assocation Book Awards were announced this past week. TPL owns all of the winning titles. Check one out today! WCCPBA: Flat Cat by Tara Lazar, illustrated by Pete Oswald Sasquatch: Muhammad Najem, War Reporter by Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus, illustrated by Julie Robine OTTER: The Skull by Jon Klassen…
LibraryReads June 2025
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 Librarians across the country. Check out the LibraryReads picks for June 2025: The Listeners Battle of the Bookstores King of Ashes The Witch Roads The Poppy Fields Meet Me at the Crossroads…
A Candid Glimpse of Tacoma: Louis Law’s Photography
By Spencer Bowman, Northwest Room Librarian Louis Law’s photography captured the people, events, buildings, and street scenes of our region, sometimes completely unintentionally! A graduate of Stadium High School and a U.S. Army reservist, Law went on to have a remarkable 42-year career with the Tacoma City Public Works Department. There, he worked in traffic…
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