Parlez vous francais? Habla espanol? Bạn có nói tiếng việt không? Longing to learn a new language? It doesn’t have to be hard. Let Tacoma Library and Rosetta Stone help. Through a process called Dynamic Immersion, you learn by using images and sound, along with your own natural instinct for language. Learn more about…
Whatever happened to StoryLab?
StoryLab's name has changed to Digital Media Labs StoryLab has undergone a name change in 2016 to Digital Media Labs. This change better reflects the actual services offered in this facility, located at the Main Branch of Tacoma Public Library. As before, we offer digital media production tools to help young artists create their own…
Last of the Fleet
On April 15, 1931, after spending two weeks loading lumber and timber at the Defiance Mill, 4601 Ruston Way, the four-masted "Commodore" left port in Tacoma for the Hawaiian Islands. It was towed to the Straits of Juan de Fuca by the tug Goliath. The last of the off shore sailing fleet in regular service…
Celebrate Poetry with Poem in Your Pocket Day
Have fun with Poem in Your Pocket Day this year! Copy out a favorite short poem or a stanza from something longer, and then stick it in your pocket. Find someone to share it with, or just pull it out to reread through the day on April 26. Here are some fun ideas to get…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees March 21, 2018 Meeting
The 2018-03-21-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Minutes were approved at the April meeting of the Library Board of Trustees…
Octopus – That’s What’s for Dinner
Norman "Benny" Behnke , 45-year-old Tacoma scuba diver, was photographed in April of 1964 with the 102-pound octopus he wrestled out of the Sound. Mr. Behnke, a civil engineer at McChord AFB, began scuba diving three years ago. This happens to be the third octopus he has brought to shore in less than six months…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees April 18, 2018 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on April 18, 2018 at 5:30 PM at the Main Branch (3rd floor Board Room). Please see the attached 2018-04-18-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda…
Daffodils Afloat
For 56 years, in 2008, the annual Marine Parade has brought the Daffodil Festival season to a close. Entry #99 in the 1954 Puget Sound Daffodil Regatta was covered with literally thousands of blossoms, including windshield, making it truly a floating garden of daffodils. The boats passed, one by one, in front of a reviewing…
Poetry Out Loud
Tacoma Public Library has a wonderful poetry collection. Poetry is all about rhythm, meter and visualization. But it is hard to connect to this if you aren’t comfortable reading it. Here is a sampling of poetry books that include an audio CD. Let these three titles introduce poetry out loud and allow you to listen…
Get Certified in Microsoft Office at Tacoma Public Library
Did you know Tacoma Public Library is a testing site for earning a free Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) credential? You can achieve certification in one of Microsoft’s popular software programs, to gain new opportunities in the job market and for professional goals you may have. If you are already a regular user of Microsoft Office…
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