Busy as he was on Christmas Eve day 1925, Santa took a few moments from his scheduled rounds to stop and smell the roses. The day had dawned in Tacoma with uncharacteristic gentle sunshine and spring-like weather. Santa was caught by the camera as he dropped by the front yard of Mrs. Elizabeth Durgin, 709…
LibraryReads December 2023
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.
Play To Learn at Fern Hill and Swasey
Provided by Greentrike, Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Now offered at community locations throughout Pierce County! Play to Learn has been enjoyed by many families at Swasey branch, and will be expanding to include Fern Hill branch in January. Play to Learn is a drop-in program that…
TPL Staff “Best of 2023” Booklists!
Tacoma Public Library staff nominated, sorted, and voted to create their top picks from 2023 for your next read!
Free legal aid organization Tacomaprobono awards TPL
Tacomaprobono offers free legal aid pop-ups in Tacoma Public Library (TPL)'s neighborhood libraries. So far in 2023, TPL has hosted 51 tabling events and over 300 individuals have received free legal help.
2023 Northwest Room Annual Report
At the end of each year, the Northwest Room Team creates an annual report as a way to summarize the progress made toward achieving our goals and to set priorities for the coming year. Our 2023 annual report describes the work we have done to make our collections more accessible and more representative of our…
Director’s Blog: November 2023
The fall season continues at the library as we make our way through the month of November.
Ramona Bennett’s Fight for Justice in the 1970s: The Fish Wars and the Seizure of the Cascadia Center
In the summer of 1970, Ramona Bennett and a group of activists set up a fishing camp on the banks of the Puyallup River between Tacoma and Fife. This location was selected for its high visibility and Ramona, armed with a portable typewriter, kept news reporters informed as a way to raise awareness. The group…
Summer Coding Camps with MIT Media Lab helped design a new app called OctoStudio
MIT researcher Jaleesa Trapp and interns instruct families in the Coding Camp workshop at Mottet Library.
This past summer, Tacoma Public Library partnered wit
NWR Collection Highlight: Pierce County Veterans’ Burial Cards
These burial cards were produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Agency under the Veterans' Grave Registration program in Pierce County, Washington. The range of dates spans from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. A majority of the individuals listed on these cards are identified as veterans of the Civil War, but also included…
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