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…
Sink, Swim or… Drive?
On July 12, 1962 an unidentified driver took three intrepid sportsmen for a spin in a German Amphicar - right into North American Lake. Built in Germany from 1961-68, the Amphicar was the only civilian amphibious passenger automobile ever to be mass produced. All Amphicars were convertibles and there were just 3,878 built. The vehicle…
Bowling… or Preaching…
Young evangelist Mary Agnes Vichestain on a 1926 visit to Tacoma in full preaching pose. Described as a modern girl preaching the old-fashioned gospel, Pittsburgh's Mary Agnes Vichestain, age 18, preached to a full house at the Gospel Tabernacle on July 8, 1926. Accompanied by her newspaper publisher father, V.H. Vichestain, Miss Vichestain stopped in…
Nalley’s Nourishing Temptation
Merchandise display at the Winthrop Hotel, Evergreen Room, in July of 1952. Nalley's celebrated not only their successful line, but also their solid blue collar labor pedigree by displaying the various unions of its employees. Nalley products pictured are Lumberjack Syrup, Mayonnaise, Potato chips, honey, ketchup, salad dressing, relish, pickles, mustard, shoestring potatoes, "Esquire Sauce,…
Our New iPhone App is Here!
An updated version of the Tacoma Public Library app is now available for iPhone users. If you have the app currently installed on your iPhone, update it through the app store. It may also update automatically, depending on your settings. After updating, you may need to log in with your library card number and pin…
Not Quite the Blue Man Group, but…
On July 1, 1940, there was a parade in Tacoma to celebrate the openings of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and McChord Field. The most unusual float was that of Tacoma's YMCA, Phalanx Club. Four young men, their bodies silvered, rode on a float while holding up a large globe. Here are the men - minus…
Select Book Drops Now Open!
Select Tacoma Public Library Book Drops are now open on a rotating schedule. Please check the schedule for locations and times to return your materials. Following current best practices, all returned materials will be quarantined in closed, sealed containers for 72 hours. Materials will remain on your account until after the quarantine period is over…
LibraryReads July 2020
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. Subscribe to Tacoma Library’s e-Newsletter service and get the Library Reads picks and more delivered straight to your inbox. Check out the LibraryReads’ picks for July 2020: Boyfriend Material Crooked…
Give Us a Call
Give Us a Call! Library staff are ready to take your phone inquiries about library services, local information, and general questions. Just give us a call on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at our main line, 253.292.2001. We look forward to assisting you…
Practice Jump
Firemen practice their life-saving techniques by catching an enthusiastic volunteer. The volunteer in this picture from June of 1950 has just jumped from the drying tower next to station No. 5 at 1453 South 12th Street. Fire Station No. 5 was built in 1935. Its number was changed to Station No. 4 in 1974. It…
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