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…
Beer Me, Pooch!
Toy Terrier standing on its hind legs with its paws around a bottle of beer that it's drinking or opening. See more featured images and posts…
New! Storytime S.T.E.A.M. Backpacks
Add some S.T.E.A.M. to your storytimes at home! S.T.E.A.M. stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics. TPL Children’s Librarians have designed these backpacks as a fun way to provide tools that focus on exploring and playing with different mathematical ideas. Each kit features books, toys, and a paper with suggested activities. We have three themes available for checkout: Music & Rhythm…
Eggcellent Dividends
Members of the Washington Co-op Egg & Poultry Association display their dividend checks in front of the Association's headquarters on January 12, 1928. See more featured images and posts…
Vice Not, Want Not?
Police Sergeant Sherman Lyons and Officer Clarence Rolfson watch as a city jail trustee splinters a pinball machine with a sled hammer. The two big automatic payout marble boards and several small slot machines were seized by police here over the last few months. On January 6, 1939 operators of all known or suspected speakeasies…
LibraryReads January 2022
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 January…
Eggxellent Delivery!
Washington Co-op Farmers Association "Co-op Eggs" streamlined delivery van parked in front of Safeway Store at Puyallup Avenue and Bay Street. Man unloading crates of eggs is believed to be the driver, Harry Stearns. See more featured images and posts…
Happy New Year from Hanson’s!
Hanson's Jewelry Store, located in the Fidelity Building at 11th & Broadway, was a downtown landmark in the 1920s and 1930s. Arriving in Tacoma from the Midwest
Stay up-to-date with library services impacted by severe weather.
Due to weather conditions, Tacoma Public Library's schedule will be as follows: Friday, Dec. 31 Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, and Mottet Libraries will be CLOSED Moore, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock will be OPEN from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Phones will be in operation from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 1: All…
Three Guys and a Raft
Three boys, in military helmets and hats, pose in Wright Park during 1943's Christmas vacation with their inflatable rubber raft. See more featured images and posts…
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