Tacoma Public Library has scheduled two weeks of budget closures in the 2021 calendar year in order to meet a budget shortfall. All libraries will be closed and all services will be unavailable. The 2021 budget closure dates are: Feb. 21–28 and Nov. 28–Dec. 5. The closure dates were selected during weeks when library usage is historically low, in…
When will TPL reopen?
November 16, 2020
Many community members have contacted us to let us know they would like to see Tacoma Public Library reopen libraries to the public. We would really like to open up, as soon as it is safe to do so. We had hoped to open two of our neighborhood libraries by the end of the year…
TPL gets new phone numbers on Monday, Nov. 16!
November 9, 2020
Tacoma Public Library (TPL) will replace all of its phone numbers on Monday, Nov. 16, in a merge onto the City of Tacoma’s network! The new numbers for your neighborhood libraries are as follow: Fern Hill Library 253.280.2910 Kobetich Library 253.280.2920 Main Library and General Information Line 253.280.2800 Moore Library 253.280.2930 Mottet Library 253.280.2950…
Tacoma Needs Strong Libraries!
October 13, 2020
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, Tacoma’s City Manager presented the City of Tacoma’s 2021-22 budget to Tacoma’s City Council, with adjustments made due to the $67 mil
NEW! Mobile Hotspot Kits!
March 11, 2020
Mobile Hotspot Kits are now available to check out from the Eastside Microlibrary at Eastside Community Center!
The kits contain everything you need to get you
Did You Know you can get help voting at your local library?
March 5, 2020
Voter Point of Assistance
The Pierce County Library System, Tacoma Public Library, and the Puyallup Public Library have partnered with the Pierce County Auditor
TPL’s Top 10 Titles of 2019
January 16, 2020
Want to know what your friends and neighbors are reading? TPL staff analyzed circulation of books, large print books, audiobooks, ebooks, and downloadable audio
Donate to Pierce County’s 2020 Homeless Point-In-Time Count
January 3, 2020
Tacoma Public Library is proud to serve as a donation drop off location for Pierce County's 2020 Homeless Point-In-Time Count. Donations accepted until January 23. Donations are given to anyone who is experiencing homelessness on the night of the Point-In-Time Count. Items Needed: Socks Hats Gloves Hygiene Kits: Shampoo, Conditioner, Soaps, Razors, Deodorant, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Feminine…
Share your thoughts! Take TPL’s community survey
December 7, 2019
Do you have some great ideas about the future of Tacoma Public Library? Take our community survey by Jan. 11! For English, click here. Thank you, Tacoma! ¿Tienes algunas ideas geniales sobre el futuro de Tacoma Public Library? Por favor, complete su encuesta comunitaria antes del 11 de enero! Para Español, siga esta link. ¡Muchas gracias, Tacoma…
TPL adopts One System, One Schedule in 2020
November 19, 2019
On Thursday, Jan. 2, TPL’s Main Library, located at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South in downtown Tacoma, will align its hours with the rest of the library system under the One System, One Schedule campaign. Currently, downtown’s Main Library operates on a different schedule from its system counterparts: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays…
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