Beanstack is Tacoma Public Library's online reading tracker and app. Create an account through Tacoma Public Library's Beanstack website, opens a new window or app (see links below) to participate in our Summer Reading Challenge. Adults can create an account and add their family members so that everyone is accessible in one place. For more information on using Beanstack, visit our Beanstack FAQs, opens a new window.
Explore the Children’s Collection of Comics Plus, including graphic novels, comics and manga for ages 4-10.
Thousands of digital comics, manga, graphic novels, and picture books, free with your Tacoma Public Library card. Find new and back issues from some of the most exciting indie publishers, including Boom!, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Image, Oni, and more!
Browse the collection anytime, anywhere. You can take them on-the-go with your mobile device and download for offline reading. No holds, no wait lists, and no borrowing limits!
Access children's, teen, and adult graphic novels, comics and manga.
Thousands of digital comics, manga, graphic novels, and picture books, free with your Tacoma Public Library card. Find new and back issues from some of the most exciting indie publishers, including Boom!, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Image, Oni, and more!
Browse the collection anytime, anywhere. You can take them on-the-go with your mobile device and download for offline reading. No holds, no wait lists, and no borrowing limits!
Discover the Teen Collection of Comics Plus, including graphic novels, comics and manga for ages 11-14.
Thousands of digital comics, manga, graphic novels, and picture books, free with your Tacoma Public Library card. Find new and back issues from some of the most exciting indie publishers, including Boom!, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Image, Oni, and more!
Browse the collection anytime, anywhere. You can take them on-the-go with your mobile device and download for offline reading. No holds, no wait lists, and no borrowing limits!
Enjoy movies, TV shows, eBooks, comics, music albums, and audiobooks on Hoopla. Check out up to 5 items per month. eCard holders do not have access to hoopla.
With Kanopy stream "thoughtful entertainment" including independent and popular films, documentaries, The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, PBS and more to your preferred device, including Roku. Also includes great content for Kids! Each user will receive 30 tickets a month to use on Kanopy – some videos will cost 1 ticket while others will cost 5 tickets. Learn more about tickets.
Tacoma Public Library's eBook, eAudiobook, and eMagazine all-in-one app called Libby, opens a new window, by OverDrive. Libby is a streamlined reading app experience and is available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), and Kindle Tablets.
Carry the library in your pocket! The Tacoma Public Library's free mobile app makes it easy to find and discover titles, place holds, renew items, rate titles, create lists and get information about our branches.
