Spotlight View previous item Winter Reading Challenge Read six hours between December 6 and January 3 to earn fun prizes. Sign up today for the Winter Reading Challenge! Designed for grades K-8. Find the Best Books of 2025 in our Lucky Day collection! Find the most popular titles of 2025 that are on all the "best of" lists on a Lucky Day shelf at your favorite TPL location! Introducing Syndetics Unbound! Are you looking for your next great read? You can now use Syndetics Unbound to explore new titles and authors. Borrow a Discover Pass and Check Out Washington! As part of a cooperative project called Check Out Washington with Washington State Parks, Washington State Parks Foundation, the Washington… Share your story with Podcast Kits Are you ready to create, edit, and launch your own podcast? TPL has made it easy to share your story and gain hands-on experience through… View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 Quick Links Welcome to Tacoma Public Library Get a Library Card Kids & Families eBooks & Streaming Northwest Room New Physical Materials New Fiction & Non-Fiction New for Kids New for Teens New DVDs Just Ordered Select a carousel New Fiction & Non-Fiction New for Kids New for Teens New DVDs Just Ordered Upcoming Events 30 Dec Baby Storytime Dec 30th | 1:00pm - 1:45pm Fern Hill Branch 30 Dec Teen Time Dec 30th | 2:15pm - 3:45pm Wheelock Branch 30 Dec Up and Atom: Marble Maze Dec 30th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm Fern Hill Branch 30 Dec Up and Atom: STEM Into the New Year! Dec 30th | 3:30pm - 5:00pm Swasey Branch View more events Featured Events View previous item Baby Storytime Dec 30th | 1:00pm - 1:45pm Fern Hill Branch Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Up and Atom: STEAM into 2026 Dec 30th | 4:00pm - 5:30pm Kobetich Branch This activity combines art and creativity with screen-free computer coding. Books on Tap Dec 30th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm Narrows Brewing Co. We want to know what books you've read and loved this year. Bring 1 or 2 of your favorites to share with the group. Special Holiday Hours Dec 31st | 10:00am - 6:00pm All Branches On Wednesday, Dec. 31, all locations will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wonder Lab Exploration: Dash Robot Basketball Dec 31st | 12:00pm - 1:00pm Main Branch Dash into a good time with our robots. We’ll use our coding skills to make the robots drive around the room and play a game of basketball. View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 New eBooks eAudiobooks Streaming Movies Streaming Music Select a carousel eBooks eAudiobooks Streaming Movies Streaming Music World Languages Books Korean Russian Spanish Ukrainian Vietnamese Select a carousel Korean Russian Spanish Ukrainian Vietnamese Local History View previous item 13 Ways of Looking at the Northwest Digitizing Tacoma’s News Tribune photos reveals “ways of looking” at history—like Stevens’ blackbirds, shifting with perception. Tacoma's Speed Demons From 1912–1922, the Tacoma Speedway, once the West Coast’s auto racing hotspot, drew top racers and 40 thousand fans. Write253 storytellers find inspiration in the Northwest Room A Write253 summer writing camp visited the Northwest Room to find inspiration and discover. A Candid Glimpse of Tacoma: Louis Law’s Photography Newly digitized photos by Louis Law capture Tacoma’s daily life from the 1950s–1990s. Celebrating AANHPI Heritage Through Tacoma’s History Delve into the rich tapestry of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander content within our collections. View next item Item 1 of 5 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 View item 5 Winter Reading Challenge Winter Reading Challenge Read six hours between December 6 and January 3 to earn fun prizes. Sign up today for the Winter Reading Challenge! Designed for grades K-8. We Recommend View previous item TPL Wrapped: 2025 in Nonfiction A list of the top 20 nonfiction titles published this year, as checked out by Tacoma readers. TPL Wrapped: 2025 in Fiction A list of the top 20 fiction titles published this year, as checked out by Tacoma readers. Winter Picture Books Get ready for winter with these chilly themed picture books. Picture Books about Hibernation The weather is getting colder, and winter is on its way. Cozy up with these picture books all about different hibernating animals. View next item Item 1 of 4 View item 1, selected View item 2 View item 3 View item 4 BROWSE STAFF PICKS, NEW TITLES AND MORE Books eBooks Audiobooks Movies & TV Music Kids & Families Teens & Tweens Adults Email Sign UpNew Email Sign Up Subscribe to get the latest updates on what’s happening at our library. Subscribe to get the latest updates on what’s happening at our library. Email Address Sign Up
