Find access to an ever-expanding collection of over 2 billion historical records with Find My Past, Tacoma Public Library’s newest genealogy eResource! With especially strong in coverage in Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland, Find My Past also includes thousands of records from Canada and the United States. You’ll find parish and census records, vital records…
Plane, Train, Automobile or Armchair? How do you travel?
Summer is almost upon us and so begins the year’s busiest travel season. There are fascinating travel destinations around the corner, across the country and over the deep blue sea. Whether you travel by bicycle or boat, car or camel, train or through the pages of a book, the world is a rich tapestry of…
Girl of the Mountain, 1925
Ruth McDowell, also known as Miss Winthrop and Girl of the Mountain, was on hand to greet guests "in the spirit of Mount Rainier" during the weeks following the Winthrop Hotel's Grand Opening on May 16, 1925. For her duties she was attired in a scarlet "mountain costume" of sturdy thick boots and a woolen…
Summer Reading Challenge Registration Opens June 11, 2016
Summer Reading Challenge registration begins on June 11th. You can use this link to register for our Summer Reading Challenge beginning on June 11, 2016…
Pathway Card in Action!
What do students, Tacoma Public Library, and Bob Cats have in common? The Pathway Program! On March 29th, 2016 The Moore Branch of Tacoma Public Library welcomed the Boze Elementary Bob Cats as they eagerly signed up for their new Pathway Cards. The Pathway Program is a partnership between Tacoma Public Library and the Tacoma…
Auto Service Manuals Collection
Need to work on your car, truck, motorcycle or boat motor? Do you want to save a little money? We have over four thousand titles in our reference collection, including at least two thousand factory service manuals. These go back to the 1920’s. Every vehicle from Chevrolet to Volkswagen is included. Come to the Main…
May Day, 1935
The culmination of May Day festivities at Annie Wright School in 1935 was the winding of the May Pole. In this photograph, the school's younger pupils dance around the pole to the approving gaze of other students, friends and relatives. Originally known as Field Day, the May Day celebration included music, dance, sports and the…
Movies at Wheelock: Jurassic Come Home: The Good Dinosaur (PG)
Disney Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur starts at the end. Well, not the end, exactly, because the end doesn’t happen. The movie opens with the comet that brought about the demise of the real dinosaurs, this time narrowly missing the earth. This opens an alternate history where dinos and humans could co-exist (no, not The Flintstones)…
National Hospital Day, 1944
On Friday, May 12, 1944, hospitals in Tacoma and around the country observed National Hospital Day.This photograph was taken in the surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital and shows (l to r) Mrs. Darlene St. Onge, supervisor of surgery; U.S. Cadet Nurse Patricia Richards; Dr. R. Merrick; U.S. Cadet Nurse Eldoris Miller, and Lucille Edwards. Tacoma…
The Amazing Preservation Race
Want to learn more about Tacoma’s unique cultural and historic resources in a fun and active way? Tacoma Public Library’s Northwest Room is partnering with the City of Tacoma’s Historic Preservation Office for the Second Annual Amazing Preservation Race, in which teams race around downtown Tacoma in pursuit of family-friendly challenges and grand prizes. The Amazing Preservation Race…
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