There’s something for everyone at this epic convention. It takes over two floors of Tacoma Public Library’s huge Main Branch and features activities for every age. Adults, teens, kids, everyone will find something up their alley. What’s happening at the 2016 Convention? Panels Workshops Hand on activities Crafts Storytime Lego Build and display zone Costumed…
How Does Your Garden Grow: Moss, It’s Always Under Foot
Join us Saturday, July 9th from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Fern Hill Branch for the third installment of our How Does Your Garden Grow series. Learn the mysteries of moss: Did you know moss has the ability to absorb liquids up to 20 times its weight? Local author, Karla Stover, will share…
Tacoma’s new phone book, 1941
Margaret Bell is pictured holding a copy of the new 1941 Tacoma phone book, estimated to be the largest issue ever published. The phone book featured a band warning customers not to use the book until June 29th, as more than 4,000 number changes would be effective at that time. 49,000 copies of the new…
Ready, Set, Ninja
Join us Friday, July 1st at the Mottet Branch from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM for a Ninja party! We'll celebrate Ninjas by making a headband, playing games and reading stories…
A Sight For Sore Eyes: Large Print You Can’t Miss
Large print publications are a great way to step back from our media frenzied lives and give our eyes a much needed break all while enjoying a good read! According to virtual meetings specialist PGi, who collected information from sources such as eMarketer and Huffington Post, Americans spend an average of twelve hours a day…
Beachy Beach Reads
Tacoma Public Library is looking forward to the sun coming back! Sunny weather means warm, relaxing days and beach visits. We are all looking forward to a relaxing vacation. That means we get to READ a book. The One & Only One More Thing Attachments The Vacationers Beautiful Ruins …
What’s a Playaway?
Do you have fond memories of using a Walkman in the 80’s? Do you love listening to library audiobooks but find it’s a pain to keep track of all those discs? Do you want to be able to listen to audiobooks while exercising or on the go? Well the library’s Playaway collection is the solution…
Bookish Types – Thanks Gutenberg!
On June 23rd, join Tacoma Public Library as we give a big “thank you” to Johann Gutenberg and the legacy of invention that helped introduce the printing press and movable type, ushering in a new age of mass printing and book production. Often credited as the most important and influential invention of the second millennium…
Out of This World Vacations Reads
Tacoma Public Library understands not everyone wants to read romance and drama. Some of us like space stations, dragons, or alien worlds in their beach reads! For those who like things a little different… Throne of the Crescent Moon Great North Road Ancillary Justice Lock in The Golem and the Jinni…
Fire Boat No. 1, 1929
In June 1929, work continues on the installation of equipment aboard Tacoma's first fire boat, Tacoma Fire Boat No. 1. After the fire boat's successful launching on June 8th, the vessel was moved to a Port of Tacoma pier where five engines and four centrifugal pumps were installed. http://goo.gl/h3Bgo3 …
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