This September stand with Tacoma Public Library as we honor banned and challenged literature. The The Handmaid's Tale has touched the hearts of millions since its debut in 1985. Now a major T.V. series, Margaret Atwood’s story continues to examine the freedom to choose and why we should never take that freedom for granted. Kate…
Censorship and Music
Books aren’t the only creative voice subject to censorship. Music tells a story too, in a voice some don’t want you to hear. From Billie Holiday to Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks to Nine Inch Nails, musicians of all genres have come face to face with censorship controversy. The Radio Act of 1927 and the creation…
Sport – the Lucky Dog
In September of 1937, Vivian Sherman was pictured having a talk with her "lucky dog" Sport. The three year old setter was lucky to be alive. The year before in the winter, he caught his right front paw in a trap. He was stuck for eight days in the frozen trap until he broke the…
Jamie Ford Visits Wheelock
Over 100 people showed up to hear bestselling author Jamie Ford speak at the Wheelock Branch on September 15th. Jamie read a short passage from his new book "Love and Other Consolation Prizes" and answered questions from the audience. One patron spoke passionately about how "Songs of Willow Frost" had been such an important book…
Rebel Reader Twitter Tournament
Tacoma Public Library, American Library Association, and Twitter have joined forces for Banned Books Week. September 24th through the 30th make your voice heard and become a Rebel Reader to fight censorship and protect your right to read! Do any of the following to give your words power and join the Rebel Reader Twitter Tournament…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees July 19, 2017 Meeting
The 2017-07-19-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Minutes were approved at the August meeting of the Library Board of Trustees…
Seattle Reptile Guy Wows at Moore Branch!
Moore Branch of Tacoma Public Library was happy to welcome the Seattle Reptile Guy and his exotic friends on Saturday, July 29th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Marc van Steenis displayed more than 40 different animals, such as exotic insects and tarantulas, scorpions, snakes, lizards, tortoises, giant geckos, giant tree skinks, and bearded dragons. Patrons were…
Drinking Bag Test
Seven girls from Clover Park High School try out the drinking water bag on display at McChord Field. Students from the pre-flight class visited McChord Air Force Base as part of their orientation in flight and related matters in September of 1952. See more featured images and posts…
Retrofit at the Muni Dock
Onlookers lean over wooden barriers to inspect refurbishing efforts being conducted on the city's Municipal Dock on September 20, 1929. Three workers are pictured gazing as what may be a concrete pile being inserted through an opening in the dock. Besides concrete piling to replace wooden piers then in use, a concrete floor and a…
Book Club
Join us at the Wheelock library to discuss Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, October 4, 6:30-7:30 PM. The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice. Just Mercy…
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