Eighteen members of the Mountaineers Club posed for a group portrait before a background of snow-capped trees in late December of 1922. The men and women were at Longmire, in Mount Rainier National Park, even then a popular tourist destination. 160 Mountaineers left Tacoma on December 28th for their annual midwinter climb up Mt. Rainier…
Best Books of 2017
Here at Tacoma Public Library, we are obviously fond of lists. So much so, that we have created a list of lists to help you navigate through the best books of 2017. Did your favorite book make the list(s)? Let us know in the comments below! NPR’s Book Concierge 2017 New York Times Notable Books…
Protect Your Online Identity
Overwhelmed by the threats to your online identity? These books from Tacoma Public Library will help you understand online threats, help you keep yourself safe online, and help you quickly recover if cyber criminals do breach your online security. The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy The Art of Invisibility We Are Data Swiped Protecting your…
Stockings Will Be Hung by the Chimney with Care
Little Harriet Sue Deering, in pajamas, hanging a Christmas stocking on the fireplace. She is concerned that Santa will forget her 11 day old baby brother William Seymour, so she has thoughtfully hung a stocking for him. See more featured images and posts…
LibraryReads Favorites of Favorites 2017
Nothing says “must read” quite like a Librarian’s stamp of approval! Every month LibraryReads.org releases the top 10 picks for the month, as voted on by Librarians across the country. At the end of the year, Librarians vote for their Favorites of Favorites. Subscribe to Tacoma Library’s e-Newsletter service and get the Library Reads picks and more delivered straight…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees December 20, 2017 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on December 20, 2017 at 5:30 PM at the Main Branch. Please see the attached 2017-12-20-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda…
U.S.S. Lexington
January 1930 would have started off as a very dark year in Tacoma without the assistance of the U.S.S. Lexington, pictured here encircled by mist at Baker Dock. She arrived in Tacoma about December 17, 1929, and remained to mid-January, 1930, to provide electricity to the City of Tacoma. A severe drought in 1929 had…
A Toast to the Host for the Best Roast
Basting an enormous roast in the kitchens of the Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute in December of 1967 are (from l to r) Herman Walker of Hilltop, George Johnson, Mrs. Alice Dunn of Eastside and Carl Munsen of the Tri-Mart Multi-Service Center, four of the directors of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. They are practicing…
Your Sounds of the Season
Do you have a holiday tradition you would like to preserve for future generations? Perhaps a special toast or ritual around the dinner table? Or maybe it’s a story told by grandpa by the fire before gifts are shared? Whatever your unique tradition, preserving these moments and sharing them with others transports the spirit of…
What’s That Jack Frost’s Nipping? Holiday Cocktails
Is the weather outside frightful? Is the fire delightful? Are you entertaining friends, relatives, or, maybe, a certain, special someone who’s flying in from the North Pole for the night? If so, then you might be in the market for some of the Tacoma Public Library’s books about mixing up some holiday-themed adult beverages. You…
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