In mid-April 1937, Tacoma General Hospital bested their old record when 37 babies were born there in one week. Eighteen of the little ones posed for this picture from inside their glassed-in ward. Student nurse Maxine Balschley, left, held two of her charges up for the camera while Lorraine Greenough, supervisor of the maternity ward…
Lighten Up this Spring with Healthy (and Delicious) Eating
There are so many options for eating well and not having to give up on taste at the same time. May is National Salad Month. Tacoma Public Library invites you to tease your taste buds with something delicious and good for you! Salads Chloe Flavor Salad Samurai Salad for Dinner…
Star Power at Union Station
April 21, 1925, saw the return of former hometown girl, Mildred Davis, and her movie star husband, Harold Lloyd. Miss Davis had been a student at Stadium High School prior to her acting career. She and her husband (on right) are posed at Union Station along with Director Joe Murphy and Mr. Murphy's wife. The…
Last of the Fleet
On April 15, 1931, after spending two weeks loading lumber and timber at the Defiance Mill, 4601 Ruston Way, the four-masted "Commodore" left port in Tacoma for the Hawaiian Islands. It was towed to the Straits of Juan de Fuca by the tug Goliath. The last of the off shore sailing fleet in regular service…
Celebrate Poetry with Poem in Your Pocket Day
Have fun with Poem in Your Pocket Day this year! Copy out a favorite short poem or a stanza from something longer, and then stick it in your pocket. Find someone to share it with, or just pull it out to reread through the day on April 26. Here are some fun ideas to get…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees March 21, 2018 Meeting
The 2018-03-21-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Minutes were approved at the April meeting of the Library Board of Trustees…
Octopus – That’s What’s for Dinner
Norman "Benny" Behnke , 45-year-old Tacoma scuba diver, was photographed in April of 1964 with the 102-pound octopus he wrestled out of the Sound. Mr. Behnke, a civil engineer at McChord AFB, began scuba diving three years ago. This happens to be the third octopus he has brought to shore in less than six months…
Agenda for the Board of Trustees April 18, 2018 Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will take place on April 18, 2018 at 5:30 PM at the Main Branch (3rd floor Board Room). Please see the attached 2018-04-18-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda…
Daffodils Afloat
For 56 years, in 2008, the annual Marine Parade has brought the Daffodil Festival season to a close. Entry #99 in the 1954 Puget Sound Daffodil Regatta was covered with literally thousands of blossoms, including windshield, making it truly a floating garden of daffodils. The boats passed, one by one, in front of a reviewing…
Poetry Out Loud
Tacoma Public Library has a wonderful poetry collection. Poetry is all about rhythm, meter and visualization. But it is hard to connect to this if you aren’t comfortable reading it. Here is a sampling of poetry books that include an audio CD. Let these three titles introduce poetry out loud and allow you to listen…
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