These rugged hands have probably seen their share of oysters as they hold a freshly shucked oyster on August 28, 1958. One hand grasps the shell and the other the fleshy meat. This individual may have been an employee of the Simmons Oyster Co. in Olympia. This may be an example of the Pacific oyster…
Toni Morrison, in Memoriam
Beloved author Toni Morrison enriched the American literary landscape. She was an American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher, and professor emeritus at Princeton University. She was the recipient of numerous awards including the Nobel Prize in literature, the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Explore her works and life…
The Great Steilacoom Jail Break
“The Great Steilacoom Jailbreak", sponsored by the Steilacoom chapter of the Daughters of the Pioneers, was held on August 13, 1944. Town residents "escaped" from day-to-day activities to bid farewell to, and help demolish, their historic jail. Built near Starling Street about 1858 by contractor George W. Manville, it served as a jail until 1881…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees July 17, 2019 Meeting
The 2019-07-17-Library-Board-of-Trustees-Minutes were approved at the August meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.
Minutes – Board of Trustees August 7, 2019 Study Session
The 2019-08-07-Library-Board of Trustees-Study-Session-Minutes were approved at the August meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.
Thank you for your food donations Tacoma!
This summer, TPL patrons donated 1,407 pounds of food during our Summer Reading Club Food Drive from June to August! All TPL branches collected non-perishable food items such as baby formula, pasta, and canned vegetables and soups. Donations were collected by St. Leo’s Food Connection. St. Leo’s Food Connection began as a small, neighborhood food…
The Thomas Handforth Digital Collection
The Thomas Handforth Digital Collection is comprised of the artistic output of Thomas Handforth and related items in the collections of Tacoma Public Library. Tacoma Public Library received the Handforth Collection in a number of increments from the Handforth family, and from a number of his friends and associates, along with a small collection from…
Baseball Past Watching Over Baseball Future
Past and possible future baseball stars stare into the August, 1961, night. The little boy, lying down on the grass, is believed to be Bucky O'Brien, the ball boy for the Cheney Studs, a team sponsored by local lumberman and philanthropist, Ben Cheney. Both he and his older counterpart, believed to be his father Eddie…
Wheelock Book Club
Join us at the Wheelock branch September 4 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, to discuss National Book Award Finalist, Okay for Now (2011) by Gary D. Schmidt. As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats…
Book Club Kits
Tacoma Public Library has book club kits that you can reserve for pick up at the branch of your choice! What are book club kits? They are sets of multiple copies of a title that can be checked out and used for your own book group or group of friends. The kits check out for 56…
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