George Williams and eight College of Puget Sound Tamanawas ad department students parked in front of the Rialto Theater in April 1946. The Tamanawas group was in charge of publishing the annual yearbook. They selected photographs that represented school year activities as well as general student body photographs. The motion picture "Road to Utopia" starring…
Batperson At the Ready!
This unidentified Tacoma Tigers "bat person" was all ready for the 1949 season opener scheduled for Friday April 22. Unfortunately, it rained. The first game of the season was not played until Sunday the 24th. On that day the Tigers faced the Salem Senators in a double header. Before a home town crowd of 4,535…
Radical Readers Kid’s Online Book Club
Join a totally different virtual book club for kids! Each month we will read and discuss books from different categories. You get to pick any book you want, as long as it fits the category! When we meet, you will get the chance to share your book, and give your honest opinion about it! You’ll even get the chance…
Kneel at the Seal
Arlys Olson, a clerical worker in the Order Department, kneels next to the Official Seal of the Tacoma Public Library which was located in the floor at the main entrance to the building. The date 1894 refers to the year the City of Tacoma took over financing the library. See more featured images and posts…
Library Giving Day
Join Tacoma Public Library for Library Giving Day on Thursday, April 23! Library Giving Day is a one-day online fundraising event that gives library supporters
Celebrate National Library Week with Tacoma Public Library!
National Library Week (April 19 - 25, 2020) is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library workers and to promote library use an
In Celebration of Earth Day!
On April 22, 1971, Mayor Gordon N. Johnston took his turn in shoveling dirt onto a newly planted tree at the 38th St. interchange on the freeway. Symbolic "Earth Day" trees were planted at eight sites around the state including Tacoma; the trees were donated by the State Highway Department to call attention to roadside…
Decks Decked Out
The 1954 Puget Sound Daffodil Regatta awarded the grand prize for visiting boats to Chester Gibson, owner of the Hilma III, an entry from the Queen City Yacht Club of Seattle. It depicted Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and his chariot of sea horses. The boat was smothered in daffodils with an attached…
Petite Parade Perusers
Five children, bundled up against the cold, sit on the curb to watch the 15th Annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Parade. Held on April 3, 1948, thousands of Tacomans and out-of-town visitors lined Broadway and Pacific Avenues to watch the 100-unit parade. Ted Brown, the chairman of the festival, estimated that 1,000,000 daffodils were used to…
Watch! Director Kate Larsen talks eResources on CityLine
Find out why Tacoma Public Library Director Kate Larsen calls a library card “the key to the kingdom” in her interview about eResources on TVTacoma’s CityLine!
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