LibraryReads July 2024

Nothing says “must read” quite like a Librarian’s stamp of approval!   Every month LibraryReads.org releases the top picks for the month, as voted on by Librarians across the country.    Subscribe to Tacoma Library’s e-Newsletter service and get the Library Reads picks and more delivered straight to your inbox.   Check out the LibraryReads picks for July 2024: The Spellshop Business…
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Meet Heather, who is cataloging, digitizing, and enhancing access to the Tacoma News Tribune Photograph Collection.

This is a guest post by Heather Lowcock. Heather is an archivist working with the Northwest Room on the National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) grant project, which is digitizing the Tacoma News Tribune Photography Collection.   Did you work for Adams Peanut Butter or walk the anti-nuclear Peace March in 1986…
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Introducing the NEW Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index in ORCA

The Northwest Room has recently made our NEW Tacoma-Pierce County Buildings Index available in ORCA. Previously the index was only searchable by address or block. Now, users have the ability to browse and search by city, town, area, block, street, and address! The Buildings Index contains information on Tacoma and Pierce County buildings found in…
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Two New Photography Collections Available in ORCA

Browse two unique photograph collections available on our online database ORCA.  Carsten's Packing Company Photographs The Carsten’s Meat Packing Company was founded by Thomas Carstens, a German immigrant and butcher. The company quickly became the largest facility of its kind west of Denver, with a staff of 170 employees in its first year. Two major…
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