Tacoma Public Library is excited to share important updates to our library card system. Our new library card types and policies are designed to make getting a library card, borrowing materials, and accessing library resources easier, more inclusive, and better tailored to the diverse needs of our city and region. New and Updated Library Card…
Read All About It: Black-Owned Newspapers and “The Tacoma Facts”
By James Peterson, Northwest Room Black-owned newspapers have long played an important role in this country, giving representation, empowerment and a voice to a segment of the population that might otherwise go unheard due to racism. Throughout history, these newspapers have allowed Black individuals to tell their story in their own words, like in the…
TPL hosts Snack Drive for Communities in Schools Tacoma!
From Friday, Jan. 2 – Saturday, Feb. 28, Tacoma Public Library is partnering with Communities in Schools of Tacoma to host a Snack Drive that helps ensure students in 7 Tacoma schools have the snacks they need to get through the school day. From Friday, Jan. 2 – Saturday, Feb. 28, all libraries will collect: Individually wrapped…
2025 in Review: A Message from our Director
Dear Tacoma community, As we approach the close of 2025, I find myself reflecting on the strength, resilience, and creativity of our vibrant community as we came through a challenging year together. This year, Tacoma Public Library continued to serve as a hub where connections are made, ideas are shared, and stories are told—both…
You can check out the Best Books of 2025 from our Lucky Day Collection!
Find the Best Books of 2025 on a "Lucky Day" shelf at your local library! Inside every Tacoma Public Library location, there exists a magical shelf holding titles from our Lucky Day collection. The Lucky Day collection features highly popular books available for immediate checkout—meaning you can skip the hold queues and check them out…
13 Ways of Looking at the Northwest
By Heather Lowcock, Project Archivist, NHPRC Grant – News Tribune Collection There were blackbirds surrounding me. Okay, well, not literally. I was in the basement of the Tacoma Public Library, sorting thousands of envelopes, digitizing photographs, and importing metadata, but they were there, circling my brain--blackbirds--more specifically, a poem about blackbirds. It is, perhaps, unsurprising…
Donate to the Winter Weather Essentials Drive Nov. 15-29
From Nov. 15-29, Tacoma Public Library is partnering with Tacoma Community House to collect new items for a Winter Essentials Drive. Please bring donations to any library to support community members in need this winter.
Introducing Syndetics Unbound!
Are you looking for your next great read? You can now use Syndetics Unbound to explore suggested titles and authors based on books you already enjoyed. Syndetics Unbound can be found in the “Explore Further” section of any item you’re viewing on TPL’s catalog. You’ll find extensive lists of recommended books similar to the one…
Tacoma’s Speed Demons
By Spencer Bowman, Northwest Room Librarian From 1912 to 1922, Tacoma was home to a racetrack once considered among the best in the country. During those ten years, famous drivers such as “Terrible Tedy” Tetzlof, R.C. "Cliff" Durant, Roscoe Sarles, and the Chevrolet brothers—Gaston and Louis (yes, that Chevrolet)—raced high-powered, open-wheeled cars at speeds exceeding…
LibraryReads September 2025
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. Check out the LibraryReads picks for September 2025: It's Me They Follow Heart the Lover We Love You, Bunny People Watching A Land So Wide The Wilderness The…
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