Events
Big Holiday Book Sale
In ProgressAll day,Start your holiday shopping early and stop by Wheelock Branch for one of our biggest booksales of the year! Lots of books, DVDs, CDs, and more at great prices. All proceeds support the Summer Reading Challenge.
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Craftopia is partnering with Tacoma Public Library to provide fun and free crafts for kids! Visit our Fern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches starting Friday, December 8 to pick up…
Join us December 1 - 29th at the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches for a fun scavenger hunt and learn about different animals who live in cold climates year-round!
Find hidden images around the…
Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy. Storytime is followed by play time and an opportunity for grownups to…
Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy.Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book…
Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months.Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations here.
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Tacoma Boat Builders is an organization whose mission is to enrich lives through craftsmanship. TBB is excited to offer a taste of the work that they do at this library pop-up! They will bring multiple project tables for youth and families…
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Join local artist Cheryl Rux for a series of family-friendly workshops at the Tacoma Public Library. Come make your own "lollipop" style lantern to carry with you at the Tacoma Dragon Parades, and at the Tacoma Light Parade on Dec.…
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Join us every other week for Brick by Brick LEGO Club! Build a LEGO creation around the monthly theme, or free build to your heart's content!
All ages welcome. No registration required. Please leave your personal LEGOs at home.This…
Join us at the Wheelock branch to exchange English and Spanish.
Any level of knowledge is welcome to participate in this language exchange.
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Visit Mottet Library Friday Dec 8th at 4:00 and see "An Irish Goodbye". Winner of Best Live Action Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards. On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers are forced to reunite…
Teen Time: Heating Pouches
Canceled,With winter rolling in, it can be hard to find ways to stay warm. Join is at Moore in making heating pouches! Using rice, socks, and essential oils of your choice, make a microwaveable heating pouch to take home for the long chilly nights…
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Start your holiday shopping early and stop by Wheelock Branch for one of our biggest booksales of the year! Lots of books, DVDs, CDs, and more at great prices. All proceeds support the Summer Reading Challenge.
There is no better way to bring diverse peoples together to create community than through the bounty of food. This summer we're asking our teen and adult patrons to submit a recipe that they feel brings about a sense of community in their…
Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy.
Storytime is followed by play time and an opportunity for grownups to…
Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy. Storytime is followed by play time and an opportunity for grownups to…
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Join us for a monthly LGBTQ+ book club discussion, on the 2nd Saturday of the month! Titles change every month, and include a mix of fiction, non-fiction, adult, and YA selections. All are welcome to read and…
Wheelock Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and…
Join us every 2nd and 4th Saturday at the Moore library for a night of games!
Bring your Nintendo Switch, or your favorite handheld console. No Switch? No problem! Use ours, loaded with Smash Bros, Minecraft, Overcooked, and tons more!…
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Join us as we welcome Remakery Tacoma for this instructor-led session where we will learn how to make T-shirt yarn. Finger knit t-shirt yarn into things like necklaces, garlands, or even rugs. Participants are welcome to bring t-shirts…
