Events
Join us in building an ongoing community jigsaw puzzle at the Fern Hill branch.
Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Sit for a few minutes or a few hours; place 2 pieces or 200! A…
Do you want to play a game of checkers or chess? Drop by the Mottet Library and use our board. It will be available beginning June 7th until Aug 16th. No registration is required.
Join us from June 1st - June 16th at the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches during open hours for a fun kid's scavenger hunt. Learn more about Juneteenth, the United…
Make something. Explore your creativity with Mottet's Maker's Kart where you can design your own greeting card, relax over a coloring sheet or make a popsicle airplane. There will be lots of other crafts to explore. Available every…
Tacoma Public Library and Tacoma Art Museum present a Multi-generational Art Workshop at the Fern Hill Branch Library.
Come join us for this Gel printmaking workshop focusing on artworks by Ed Aulrich-Sugai from TAM's collection.
At this…
Explore the new StoryWalk at Alderwood Park! Celebrate with Tacoma Public Library, MetroParks Tacoma, and the Northeast Tacoma Neighborhood Council as you embark on a reading adventure on the trail. Our featured picture book for June is…
Visit Mottet Library Saturday, June 10th 2-3:30 and learn about small critters. Lala's Playhouse + Rescue's knowledgeable staff will tell you all about your potential pet. Plus, you will get to see some of Lala's…
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Join us at the Swasey branch for our summer plant swap and score some new plants for your home and garden!
Bring clippings of your favorite house and garden plants, bulbs, tubers and/or seeds to swap with other plant…
Join us in building an ongoing community jigsaw puzzle at the Fern Hill branch.
Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Sit for a few minutes or a few hours; place 2 pieces or 200! A…
Do you want to play a game of checkers or chess? Drop by the Mottet Library and use our board. It will be available beginning June 7th until Aug 16th. No registration is required.
Join us at Kobetich for an interactive story and experiment about good bugs and composting.
Learn about the biology of soil, and all the creatures that are needed to break plant material down into compost. Participants will learn how to…
Grab your Pokemon deck or DS and join your friends at our official Pokemon League.
Both experienced players and beginners are welcome. If you collect cards but don't know how to play, we can teach you. If you know how to play and want to…
Come learn about Geocaching. Our presenter Chris Umphenour has been geocaching for 19 years and podcasting about it for the past 13 years. Fun for the whole family. See you in the Wheelock Meeting Room.
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational…
Join us from June 1st - June 16th at the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches during open hours for a fun kid's scavenger hunt. Learn more about Juneteenth, the United…
Make something. Explore your creativity with Mottet's Maker's Kart where you can design your own greeting card, relax over a coloring sheet or make a popsicle airplane. There will be lots of other crafts to explore. Available every…
- All day
All Tacoma Public Library branches will be closed on Saturday, June 17th in observation of Juneteenth.
- All day
Help us celebrate the anniversary of the Kobetich Branch opening on June 20, 1980! It's been forty-three years of stories, crafts, learning and community at our small but mighty library. Discover more about the history of Kobetich. Drop in…
All Together Now - With Pride
Let's show some Pride for everyone in our community and in June, it's Pride month. Make a cute and colorful bracelet with this program kit.
Visit Main Branch and the Eastside Community Center starting Tuesday,…
Join us in building an ongoing community jigsaw puzzle at the Fern Hill branch.
Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Sit for a few minutes or a few hours; place 2 pieces or 200! A…
Join us at Kobetich every Tuesday afternoon for a drop-in, family-friendly program for grades K-5.
This week decorate your very own puzzle. Once complete, split up the pieces and put it back together again! Registration not…
