Events
Team up and take part in the zany, friendly competition of a trivia event! Work together to answer tough questions and enjoy the joking and camaraderie that comes from trying to recall trivial details on the spot. Everyone has fun at Trivia…
Take some time to play with clay. See what you can create with a handful of clay and your imagination. Pottery, animals, or just something to sit on a table, let the world around you be your inspiration.
Visit Main Branch and the Eastside…
Join us August 8th - 31st at the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches for a fun summer themed scavenger hunt!
Find hidden images around the library and earn a prize if you find them…
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…
Are you looking to improve your artistic skills? Are you only able to draw a stick figure and want to fix that? Then the Moore library has a class for you!
Come hang out and try new crafts to develop your artistic skills, explore new…
Visit Mottet Library Tuesday Aug 8th at 6:30 and see "My Life as a Turkey". Joe Hutto's life was forever changed when a farmer left him a bowl of turkey eggs and he decided to incubate them! This is the beginning of…
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Create your very own podcast from concept to download. This monthly group gathers to share ideas, collaborate and network. It can be joined at any time and is open to podcasters and storytellers ages 12 and up. Led by Digital…
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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.
Stop by the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches to color and decorate your own person. Add your person to our summer reading community display!
The Summer Reading Creation…
This music documentary explores and reclaims the legacy of the six-week 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It features unpublished footage of performances by Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight &…
Join us in taking old DVD cases and turning them into traveling chess or checkers boards to play on the go!
Supplies are limited.No registration required.In-door program.
Join us for a workshop using a new coding app being developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab. The app allows you to take photos and sounds and bring them to life with code. In the workshop you'll create games,…
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Take a break from the summer sun and join us for Friday Flicks at Fern Hill!
August 11th – Black Adam [rated PG-13, runtime 125 min]
Doors open at 12:45pm with the movie starting at 1pm!
No reservations needed, but space is limited.
Join us each 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 event is…
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…
Mottet Library invites teens and adults to bring their favorite Pokémon, be they cards, video games, or collectibles for our first ever Pokémon club! Starting Friday, June 9th, @ 4:00pm, come show off your Pokémon Go collection, or your…
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…
Express your creativity by designing pinback buttons. Designs will be provided for wide appeal.
No registration required, just drop by anytime between 2-4 pm.Adult supervision is required for our younger participants.
Do you like to crochet or are you just starting out? Join Debra and Tacoma Public Library for crochet fun! Debra will be teaching the group how to make simple crochet projects.
Patterns will be provided.
