Events
Check out the Main library's teen area Tuesdays after school and join library staff in exploring new games, art projects and more. Each week we'll have a new activity covering everything from paper crafts and science experiments to tabletop…
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Learn how to use the embroidery machine. Participants will get an overview of the different parts and pieces of the embroidery machine and learn how to get set up for creating their first project. Ages 17 and younger are welcome with…
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Join us for the Swasey Book Club! May's selection is The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
About the book:In Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer reflects on the practice of harvesting serviceberries and the concept of reciprocity…
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Audacity is the gold standard in open-source audio production. Learn to record and edit your voice, add a music treatment, and export your file into a podcast-ready format. Explore the many signal processing tools available to spoken word…
Welcome all teens!
Middle School and High School students are invited to join us at the Swasey branch Teen Time.
Meet new friends, relax, play games, work on homework, or make a craft.
We'll do something different each time!
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Join us in the Olympic room for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out a different STEAM activity each week.
Race into learning with balloon-powered cars with educators from LeMay - America's Car Museum! Discover Newton’s Third Law as air…
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
This week our friends from Greentrike are here! Bring the whole family together to explore concepts of science, technology, engineering, art, and…
Middle School and High School students are invited to join us at the South Tacoma branch Teen Time. Meet new friends, relax, play games, work on homework, or make a craft. We'll do something different each time!
Adventure begins at your library with magic, mystery, and secrets all found with a campaign in Dungeons & Dragons. Today's adventure will be led by a DUNGEON MASTER... Glowing jewels, assassins, thieves, gold, and dragon-fire all could be…
Offered as an extension of our Social Work program, drop-in to connect with University of Washington Tacoma's MSW and BASW Social Work Practicum Students. They will be happy to listen and assist patrons with general support…
Middle School and High School students are invited to join us at the Fern Hill branch on Fridays from 3-4:30 for Teen Time. Meet new friends, relax, play games, work on homework, or make a craft. We'll do something different each time!
Middle School and High School students are invited to join us at the Fern Hill branch on Fridays from 3-4:30 for Teen Time. Meet new friends, relax, play games, work on homework, or make a craft. We'll do something different each time!
Join us at the Moore Library for Teen Time! Watch movies, make art, play video games, and hang out with other teens at the library. We have different activities every time! Sensory kit and crafting supplies provided every week alongside…
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.This week we will explore the Fibonacci Sequence through hands-on art and design. Participants will learn how this math pattern appears in nature and…
Walk along and read the Storywalk at Alderwood Park during the park's open hours. The May/June title, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by Meena Harris, explores Kamala and Maya Harris's childhood ingenuity, perseverance, and…
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Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
This kit provided by the 4H of Pierce County – Explorers of the Deep, focuses on ocean exploration—with robots! Ocean exploration helps scientists…
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All Tacoma Public Library branches will be closed on Saturday, May 23 in observance of Memorial Day.
Complete a scavenger hunt while reading the May/June title, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea by Meena Harris, at the Alderwood Park storywalk- right outside Kobetich branch!
Grab a Storywalk Scavenger Hunt game sheet at Kobetich branch…
Offered as an extension of our Social Work program, drop-in to connect with University of Washington Tacoma's Master of Social Work Practicum Students. They will be happy to listen and assist patrons with general support…