Events
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
Today we'll be making spinning tops inspired by the rings on the Saturn. You can also pick up some Eclipse glasses in preparation for the…
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
This week learn about solar science and pick up some eclipse glasses just in time for October 14's annular solar eclipse.
…Join every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month for Brick by Brick - LEGO Club! Free build to your heart's content!
All ages welcome.No registration required.Please leave your personal LEGOs at home.
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Get ready to test your literary knowledge at our exciting Community Trivia Night during Freedom to Read Week! Join fellow book enthusiasts for a thrilling evening of trivia, where you can discover the latest challenged books, engage in…
Join us every month 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! Hang out, talk…
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Join Tacoma Art Museum as we explore artwork centered around the Tacoma Reads children's title, Home by Tonya Lippert and the theme of housing insecurity. Afterwards we will create collages of a tiny village using foam…
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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…
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Join us for a lively and engaging Community Bingo Night during Freedom to Read Week! This special event brings together book lovers of all ages to explore the world of literature by learning about recently challenged books, all while…
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Join Sarah Low for a morning stroll focused on living in the present moment with trees.
Acompañe a Sarah Low en una caminata matutina donde nos enseñará cómo practicar la atención plena con ayuda de los árboles.
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Get ready for the upcoming solar eclipse taking place on Saturday, October 14! Come hear Dr. Sean O'Neill from Pacific Lutheran University talk about what we observe and learn from eclipses.
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Come make and decorate drums, shakers, and other instruments out of recycled materials. Then, learn how to play them with members of the Tacomarama Community Street Band!
Participants will be able to take their musical creations home - or…
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The Swasey branch was dedicated on this day in 1960! Come and celebrate Swasey’s 63rd birthday with crafts, trivia and historical images courtesy of our Northwest Room’s collection. We’ll have swinging sixties tunes and other fun planned…
Learn new ways to maintain your home with demonstrations by the Tacoma Tool Library.
Offered in partnership with Rebuilding Together South Sound, Tacoma Urban League and Goodwill.
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Freedom to Read Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to seek out and read books that interest and challenge us, even ones considered to be radical or unpopular. Express your Freedom to Read by screen-printing your own shirt, bag,…
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An open mic hosted in partnership with Write253, Tacoma Reads... Aloud! is an opportunity for teens and young adults to share their work and help us celebrate Tacoma Reads. Teens and young adults are welcome to come share their work.…
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PAPER LAMPS DIY
Visit Mottet Library and create your own paper lamp! Saturday, October 7th at 4pm. This softly glowing, nature inspired, globe is a paper mâché craft for all ages. All materials are supplied, but they are limited…
Teen Tuesdays at Wheelock provide a space for teens after school to work on their school assignments and socialize with peers.
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
Today we'll be making eclipse chalk art pictures. You can also pick up a free pair of eclipse glasses in preparation for the upcoming annular…
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
This week we will be creating eclipse chalk art pictures and our own solar eclipse using a paper plate. Pick up some eclipse glasses just in…
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Welcome to the Building Bridges series on homelessness. Connect with us to explore and discuss the impacts of race and equity on unhoused communities.
October 10, 2023 marks World Homeless Day. Join us for a film…
