Events
The Tacoma Arts Commission and Tacoma Public Library invite you to Pass the Torch. This FREE community event for all-ages honors the transition of Lydia K. Valentine, our current City of Tacoma Poet Laureate 2021-2023, as she welcomes in…
Join us every 2nd Thursday of the month 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…
Join us at Fern Hill every Thursday afternoon for a drop-in, family-friendly program for grades K-5.
This week we'll be using our imaginations to create with playdough.
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…
Discover your photographic eye while exploring Tacoma’s historic Wright Park. Offered through the Digital Media Lab and open to all ages, you’ll work together in small groups along with instructors to complete a photography scavenger…
Registration closes April 14 at 12:00am (10 spots remaining)Register for event
Please join us for the 2023 Tacoma Wayzgoose, a community letterpress and book arts extravaganza.
Meet local printers and view their wares, print your own keepsakes, make paper and bind books. A highlight of the weekend is steamroller…
Learn how to write your own stories, how to craft a narrative, and have the chance to share your experiences in a safe queer space. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in an oral history project with the Tacoma Public…
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Create an adorable spring-themed needle felting project. Frequently it's no problem to drop in to Chill. Chat. Create. without attending the entire session, but this project will take some time so please plan to attend the full session…
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Earth Day is April 22nd! Celebrate our planet by growing a plant in a terrarium of your own!
Visit Main Branch and the Eastside Community Center starting Tuesday, April 18th, to pick up a kit, while supplies last.
Program kits are a fun way…
Join us at South Tacoma every Tuesday afternoon for a drop-in, family-friendly program for grades K-5.
Celebrate Earth Day this April! Upcycle some simple picture frames using recycled magazines!
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Learn how to record, produce and distribute original music to a variety of audiences. Presented on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month - from 6:30 p.m. until 7:45 p.m. - by the Digital Media Lab in a Zoom meeting, this forum is…
Registration closes April 4 at 6:30pm (2 spots remaining)Register for event
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 make a shrink art plastic brooch to add to your accessory collection. We will be using this cool and crafty plastic to make a pin-back brooch. We'll have everything you need to make a beautiful brooch including pictures to trace (in…
Storytime is for adults too! Mottet Library's Adult Storytime brings back Christina Vega (they/them), the Queer Chicana Poet from New Mexico to shine their talents in this April's program. Attend and enjoy some…
With April showers ahead, bring a little rain inside! Use wooden raindrops, colorful twine, and paints to create your own hanging raindrop garlands to decorate your windows, walls, and doorways! Add wooden stars and moons to make…
Join us at Fern Hill every Thursday afternoon for a drop-in, family-friendly program for grades K-5. Celebrate Earth Day this April! Upcycle some simple picture frames using recycled magazines!
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…
Join us for a special glass-working program presented by Hilltop Artists, funded by Tacoma Creates, and hosted by the Tacoma Public Library!
Come learn about local marine life and preserving the waters of the Puget Sound, while creating…
Join us for the South Side Animation Club, experiment with stop motion, create flipbooks and more!
The South Side Animation Club is a free, all-ages/all-levels gathering for individuals interested in making animation. Club…
The Community Archives Center is coming to the Fern Hill branch to document stories from the South End community! Stop by on April 22nd from 11:00 am-3:00 pm to share your story and add to the Community Archives Center digital archive.…
