Events
This exhibit featuring remarkable pieces from Tacoma's own Oceanfest will be on display at all branches from June 28 through August 13. Pieces will vary and include work by Annie Crawley, Mike Coots, Anna Matejcek, and…
Come visit our traveling display of a real seal skeleton made up of approximately 250 individual bones! Learn more about the anatomy of a seal and facts about harbor seals. No registration required, June 21st - June 30th.
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Create necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and head ware with rainbow pom poms. Design pinback buttons. Aimed at teens and preteens, but open to all ages. (Space is limited. First come, first served.)
Join us for a soothing sensory experience! Relax in a quiet room, while listening to a staff member read from the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, to a background of gentle sea sounds.
Bring your own blanket or…
Books on Tap is back!In June we'll be back in person to discuss the National Book Award Finalist Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho in honor of Immigrant Heritage Month. In this searing memoir, Cho (Haunting the Korean…
Join us for a family craft program to celebrate Pride!
There will be two different crafts to create. Little ones can show off their pride with a rainbow pride wand. while teens and adults can learn basic stitches to create a fun…
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Do you need help with landlord-tenant issues? Have questions about evictions? Want to know if you are eligible for help with past due rent or utilities due to Covid 19? Pierce County Human Services and Tacomaprobono are here to support…
Build a decorative bowl out of nothing but sand (and magic glue)!
Please sign up for the July 5 session, too, as we will be layering sand and allowing for drying time.
Registration closes June 28 at 12:00am (4 spots remaining)Register for eventJoin us to discuss the book, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera.Imagine a world in which everyone who is about to die receives the shocking news in advance by phone, and you have the premise of the wildly imaginative new…
Pretty Gritty Tours' Legends and Lore is a walking tour of the downtown corridor that talks about all the myths, legends, and famous tales that made Tacoma one of the most famous cities on the West Coast. From Whiskey Row to the giant…
Registration closes June 30 at 12:00am (8 spots remaining)Register for event
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All Tacoma Public Library branches will be closed on Saturday, July 2nd in observation of Independence Day.
This exhibit featuring remarkable pieces from Tacoma's own Oceanfest will be on display at all branches from June 28 through August 13. Pieces will vary and include work by Annie Crawley, Mike Coots, Anna Matejcek, and…
Build a decorative bowl out of nothing but sand (and magic glue)!
This is the second session of two. Please sign up for the June 29 session, too, as we will be layering sand and allowing for drying time.
Registration closes July 4 at 12:00am (4 spots remaining)Register for eventLearn how to record, produce and distribute original music to a variety of audiences. Presented on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month by the Digital Media Lab in a Zoom meeting, this forum is dedicated to independent artists:…
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Come visit our traveling display of a real seal skeleton made up of approximately 250 individual bones! Learn more about the anatomy of a seal and facts about harbor seals.
Seal skeleton will be on display at the Fern Hill branch from… Familiarize yourself with the copier at your library while learning about zinemaking! Zines, or ’zines (pronounced “zeens”), are amateur publications usually written by one person (a zinester) and often photocopied. They are a D.I.Y.…
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Do you need help with landlord-tenant issues? Have questions about evictions? Want to know if you are eligible for help with past due rent or utilities due to Covid 19? Pierce County Human Services and Tacomaprobono are here to support…
Who doesn't love listening to Bob Ross talk? He's so soothing!
We invite you to paint along to the calm, dulcet tones of Bob Ross on Joy of Painting, and make happy little waves with your friends at Moore Branch library!
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Do you enjoy knitting, quilting, or any other fiber art?
Do you wish you could talk with friends both new and old?
Then Knitty Gritty Stitchers is for you!
This is a BYOS event. (Bring Your Own Stitching). We will meet…
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Join the Wheelock Book Club for a discussion of Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane.About the book:How much can a family forgive?Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, rookie NYPD cops, are neighbors in the suburbs. What happens behind…
