Events
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Meet up with our friends from Clover Park Technical College to discuss your future plans for school! Ask questions about their different programs and financial aid options.
Landlord-Tenant Clinic for City of Tacoma Residents Do you have a landlord-tenant issue? Questions about Tacoma's new Landlord Fairness Initiative, facing eviction, habitability issues, repair issues, received a notice, other…
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Join us for a special glass-working program presented by Hilltop Artists, Communities for a Healthy Bay and artist Kait Rhoads, funded by Tacoma Creates, and hosted by the Tacoma Public Library!
Learn about local marine life and preserving…
Get assistance with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching, MS Office programs, navigating apps, using your iOS or Android devices, and more.
No registration required, but capacity is limited. Patrons will be assisted in…
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Join us for the Swasey Book Club! To celebrate Women's History Month, our March selection is Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival by Velma Wallis.
About the book--Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of…
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Craftopia is expanding their partnership with Tacoma Public Library to provide fun and free crafts for adults! Visit our Fern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches starting Wednesday,March 20th to…
Wheelock Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and…
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The Library Board of Trustees meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Agendas, minutes, and full list of upcoming Library Board of Trustees meeting are available here.
We can assist with learning basic computer skills, email, navigating apps, iOS devices, android devices, getting started on resumes and cover letters, and more. No registration required. Every 3rd Thursday of the month at 11am -…
Fix-It Nights with Tacoma Tool Library- come repair your stuff, bring your broken items and get them repaired by skilled fixers.
Join us at the Swasey branch to exchange English and Spanish.
Any level of knowledge is welcome to participate in this language exchange.
- ,Are you facing eviction?Do you need help with a landlord-tenant issue?Do you need help with an eviction on your record or a legal financial obligation you can't pay?Want to learn more about getting help with your legal issue?
Under the law,…
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Tacoma Boat Builders is an organization whose mission is to enrich lives through craftsmanship. TBB is excited to offer a taste of the work that they do at this library pop-up! They will bring multiple project tables for youth and families…
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How many times have you heard someone wearing women’s clothing exclaim, “And it has pockets!” Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space of clothing designed for men. From their…
Wheelock Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and…
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The public library might not be the first place people think of when they hear the words ‘improv comedy’. The classic improv mantra “Yes, and...” of the improv community will challenge you to think creatively while exercising…
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WELCOME ALL FIBER ARTISTS!
If you like sewing, knitting, embroidery, felting, crochet, cross stitch, etc. and would like a chance to meet new people with the same interests, then the Knitty Gritty Stitchers may for you!
The stitchers meet…
Registration closes March 22 at 12:00am (9 spots remaining)Register for event - ,
Join Matt Santelli, Education and Outreach Specialist at Pierce County Aging Disability Resource Center, for this lively presentation on strategies for older adults to stay safe close to your home and when you are away.
Learn about…
Wheelock Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and…
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Join us for a lively discussion of Nation by Terry Pratchett.
Alone on an island, everything and everyone they’ve ever known washed away by a massive storm, two young survivors begin to forge a new nation. Encompassing themes of death,…