Events

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.…

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This Earthday, come learn how to make small vertical gardens from plastic bottles! 

Do you like to crochet or are you just starting out? Join Debra and Tacoma Public Library for crochet fun! Debra will be teaching the group how to make simple crochet projects.

Patterns and all supplies for the projects will be supplied.

Join us at the Swasey branch for our Spring plant swap and score some new plants for your home and garden! (Spring is a great time to divide perennials.)

Bring clippings of your favorite house and garden plants to swap with fellow plant…

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…

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.

Apoyo técnico incluye apprender…

Looking for shelter?  Do you need help with food, hygiene items and blankets?  Are you hoping to find longer-term resources that meet your needs?  

Stop by and meet the Comprehensive Life Resources…

Join us in building a community jigsaw puzzle at the Fern Hill branch.

Jigsaw puzzles can improve short-term memory, relieve stress, and help you make new friends! Sit for a few minutes or a few hours; place 2 pieces or 200!

Explore a certification in one of the popular Microsoft programs and show off your computer know-how. This one-hour session will provide attendees with what they need to know to prepare for the certification exam. Not sure what…

In April, in observance of Genocide Awareness Month, we'll be reading First They Killed My Father: A daughter of Cambodia remembers by Loung Ung. "From a childhood survivor of the brutal Pol Pot regime comes an unforgettable…

Join us at the Swasey branch for some late-afternoon BINGO fun! We'll play multiple rounds of bingo and even have some small prizes for our winners. Drop in and play a couple of rounds or hang out and play the whole hour and a half…

Join us to paint bricks to look like books. The finished product makes a fantastic home or garden decoration."Chill. Chat. Create." invites teens and adults to exercise their creativity while socializing and enjoying light snacks and…

Mottet Library invites community to have some fun at Game Night where a wide assortment board games and card games are made available.

“When things have seized the mind the words come of themselves.”This is a writing workshop for writers at any level and any age led by local author Michael Magee. Bring a recent poem and come ready to write. We'll do some friendly…

Join us to discuss Circe by Madeline Miller.

Follows Circe, the banished witch daughter of Helios, as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to…

Learn how to be safer online with accounts/passwords, overview of frauds/scams.