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Craftopia is partnering with Tacoma Public Library to provide fun and free crafts for kids!
Pick up a kit to make a Pom Pom Caterpillar. Craftopia recommends this craft for ages 3 and up.
Visit any Tacoma Library branch starting…
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Join us for Wednesday Fun Day where we try out different STEAM activities. This week we're becoming marshmallow engineers and creating marshmallow toothpick towers. How tall can you make a marshmallow tower before it tips?
Join Coach with Purpose for an evening of bedtime stories, songs, and a sleepy craft. Adults can have their opinions heard by participating in a library feasibility study survey for prospective new libraries or library improvements on…
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Come join us for an evening of stories, activities, and songs in a LIVE storytime for families and children of all ages on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.
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Online registration is required.Please provide an adult's email address when…Registration required (42 spots remaining)Register for event
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Connect with our youth services librarians for a LIVE interactive virtual storytime for families at 10:30 am on Thursdays.
Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
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Online registration is…Registration required (57 spots remaining)Register for event
The Board of Trustees approved an early closure for a Safety Culture and Excellences Committee visit.
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Connect with our youth services librarians for a LIVE interactive virtual storytime for babies (birth through 18 months) at 10:30 am on Fridays.
Fun for caregivers and babies with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement.
Check out our Baby…
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Join TPL + TAM for Studio + Storytime now taking place at Tacoma Art Museum!
Studio + Storytime begins with a reading of a storybook, exploring some art in TAM's galleries, and then a hands-on art project in TAM's Studio! Geared…
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Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. Beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with an iron. Stop by the Swasey branch from 12-1:30pm and share your creativity at the library and take home the Perler…
Celebrate National Scavenger Hunt Day with a nature scavenger hunt!
Visit the Kobetich branch starting on May 24th to get a program kit and start your hunt.
Celebrate National Scavenger Hunt Day with a nature scavenger hunt!
Visit the Mottet branch starting on May 24th to get a program kit and start your hunt.
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
Join us from May 3-27 at the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches for a fun kid's scavenger hunt. Learn facts about…
Work on fine motor skills as you cut, color, and roll up this simple snail craft.Visit Moore branch starting Tuesday, May 24 to pick up a kit while supplies last.Program kits are a fun way to bring our arts and crafts activities home with…
Make Your own Pool Fish!
Program Kit starts May 24
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Mottet & Moore Branch
Program kits are a fun way to bring our arts and crafts activities home with you. There is no live program element to program…
Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. Beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with an iron. Stop by the Wheelock branch from 3-4:30pm and share your creativity at the library and take home the Perler…
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Join your friends at our official Pokemon League on Zoom. Both experienced players and beginners are welcome. The fearless leader of this event is an expert player who has helped judge world championships!Ages: 8 - 15
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Come join us for an evening of stories, activities, and songs in a LIVE storytime for families and children of all ages on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm.
Please note:
Online registration is required.Please provide an adult's email address when…Registration required (42 spots remaining)Register for event - Online event
Connect with our youth services librarians for a LIVE interactive virtual storytime for families at 10:30 am on Thursdays.
Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
Please note:
Online registration is…Registration required (57 spots remaining)Register for event - Online event
Connect with our youth services librarians for a LIVE interactive virtual storytime for babies (birth through 18 months) at 10:30 am on Fridays.
Fun for caregivers and babies with songs, rhymes, stories, and movement.
Check out our Baby…
Registration required (21 spots remaining)Register for event - All day
All Tacoma Public Library branches will be closed on Saturday, May 28th in observation of Memorial Day.
