Events
Craftopia is partnering with Tacoma Public Library to provide fun and free crafts for kids! Visit any of our branches starting Friday, June 20 to pick up a kit while supplies last.
Ages 3 and up. Program kits are a fun way to…
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Play to Learn is a FREE program for children and adults to play TOGETHER! Play to Learn is for parents, grandparents, neighbors, family, and friends who nurture children ages six and under. Thematic curriculum invites individual play, fun…
Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months.
Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations here.
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Have a playdate at the library!
Playdate at the Library is a time for caretakers to spend time with their children, enjoy toys and games together, and connect with other members of the community! Children learn and grow through play!
Join us for a family storytime on the lawn at the Wheelock branch. This event is Bring Your Own Blanket. Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
All outdoor programming is dependent on the weather…
Join us for a baby storytime on the lawn at the Wheelock branch. This event is Bring Your Own Blanket. Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth – 18…
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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…
Join us each week for a unique STEAM activity with your local librarian!
Did you know that insects are defined by their incredible symmetry? This week we'll use this fun fact to help us explore symmetry together. Using some simple…
Complete a scavenger hunt while reading June's picture book, Rainbow Shopping, at the Alderwood Park storywalk- right outside Kobetich branch!
Grab a Storywalk Scavenger Hunt game sheet at Kobetich branch during open hours. Walk along and…
Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy. Storytime is followed by play time and an opportunity for grownups to…
Join us for a special summer series of Family Storytime and Petite Picasso!
Start with stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy. …
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Join us for a special presentation from the American Red Cross. They will show participants how to provide life-saving CPR using a hands-only method. This short presentation includes an opportunity for hands-on practice.
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It’s Lego Day in the Maker Lab. Come have fun using Lego and Lego Spike Prime to bring your amazing ideas to life.
Join us for stories, songs, and other fun learning activities designed to develop language, literacy and social skills in an environment the whole family can enjoy. Storytime is followed by play time and an opportunity for grownups to…
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Take a break and join us for Family Flicks @Fern Hill. No reservations needed, but space is limited. Doors open at 2:45pm with the movie starting at 3pm!
June 21st – Wicked the Musical – Rated PG, Runtime 2hr 40min
Join us from June 24 - July 19 at the Fern Hill, Kobetich, Main, Moore, Mottet, South Tacoma, Swasey, and Wheelock branches during open hours for a themed kid's scavenger hunt.
For pride month, participants will search the library for…
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Join the Tacoma Nature Center at Titlow Beach as we walk along the shore with beach naturalists and discover fascinating critters that make their homes under the rocks and tidepools and learn how to be a kind visitor and take care of this…
Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months.
Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations here.
Baby…
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Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities. Kids create old-fashioned spinning optical toys called thaumatropes and learn how persistence of vision makes still images appear to move. A…
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.
This week, team up with educators from LeMay - America's Car Museum to build and race your very own balloon-powered cars! This high-energy family…
