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Join us for the entire month of February at all of the Tacoma Public Library branches for a Black History Month Scavenger Hunt! Find hidden images around the library and earn a prize if you can find them all!
Black History Month is a time to learn and reflect on the history and accomplishments of the Black and African American leaders and innovators who have helped shape our world. Join us each week as we explore a new person and…
Join us for family storytime inside the Kobetich branch. To celebrate Black History Month, we will be reading stories by Black/African American authors. Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
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Join us for family storytime inside the Mottet branch. To celebrate Black History Month, we will be reading stories by Black/African American authors. Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
Adult…Experience what life was like for Buffalo Soldiers out West during this hands-on program. Kids will make animal tracks, use a saddle, and identify the ways buffalo were used with help from staff at the 9th and 10th Horse…
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Join us for a screening of the award-winning independent film, The Last Black Man in San Francisco. The semi-autobiographical film follows writer/star Jimmie Fails as he tries to find his place in his…
Can your rocket make it to the moon?! Explore computational thinking with a fun paper coding game.
This activity is inspired by Katherine Johnson and the other Black female NASA mathematicians who helped Apollo 11 land on the moon…
Learn more about ten Black scientists and inventors over the month of February and celebrate their achievements. A new engineering challenge will be presented each week. Materials for the challenges will be made available for use while…
Black History Month is a time to learn and reflect on the history and accomplishments of the Black and African American leaders and innovators who have helped shape our world. Join us each week as we explore a new person and…
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Join a totally different book club for kids! Each month we will read and discuss books from different categories. You get to pick any book you want, as long as it fits the category!
This month's theme is celebrating Black History…
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Tacoma Public Library is hosting a panel discussion featuring Black and African American speakers from Tacoma. The purpose of this panel is to share perspectives about racial equity and social justice. Our speakers will give their…
Black History Month is a time to learn and reflect on the history and accomplishments of the Black and African American leaders and innovators who have helped shape our world. Join us each week as we explore a new person and…
Join TPL and the Delta Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in a celebration of Langston Hughes. We will celebrate by inviting members of the Fraternity to read poetry written by Langston Hughes and by inviting youth to write and share…
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Join us for family storytime inside the Kobetich branch. To celebrate Black History Month, we will be reading stories by Black/African American authors. Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
Adult…Join us for the entire month of February at all of the Tacoma Public Library branches for a Black History Month Scavenger Hunt! Find hidden images around the library and earn a prize if you can find them all!
Join us for family storytime inside the Mottet branch. To celebrate Black History Month, we will be reading stories by Black/African American authors. Say 'hello' to your storytime friends and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
Adult…Experience what life was like for Buffalo Soldiers out West during this hands-on program. Kids will make animal tracks, use a saddle, and identify the ways buffalo were used with help from staff at the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo…
Registration required (20 spots remaining)Register for eventJoin us to watch and discuss two remarkable documentaries focused on the representation of black superheroes in comics.
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books2012 - 54 min
A valuable and colorful examination of…
Learn more about ten Black scientists and inventors over the month of February and celebrate their achievements. A new engineering challenge will be presented each week. Materials for the challenges will be made available for use while…
Join us for the entire month of February at all of the Tacoma Public Library branches for a Black History Month Scavenger Hunt! Find hidden images around the library and earn a prize if you can find them all!
