Tacoma Public Library

Mark your calendars! Join these special guests at TPL:
🐕 Q&A with Alexis Devine of I Am Bunny: Saturday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. at Wheelock Library
🍎 Lost Apple Project with Dave Benscoter: Saturday, Aug. 24, 2 p.m. at Wheelock Library
🥘 Mamacita and Her Recipes: Saturday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m. at Moore Library

📬🗳 It's Election Day! Time to turn in those ballots, Tacoma! 📮🗳
If you need assistance with voting, visit a Tacoma Public Library location (note: Main Library is closed for renovations), Pierce County Library or Puyallup Public Library:
🔹Register to vote
🔹Update voter registration
🔹Get a ballot and vote
🔹Replace ballots that have been lost, damaged, or mismarked
🔹Get a voters' pamphlet
Tacoma Public Libraries are open today 12-8 p.m.
📣 Get out and vote, Pierce County!

Join Metro Parks Tacoma at People’s Center on Tuesday, August 6 for National Night Out! 4 p.m. to dusk.

☕🗣️ Join us for conversation and camaraderie as we discuss universal topics about life, fulfillment, and aging at Wisdom Café. bit.ly/tpl-wisdom-cafe
🍃 Kobetich Library: Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m.
☘️ Wheelock Library: Thursday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m.
🌿 Mottet Library: Friday, Aug. 9 at 11 a.m.
🌱 Fern Hill Library: Thursday, Aug. 15 at 10:30 a.m.

🏎️⚔️🤩 Ready for an adrenaline rush? Dive into the heart-pounding world of action films on Kanopy! Grab your popcorn 🍿 and buckle up for an action-packed movie marathon, only on Kanopy! Get started for free with your library card: kanopy.com/en/category/22144

🌞😎🐢🧸 The Summer Reading Challenge has been a blast so far! There are only two weeks left to complete the challenge and be entered for some great raffle prizes! Sign up today using the Beanstack app or in person at your neighborhood library. tacomalibrary.org/summer-reading-2024

📘🗣️ Join us for Asian Reads Book Club on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 4 p.m. at South Tacoma Library. For August we'll be reading and discussing The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan.

🌠🪐🌙🌌 Explore planets, moons and more with the The Museum of Flight at Moore Library on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Designed for all ages. These events have limited capacity. Please pick up your free tickets 15 minutes before each showing.

🏬📚🌱 Adults and teens who complete the Summer Reading Challenge by August 17 get entered for a chance to win great raffle prizes including a gift card to Parable! 🥳 Sign up today at your neighborhood library or visit our website to learn more: tacomalibrary.org/summer-reading-2024

🌱🥕⛏️ Join the Pierce Conservation District for Worm Composting 101 on Tuesday, July 30, 5:30 p.m. at Swasey Library! This workshop will highlight the value of worm composting and some strategies to help you compost at home. No registration required.

On Friday, August 2 at 11 a.m. you are invited to join us and meet new people at South Tacoma Library's Disability Social Hour! Caregivers and support staff welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.

🎪🐎🌽 Kids ages 0-Grade 5 who complete the Summer Reading Challenge by August 17 get entered for a chance to win great raffle prizes including passes to the Washington State Fair! 🥳 Sign up today at your neighborhood library or visit our website to learn more: tacomalibrary.org/summer-reading-2024

📽📋💻If you use the Northwest Room's ORCA database, please note that there is an issue with the site currently. Please use the alternate link in this blog post to access ORCA.

Access Issue with Northwest Room ORCA Database   Important Notice: Access Issue with Northwest Room ORCA Database Dear Northwest Room Researchers, We apologize for any inconvenience…

🖥️ Computer Skills Practice at South Tacoma 🖱️
Would you like to learn about the updates on your favorite programs? Become a faster typist? Learn how to use the library catalog? Stop by South Tacoma Library on Friday, July 26 at 3 p.m. to learn something new or brush-up on an old favorite! Designed for adults. No registration required.

☘️🧣📕 Join us for Storytime on the Lawn! Bring Your Own Blanket and enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs!
🌳 Kobetich Library Family Storytime: Friday, July 26 at 11 a.m.
🌼 Wheelock Library Family Storytime: Friday, Aug. 2 at 10:30 a.m.
🎵 Wheelock Library Baby Storytime: Friday, Aug. 2 at 11:30 a.m.
See more upcoming storytime dates and times: bit.ly/tpl-storytime

We are excited to be included as an option for District 2's Participatory Budgeting process! Learn more from City of Tacoma Government on this process and cast your vote for your pick from three options. The one with the most votes will receive $1,000,000!

Participatory budgeting voting for District 2 is now open! Tell us which community-developed idea you'd like to see funded with $1,000,000 before voting closes on September 20. Proposals you can choose from include:
🛹A covered skate park with public art under I-705 in Downtown Tacoma
📚Youth programming for the main Tacoma Public Library branch
🆘Upgraded accommodations at the emergency shelter stability site on Puyallup Avenue
Learn more about each proposal and cast your vote at https://engagepiercecounty.mysocialpinpoint.com/pbtacoma.

🐲🥚💎 Drop by Moore Library Tuesday, July 23 at 2:30 p.m. and make your own dragon egg! Decorate it using glowing jewels, gold, and silver - the only limit is your imagination! All supplies provided. Designed for adults and teens.

📘🎞️ Designed for PreK-3 Grade, BookFlix pairs classic video storybooks and nonfiction eBooks for kids and families. Access this online resource for free with your Tacoma Public Library card! tacomalibrary.org/resource

👽🪐🌍 Have you ever wondered what life on other planets would look like? Is it even possible? Find out at Swasey Library on Saturday, July 20 at 3 p.m. with astrophysicist, Dr. Seven M. Rasmussen! Designed for grades K-12.

🛥️⚫⚪ From the Northwest Room: in the 1970s, photographer Stephen Cysewski captured moments of humor, oddity, and human interaction on WA state ferries. Explore the collection: bit.ly/nwr-under-the-dome

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📔▶️ Little kids ages 0-5 who complete the Summer Reading Challenge by August 17 get entered for a chance to win great raffle prizes including a membership to the Children's Museum of Tacoma! 🥳 Learn more: tacomalibrary.org/summer-reading-2024

Last week's Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan with Blue Heron Tai Chi was a blast! Join us for the next session on the lawn at Wheelock Library Saturday, July 20 at 11 a.m. No registration required.

💀🌳❤️🌊 We couldn't pass up the chance to sort these new fiction and non-fiction titles by cover art colors and vibes! 😎 Explore these and other titles in our catalog. tacomalibrary.org/catalog

🍕🍕🍕Adults, teens, and children grades K-5 who complete the Summer Reading Challenge by August 17 get entered for a chance to win great raffle prizes including a gift card from Spud's Pizza Parlor - Tacoma! 🥳 Sign up at the library or visit our website to learn more: tacomalibrary.org/summer-reading-2024

Tacoma Public Library is excited to celebrate Pride and join the festivities at Tacoma Pride Festival! Stop by our booth on Saturday, July 13 and say hi!

This week is PACKED. Tomorrow, we have the historic 2024 Pride Proclamation at the County-City building followed by the launch of the 2024 Tacoma Pride festival with the LGBTQ Community Pride Awards! Saturday is the big day with the Festival and The Mix Block Party ALL. DAY. LONG. Stay hydrated!

From the Northwest Room: meet Heather, who is cataloging, digitizing, and enhancing access to the Tacoma News Tribune Photograph Collection funded by a grant from NHPRC! Read more on our blog bit.ly/nwr-under-the-dome
🍬 Heather scans Brown & Haley related TNT prints.
🛏️ The "K" Street Boosters participate in a bed race in 1977. They came in 2nd place.
📣 A demonstrator stares into the camera during a 1977 Bangor Naval Annex protest.

🎮☀️🎮 Kids and teens grade K-12 who complete the Summer Reading Challenge by August 17 get entered for a chance to win Nintendo Switch Lites thanks to Steilacoom Lodge #2, F&AM! 🥳 Learn more on our website or visit your neighborhood library to get started. tacomalibrary.org/summer-reading-2024