Korean Bilingual Storytime

Explore language, culture, and joy through interactive activities perfect for young children. No registration required, just drop in and join the fun! ěě´ë¤ěę˛ ě˘ě ě°¸ěŹí íëě íľí´ ě¸ě´, 돸í, ꡸댏고 ěŚęą°ěě 경ííŠëë¤. ěŹě  ëąëĄě´ íěíě§ ěěľëë¤. ęˇ¸ëĽ ë¤ëŹě ěŚę......More

Explore language, culture, and joy through interactive activities perfect for young children. No registration required, just drop in and join the fun! ěě´ë¤ěę˛ ě˘ě ě°¸ěŹí íëě íľí´ ě¸ě´, 돸í, ꡸댏고 ěŚęą°ěě 경ííŠëë¤. ěŹě  ëąëĄě´ íěíě§ ěěľëë¤. ęˇ¸ëĽ ë¤ëŹě ěŚęą°ě´ ěę°ě í¨ęť íě¸ě. ěě¸í ěŹí­ě tacomalibrary.org ěšě¸ě´í¸ëĽź 밊돸íě¸ě.

Play to Learn

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 group activities, songs, and a......More

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 group activities, songs, and a whole group circle time for children and adults to enjoy together. Provided by Greentrike, made possible through Tacoma Creates.

Teen Time

Middle School and High School students are invited to join us at the Fern Hill branch on Fridays from 3-4:30 for Teen Time. Meet new friends, relax, play games, work on homework, or make a craft. We'll do something different each time!

Family Storytime

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 connect and chat. Want to continu......More

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 connect and chat. Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations here.

Baby Storytime

Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth â 18 months. Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations ......More

Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth â 18 months. Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations here. Baby storytime is approximately 20 minutes long, followed by play time and an opportunity for grownups to connect and chat. 

Up & Atom: Build Your Own Wind Turbine

Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.  Learn about renewable energy by building a simple wind turbine that powers an LED light. Experiment with blade design to maximize efficiency.

Drop-In Tech Help @Fern Hill

Get assistance with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching, MS Office programs, navigating apps, using your iOS or Android devices, and more. No registration required, but capacity is limited. Patrons will be assisted in the order they arrive. If ......More

Get assistance with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching, MS Office programs, navigating apps, using your iOS or Android devices, and more. No registration required, but capacity is limited. Patrons will be assisted in the order they arrive. If you need help right now, be sure to check out Tacoma Public Library's always available online computer learning and assistance resources as well as the free DigitalLearn online courses available from the Public Library Association.

Korean Bilingual Storytime

Explore language, culture, and joy through interactive activities perfect for young children. No registration required, just drop in and join the fun! ěě´ë¤ěę˛ ě˘ě ě°¸ěŹí íëě íľí´ ě¸ě´, 돸í, ꡸댏고 ěŚęą°ěě 경ííŠëë¤. ěŹě  ëąëĄě´ íěíě§ ěěľëë¤. ęˇ¸ëĽ ë¤ëŹě ěŚę......More

Explore language, culture, and joy through interactive activities perfect for young children. No registration required, just drop in and join the fun! ěě´ë¤ěę˛ ě˘ě ě°¸ěŹí íëě íľí´ ě¸ě´, 돸í, ꡸댏고 ěŚęą°ěě 경ííŠëë¤. ěŹě  ëąëĄě´ íěíě§ ěěľëë¤. ęˇ¸ëĽ ë¤ëŹě ěŚęą°ě´ ěę°ě í¨ęť íě¸ě. ěě¸í ěŹí­ě tacomalibrary.org ěšě¸ě´í¸ëĽź 밊돸íě¸ě.

PokĂŠmon League

Grab your PokĂŠmon deck and join your friends at our official PokĂŠmon League. Both experienced players and beginners are welcome. If you collect cards but don't know how to play, we can teach you. If you know how to play and want to get better, we've got that covered......More

Grab your PokĂŠmon deck and join your friends at our official PokĂŠmon League. Both experienced players and beginners are welcome. If you collect cards but don't know how to play, we can teach you. If you know how to play and want to get better, we've got that covered too. The fearless leader of this event is an expert player who has helped judge world championships. Join us to learn from the best! Recommended for ages 6 up to young adults.

Designing Just Futures

In this program, youth will have the opportunity to explore issues they care about in their community and co-design solutions using technology as a tool. Throughout the school year, there will be guests from local and national organizations to facilitate conversations ......More

In this program, youth will have the opportunity to explore issues they care about in their community and co-design solutions using technology as a tool. Throughout the school year, there will be guests from local and national organizations to facilitate conversations relevant to the issues theyâre exploring as well as technical workshops. At the end of the program, participants will have the opportunity to showcase their final projects to the community. Fall: participants will focus on learning and research Winter: participants will focus on designing and testing solutions Spring: participants will focus on implementing solutions and sharing their work with the community. This program is run by Fab-5 with support from the Lifelong Kindergarten Research group at the MIT Media Lab. Presented by Fab-5, funded by Tacoma Creates, and hosted by Tacoma Public Library.

Play to Learn

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 group activities, songs, and a......More

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 group activities, songs, and a whole group circle time for children and adults to enjoy together. Provided by Greentrike, made possible through Tacoma Creates.

Teen Time

Middle School and High School students are invited to join us at the Fern Hill branch on Fridays from 3-4:30 for Teen Time. Meet new friends, relax, play games, work on homework, or make a craft. We'll do something different each time!

Family Storytime

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 connect and chat. Want to continu......More

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 connect and chat. Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations here.