Shark Week

Join us for shark week at Moore!  Each day there will be different shark themed crafts and activities in the children's area. Complete the shark week word scramble or try your hand at our shark toss for an extra prize! It's going to be simply FIN-tastic!

Teen Time: Shark Week!

Chill yourself to the bone this summer with our series of scary movies at Moore! This month, join us in celebrating Shark Week with Sharknado! When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize......More

Chill yourself to the bone this summer with our series of scary movies at Moore! This month, join us in celebrating Shark Week with Sharknado! When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.

Shark Week

Join us for shark week at Moore!  Each day there will be different shark themed crafts and activities in the children's area. Complete the shark week word scramble or try your hand at our shark toss for an extra prize! It's going to be simply FIN-tastic!

Crafternoon

Join us for a summer Crafternoon where we try out different craft activities at Moore Library every Tuesday from 1-2:30pm. Bring the whole family! All ages welcome No registration required While supplies lasts

Social Work Support with Samie

Drop-in to connect with Tacoma Public Library's Social Worker. Samie is happy to listen and assist patrons with resource navigation for a variety of needs related to housing, shelter, domestic violence, VA, employment, behavioral health, McKinney Vento or student supp......More

Drop-in to connect with Tacoma Public Library's Social Worker. Samie is happy to listen and assist patrons with resource navigation for a variety of needs related to housing, shelter, domestic violence, VA, employment, behavioral health, McKinney Vento or student support, and more!

Up and Atom: With the Tacoma Astronomical Society & The Moon!

Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.  Learn all about our nearest neighbor, the Moon! Create lunar craters and learn about phases and eclipses. No registration required.

D&D Adventure Craft

Adventure begins at your library with magic, mystery and secrets all found with a craft devoted to Dungeons & Dragons. Drop by Moore Library Wednesday, July 9th at 6:00 pm and join us. Are you a priest, seer, dabbler in the future, past or things unseen? Come make your......More

Adventure begins at your library with magic, mystery and secrets all found with a craft devoted to Dungeons & Dragons. Drop by Moore Library Wednesday, July 9th at 6:00 pm and join us. Are you a priest, seer, dabbler in the future, past or things unseen? Come make your own set of ruin stones. What you see in them is only limited by your dreams and imagination.  Please be respectful of everyone's time because adventure isn't unlimited. See you soon. All materials are provided.

Shark Week

Join us for shark week at Moore!  Each day there will be different shark themed crafts and activities in the children's area. Complete the shark week word scramble or try your hand at our shark toss for an extra prize! It's going to be simply FIN-tastic!

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.

Shark Week

Join us for shark week at Moore!  Each day there will be different shark themed crafts and activities in the children's area. Complete the shark week word scramble or try your hand at our shark toss for an extra prize! It's going to be simply FIN-tastic!

Free Legal Aid Pop-Ups

Are you facing eviction? Do you need help with a landlord-tenant issue? Do you need help with an eviction on your record or a legal financial obligation you can't pay? Want to learn more about getting help with your legal issue? Stop by for free, drop-in help, in......More

Are you facing eviction? Do you need help with a landlord-tenant issue? Do you need help with an eviction on your record or a legal financial obligation you can't pay? Want to learn more about getting help with your legal issue? Stop by for free, drop-in help, information and resources from Tacomaprobono!

Shark Week

Join us for shark week at Moore!  Each day there will be different shark themed crafts and activities in the children's area. Complete the shark week word scramble or try your hand at our shark toss for an extra prize! It's going to be simply FIN-tastic!

Studio and Storytime with Tacoma Art Museum

Join TPL and TAM for Studio + Storytime held 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 classroom! Geared towards kids ages 2-8. This month we ......More

Join TPL and TAM for Studio + Storytime held 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 classroom! Geared towards kids ages 2-8. This month we will be celebrating Pride Month and reading: Out of the Blue Please note: Classroom space is limited, if the space is full the activity and book of the month will be available at TAM Studio on the first floor. **REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED - REGISTER IF YOU'D LIKE TO RECEIVE A REMINDER EMAIL**

ÂĄCuentos y Cantos! Bilingual Storytime

ÂĄEstĂĄn invitados a una muy especial hora de cuentos bilingĂźe! Vengan con toda la familia para bailar, cantar, leer y hacer amigos en la Biblioteca de Tacoma! En los segundo y cuarto sabado del mes | 11 AM You are invited to our special bilingual storytime! Come ......More

ÂĄEstĂĄn invitados a una muy especial hora de cuentos bilingĂźe! Vengan con toda la familia para bailar, cantar, leer y hacer amigos en la Biblioteca de Tacoma! En los segundo y cuarto sabado del mes | 11 AM You are invited to our special bilingual storytime! Come with the whole family for dancing, reading, singing, and making friends at the Tacoma Public Library! Every second and fourth Saturday of the month | 11 AM 

Read and Rant: The South Sound's LGBTQ+ Book Club

Join us for a monthly LGBTQ+ book club discussion, on the 2nd Saturday of the month! Titles change every month, and include a mix of fiction, non-fiction, adult, and YA selections. All are welcome to read and rant. Julyâs title is: ......More

Join us for a monthly LGBTQ+ book club discussion, on the 2nd Saturday of the month! Titles change every month, and include a mix of fiction, non-fiction, adult, and YA selections. All are welcome to read and rant. Julyâs title is: Coming Home by Brittany Griner Unlimited e-book copies will be available through Hoopla! This event series is a collaboration between South Sound LGBTQ+ Book Club and the Tacoma Public Library.

Brick by Brick LEGO Club

Join us for Brick by Brick LEGO Club! Free build to your heart's content! All ages welcome. No registration required. Please leave your personal LEGOs at home.

Housing Justice Project

Landlord-Tenant Clinic for City of Tacoma Residents  Do you have a landlord-tenant issue? Questions about Tacoma's new Landlord Fairness Initiative, facing eviction, habitability issues, repair issues, received a notice, other disputes?  Bring your housing issues to ......More

Landlord-Tenant Clinic for City of Tacoma Residents  Do you have a landlord-tenant issue? Questions about Tacoma's new Landlord Fairness Initiative, facing eviction, habitability issues, repair issues, received a notice, other disputes?  Bring your housing issues to the Housing Justic Project at this walk-in clinic! Screening and intake required to receive advice.  Presented by Tacomaprobono's Housing Justice Project and hosted by Tacoma Public Library. 

A Walk through Neon

Neon was once the sign of success and glam. Tacoma was studded with bright neon signage that heralded the success of the city but by the early 1970s the city moved to outlaw neon signs and mandated that local business had to remove them. Over the years the signs came d......More

Neon was once the sign of success and glam. Tacoma was studded with bright neon signage that heralded the success of the city but by the early 1970s the city moved to outlaw neon signs and mandated that local business had to remove them. Over the years the signs came down, only to find out the city had just approved the neon lights as the main decoration of the newly constructed Tacoma dome. Thus, the fight for neon began in earnest. Join Pretty Gritty Tours and explore Tacoma's bright future as we illuminate the past signs with a walk through neon.

Teen Time: Zine Zone!

Join us for this special Teen Time craft! We will be making zines with various collage materials. Take them home, make copies to share, or craft whatever you desire!