Brick by Brick LEGO Club

Join us on select Wednesdays for Brick by Brick LEGO Club! Build a LEGO creation around the theme, or free build to your heart's content! All ages welcome. No registration required. Please leave your personal LEGOs at home.

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.

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.

EspaĂąol/English Chat Group

Want to practice your Spanish? Join us at the Swasey branch to exchange English and Spanish. Any level of knowledge is welcome to participate in this language exchange. ÂżQuieres practicar tu ingles? AcompaĂąa a nuestro grupo de charla para intercambiar inglĂŠs y e......More

Want to practice your Spanish? Join us at the Swasey branch to exchange English and Spanish. Any level of knowledge is welcome to participate in this language exchange. ÂżQuieres practicar tu ingles? AcompaĂąa a nuestro grupo de charla para intercambiar inglĂŠs y espaĂąol en la Biblioteca Swasey. Cualquier nivel de conocimiento es bienvenido a participar en este intercambio de idiomas.

Drop-in Tech Help @ Swasey Branch

Swasey Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and cover letters, and more. No registration required, but capacity ......More

Swasey Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and cover letters, and more. No registration required, but capacity is limited. Ask for assistance at the Information Desk. People will be assisted in the order they arrive. Please note: It is easiest to assist people with more specific tasks, technical issues, or focused subjects for study (for example, "Learning how to print photos off my phone?"). That said, staff will work to help learners with more general issues (for example, "Learning about computers?"). 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.

Up and Atom: Cooking Up Compost with Solid Waste Management

Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.  This week join Tacoma Environmental Services in learning about the science of composting! Through hands-on activities and games, we will explore how making the most of our food ......More

Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities.  This week join Tacoma Environmental Services in learning about the science of composting! Through hands-on activities and games, we will explore how making the most of our food scraps helps both people and planet. Whether we want to compost at home or use the Cityâs food and yard waste service, together weâll uncover the necessary ingredients for the perfect compost recipe!

Traveling through Time with Trees: Exploring living fossils with Sarah Low

During this talk, we will travel back in time as far as 290 million years ago to discover the trees that weathered time. As we work our way towards the present, we will learn about trees that lived among dinosaurs, a tree whose spread covers over 100 acres, and many o......More

During this talk, we will travel back in time as far as 290 million years ago to discover the trees that weathered time. As we work our way towards the present, we will learn about trees that lived among dinosaurs, a tree whose spread covers over 100 acres, and many other living marvels. We will work our way to the present and learn about some of the younger trees among us.

Crafting with Remakery--Book Flower Press

Please join us as we welcome Remakery Tacoma for this instructor-led crafting session where we will make Book Flower Presses!  Let's get ready for summer and turn old books into a functional flower press out of old books, cardboard and paper. Learn to keep those beauti......More

Please join us as we welcome Remakery Tacoma for this instructor-led crafting session where we will make Book Flower Presses!  Let's get ready for summer and turn old books into a functional flower press out of old books, cardboard and paper. Learn to keep those beautiful flowers longer by pressing and drying them in your one-of-a-kind press. This craft is perfect for anyone who can use scissors. This craft requires the use of a drill so it is best for ages 13 and up.  All materials and supplies are provided at this free event. Materials are post-consumer meaning they have been donated, recycled or reclaimed. This is a drop-in event. No registration is required. Supplies and table space are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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.

Pierce Transit Careers Tabling

Join Pierce Transit as we help you âcheck outâ a career in Public Transportation. We will be holding career information sessions at the following Tacoma Public libraries from 10 a.m. to noon on these dates: March 20: Main Library April 17: Moore May 15: South Taco......More

Join Pierce Transit as we help you âcheck outâ a career in Public Transportation. We will be holding career information sessions at the following Tacoma Public libraries from 10 a.m. to noon on these dates: March 20: Main Library April 17: Moore May 15: South Tacoma June 12: Swasey July 17: Fern Hill August 21: Mottet Why Choose a Career at Pierce Transit? Make an impact on your local community! Pierce Transitâs mission is to improve quality of life by providing safe, reliable, innovative and useful transportation services to the community. Working at Pierce Transit means contributing to the well-being and mobility of the region.

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.

Drop-in Tech Help @ Swasey Branch

Swasey Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and cover letters, and more. No registration required, but capacity ......More

Swasey Branch staff will assist with learning basic computer skills like email, web searching and MS Office programs, navigating apps and using your iOS or Android devices, getting started on resumes and cover letters, and more. No registration required, but capacity is limited. Ask for assistance at the Information Desk. People will be assisted in the order they arrive. Please note: It is easiest to assist people with more specific tasks, technical issues, or focused subjects for study (for example, "Learning how to print photos off my phone?"). That said, staff will work to help learners with more general issues (for example, "Learning about computers?"). 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.

Switch Saturday

Join us once a month at the Swasey library for a fun gaming session! Bring your Nintendo Switch, or your favorite handheld console. No Switch? No problem! Use ours, loaded with Smash Bros, Minecraft, Overcooked, and tons more! Hang out, talk games, and play your favori......More

Join us once a month at the Swasey library for a fun gaming session! Bring your Nintendo Switch, or your favorite handheld console. No Switch? No problem! Use ours, loaded with Smash Bros, Minecraft, Overcooked, and tons more! Hang out, talk games, and play your favorites on our projector. Be sure to check out our new circulating video game collection while youâre here!