S'mores and more!
Bring your sleeping bag and get cozy as we share some silly and spooky stories around the campfire. We’ll even sing some favorite camp tunes and make s'mores. For families. Registration required. Wheelock Library - Wednesday, September 15 @ 6:45 - 7:15 p.m.
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Free Family Movie @ Main
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's new boyfriend.. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family. Funny! Funny! Funny! [Read more]
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A trule life adventure...
Join us on Tuesday evening, September 14 at the downtown Main Library as musher Von Martin shares his heartfelt story through journal excerpts, photographs, and narratives, all the exhilaration, hardship, and life lessons learned from his huskies during an attempt to cross the Alaskan wilderness by dog team. [Read more]
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Share your lunch with a good book!
The Main Library's lunchtime book discussion group kicks off another year with this wildly funny debut novel by for advertising exec Joshua Ferris. It's 2001. The dot-com bubble has burst and rolling layoffs have hit an unnamed Chicago advertising firm sending employees into an escalating siege mentality as their numbers dwindle. "Wickedly funny and painfully real." -- Redbook [Read more]
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Free workshops for middle school students.
The Moore Library kicks off the first of four free monthly Saturday science workshop with Mad Science's FIRE & ICE - a hands-on exploration of combustion and frozen water & gas. This and the other workshops will fill up fast so register now! [More information]
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Kobetich Library gets a make-over!
Kobetich Library closes on Monday, August 16 for a much needed makeover. Walls are coming down, shelves are being rearranged, everything is getting a fresh coat of paint and the floors are being recarpeted. When the Library reopens on Tuesday, September it will have new areas for kids and teens, a new check-out desk and other surprises. [library hours & locations]
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Live homework help!
HelpNow provides patrons with live, on-demand homework help, skills building lessons from expert tutors, and a 24-hour writing lab. The online services is available in both English & Spanish and is the latest in a host of homework resources available at your library. [More here]
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Contemporary art from Korea.
The Korean American Artists Association celebrate their 20th anniversary with this extraordinary exhibition of contemporary art from Korea. The purpose of the exhibition," explains exhibition curator Jung Ho Kim, "is to introduce Korean contemporary art and its unique harmonization of grace and power to the wider American public. [Learn more]
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Be among the first to know...
what's going on @ your Library. You can now follow us on Twitter. Our staff posts news & information about programs, events, great books and lots more. Follow us. It's fun! [Add us]
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Start your job search here.
The Library's new Education & Job Centerat the downtown Main Library is a one-stop shop for all your employment needs, with a host of interactive online resources, databases, books, computers and classes. We can help you kickstart your job search! [Read more]
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Getting through tough times
The Tacoma Public Library offers an incredible array of free resources, from computers to books, DVDs and CDs, for help with a job hunt and managing personal finances in these challenging times. Learn more here.
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