Tacoma Public Library’s Board of Trustees has selected Amita Lonial to become TPL’s next director following Kate Larsen’s announced resignation made in March of this year. Lonial has been the library system’s deputy director since 2019. She will start in her new role on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. “The Library Board of Trustees firmly believes […]
Tacoma Public Library re-forecasts Main Library’s reopening date for 2025
TACOMA, WASH.— At the August 23 Board of Trustees meeting, Tacoma Public Library (TPL) Director Kate Larsen reported that ongoing construction delays will push the Main Library’s re-opening date to 2025. “Several factors converged to result in a delay in our estimated timeline to secure the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy — which determines the timeline for move-in and […]
Tacoma Public Library’s Northwest Room awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grant
TACOMA — Tacoma Public Library (TPL)’s Northwest Room became the sole public library to receive a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant award this week totaling $145,987. According to their January 9 press release, the NEH funded 260 projects worldwide with awards totaling $33.8 million. TPL’s award falls under the grant category of Cultural and Community Resilience. Led […]
Explore the photo archives
William Trueblood’s photographs captured everything from significant local events to the mundane. He took such historically important images as Tacoma’s first Black Mayor, Harold Moss, taking the oath of office and Tacoma music great, Joe Jordan, receiving honors from the mayor in 1969. His photos also documented the then fairly unremarkable but now fascinating images of streets, fires, and […]
Applicants Sought for the Library Board of Trustees
TACOMA, WASH.—The Tacoma City Council is looking for qualified applicants, who are residents of the City, to fill a position on the Library Board of Trustees. The Library Board of Trustees consists of five members who are nominated by the Mayor and appointed by a majority vote of the City Council. The membership term is […]
Tacoma Reads 2023 focuses on theme of Housing Insecurity
Tacoma Public Library, City of Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards, sponsors, and community partners are pleased to announce a full lineup of unique programs, events, workshops, and author talks for Tacoma Reads 2023. Tacoma Reads is a city-wide reading program that seeks to engage the community in dialogue around contemporary themes. For 2023, Mayor Woodards selected the […]
UPS Students Join the Northwest Room for Summer Internship Program
This was the second year that the Northwest Room and Community Archives Center were invited to be host locations for the University of Puget Sound’s Summer Fellowship Internship (SFI) Program. Through a competitive application process, UPS selects students to participate in the program and places them with local nonprofit or public sector organizations. Participants take […]