About Us :
George Oscar Swasey was born in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1858 and was a graduate of Exeter Academy and Harvard University. A Tacoma ...
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Mission:
Our mission is to bring the world of information and imagination to all people of our community.
Vision:
We are the community's choice...
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History:
1916: Vashon Island Women's Club opens the Burton Rental Library in the old Hatch building
1944: KCLS provides library service
1946: ...
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About Us :
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library opened on November 7, 1988. Construction of the new library was funded through the 1984 pass...
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About Us
The North Mason library began in 1950 in Dorothy Newkirk Harper's Belfair Drug store. The drug store was sold in 1958 and when the ...
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About Us :
As one of the most important educational and cultural institutions in the city, Tacoma Public Library is an essential resource for the ...
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About Us :
In May 1911, the South Tacoma Library opened its doors for the first time, and with that, the first branch in the Tacoma Public Libra...
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History: February 1947 - Original library branch opened in Hobbyville (6107 Steilacoom Boulevard)
May 1948 - Library closed and reopened i...
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About Us : A romantic horseback ride was immortalized for Frederic Mottet when the Charlotte White Mottet Library opened in the fall of 1930. The ...
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