Swasey Branch Library
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Saturday May 11 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Bike Month Safety STORYTIME
Join us on Saturday, May 11th from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm to participate in Bike Safety Month STORYTIME. Enjoy this family-friendly drop-in storytime hour with a bicycle-themed arts 'n crafts and safety activities at Swasey Tacoma Public Library Branch.
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Saturday May 11 3:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Spring Plant Swap
Join us at the Swasey branch for our Spring plant swap and score some new plants for your home and garden! (Spring is a great time to divide perennials.) Bring clippings of your favorite house and garden plants to swap with fellow plant lovers. Find new plant babies t......More
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Tuesday May 14 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Up and Atom: Cubettos!
Join us for Up and Atom STEAM Days where we try out different STEAM and craft activities each week. Cubettos return this week to Swasey! Learn coding basics while playing with these adorable wooden robots at Up and Atom STEAM Days. Registration not required. All ......More
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Wednesday May 15 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Baby Storytime
Fun for you and your baby with songs, rhymes, stories and movement. For babies and their caregivers. Recommended for ages birth – 18 months. Want to continue the fun at home? View these fun Storytime song and book recommendations ......More
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Wednesday May 15 5:00pm - 6:30pm PDT
Crafting with Remakery Tacoma--Moth & Bug Embroidery Transfers
Join us as we welcome Remakery Tacoma for an instructor-led session where we will make moth and bug embroidery transfers! We'll learn how to embroider a moth or bug and how to work with embroidery thread and transfers. Transfers can be stuck on fabric and hand sewn to......More
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Thursday May 16 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
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
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Thursday May 16 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
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
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Thursday May 16 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Español/English Chat Group
Join us at the Swasey branch to exchange English and Spanish. Any level of knowledge is welcome to participate in this language exchange.
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Friday May 17 1:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
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
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Friday May 17 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Tacoma Boat Builders Make & Take Pop-Up Event
Tacoma Boat Builders is an organization whose mission is to enrich lives through craftsmanship. TBB is excited to offer a taste of the work that they do at this library pop-up! They will bring multiple project tables for youth and families to work with wood and explore......More
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Saturday May 18 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Explore Capoeira Vida
Discover the rich legacy of Capoeira Angola! Originating as an Afro-Brazilian martial art form, Capoeira was created by enslaved Africans in Brazil as a means of self-defense, resistance, and cultural expression. Sometimes called "African Karate" to teach people quickl......More
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Saturday May 18 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Tacoma Creates: Palm Leaf Weaving
Tacoma Public Library and Asia Pacific Cultural Center present Palm Leaf Weaving to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Please join Dorothy Fegurgur in a Palm Leaf Weaving workshop* at the Swasey Branch Library on Saturday, ......More