Storytimes near KEY CENTER LIBRARY

Sumner Senior Center

Call the Sumner Senior Center or drop by to join the list for tech help. From opening Libby on your tablet to getting an email account started, visit the Sumner Senior Center to get your basic technology questions answered. Registration required with the Senior Center. Contact them directly. Limited spots available. Sumner Senior Center 15506 62nd St Ct E, Sumner, WA 98390 (253) 863-2910

University Place, University Place Large Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Interim Lakewood

Disfruta libros bilingües, rimas, canciones y arte en la biblioteca! Enjoy bilingual books, rhymes, songs and art at the library! ¡Tiempo de Cuentos Bilingües es muy divertido! Cantamos, jugamos y aprendemos juntos en las dos idiomas. Bilingual Spanish/English Storytime is really fun! We sing, we play and we learn together in both languages. ¡Disfruta de libros buenos, arte divertido! Enjoy good books, fun art projects!

Fife, Fife Large Meeting Room

Explore, build, and create! Join us for play times designed to spark learning. Join us for Play Time - an open-ended, child-led experience that encourages curiosity, creativity, and connection. Play Time gives children space to explore while caregivers and parents gain insight into the power of play. Activities may include hands-on materials, guided stations, or partner-led experiences. No two Play Times are exactly alike - check with your library to learn more! Join the imaginative fun of building with a variety of blocks, while developing early math, language, and social skills. Enjoy listening to music and meeting other families while you create!

Eatonville, Eatonville Meeting Room

Explore, build, and create! Join us for play times designed to spark learning. Join us for Play Time - an open-ended, child-led experience that encourages curiosity, creativity, and connection. Play Time gives children space to explore while caregivers and parents gain insight into the power of play. Activities may include hands-on materials, guided stations, or partner-led experiences. No two Play Times are exactly alike - check with your library to learn more!

Bonney Lake

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Key Center, Key Center Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Steilacoom Library, Parking Lot

Steilacoom Historical School District's Summer Food Service Program for children provides daily meals on weekdays to kids 1-18 years of age. Meals will be served every weekday at the Steilacoom Pierce County Library between 11:45am and 12:00pm by the Steilacoom Historical School District's Summer Food Service Program staff. After the truck departs, children and families are invited to enjoy their meal on the library's lawn or in the library. For more information and menus visit: https://www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us/who-we-are/departments/food-services/summer-meal-resources . Come to the Library to enjoy a meal!

Summit, Summit Meeting Room

Get up close and personal with amazing bugs from around the world. Explore more than 2,100 amazing insects in 24 museum cases. Beautiful butterflies, giant beetles and creepy spiders from around the world are displayed for your viewing pleasure. Also view an assortment of unique live bugs! Insect Safari is a program in three parts: a discussion of Arthropod classifications, exploration of the collection display, and a question and answer session while looking at live specimens.

University Place, University Place Large Meeting Room

Stop by to hang out, try something fun or just take a break. Each session is a little different, games, crafts, snacks or whatever feels right that day. It’s relaxed and just for teens. Beat summer boredom by trying a variety of DIY projects! Paint a tote bag, make a decoupage bookmark or create a zine. You can also enjoy some snacks, play a board game or a round of Smash Bros on the Switch, or just hang out. Snacks provided by the University Place Friends of the Library.

Bonney Lake, Bonney Lake Meeting Room

Hands-on fun with science, technology, engineering, art, and math - designed just for kids! Welcome to the STEAM for Kids Discovery Lab, where kids dive into science, technology, engineering, art and math through hands-on activities, experiments and creative challenges. Programs are designed to spark curiosity, build confidence and support child-led exploration. Each STEAM Discovery Lab session may look a little different - read on or check with your library for details! Design a miniature terrarium for a dinosaur or dragon scene, using moss, rocks, and plants. Supplies provided.

Sumner, Sumner Meeting Room

This is your time to get creative, try something new or just be yourself. Make, write, perform or explore your style, whatever you’re into, there’s room for it here. No pressure, no grades. At Poetry and Writing Club, find time to write, workshop ideas, share poetry, get feedback, work on your novel, meet other writers, eat snacks, hang out, and talk books. We'll provide guidance, community, and a quiet space to write together, share when you're ready, and explore ideas. Snacks provided. Register to sign up for reminders or drop in anytime. All writers are welcome.

Interim Lakewood, Lakewood Meeting Room

Use all your senses as you learn to identify birds of the Puget Sound region! Educators from the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge will host sessions teaching you how to use all your senses to identify the different birds that are indigenous to our area! While this will be primarily crafted for kids ages 8-18, all ages are welcome.

South Hill, South Hill Large Meeting Room

Drop in with your technology questions! From opening Libby on your tablet to getting an email account started, visit your Pierce County Library to get your basic technology questions answered.

University Place, University Place Large Meeting Room

Come join the Friends of University Place Library. Attending meetings is a great way to meet other Friends, volunteer, and support your local library!

Parkland/Spanaway, Parkland/Spanaway Large Meeting Room

Join us and get connected to all types of health and wellness needs including information, resources, services and experiences. Discover the calming power of nature. In this hands-on workshop, herbalist Gabrielle Damiana will guide you through creating soothing herbal blends designed to ease the mind and restore balance. Learn how to select and prepare herbs that support stress relief, emotional well-being, and the body’s natural cycles, immunity, and transitions. All supplies are provided, and no prior experience is needed—just bring your curiosity and a desire for peace. Please note: This wellness program is for general information only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical concerns. Registration Required.

Buckley, Buckley Meeting Room

Join us and learn more about how information is created and organized. Develop your skills in how to find, evaluate, and use information in your day to day life. From getting started with library databases to exploring your family history to finding answers to long-held questions, visit your Pierce County Library to get basic research assistance. This is a drop-in program, you can join us at any time during the program!

Virtual Pierce County Library, Virtual Room 3

Learn, connect and practice English language skills. For ESL learners and English speakers wanting to connect with and support ESL learners. Learn, connect and practice English language skills. For ESL learners and English speakers wanting to connect with and support ESL learners. Twice a week, a group of English language learners and English speakers gather virtually to discuss a variety of topics and have fun! Please bring your ideas for new topics! How do Zoom programs work? Register for the program. Take care entering your email address properly. You will immediately receive an email including the Zoom link from donotreply@mylocallibrary.info. If you do not receive this link within an hour, contact us at VirtualPCLS@pcls.us When the Zoom program is scheduled to begin, log in and enjoy the program. If you have any problems logging in, contact us at VirtualPCLS@pcls.us Other Zoom Info The Pierce County Library recommends using the latest version of Zoom, with all current updates. Check for the latest version by clicking here . The Library System expects that all participants in Library virtual events and classes follow the Library Rules of Conduct . If an individual does not follow the Rules of Conduct, the library has the right to ask that individual to leave the virtual program. If you have registered for the event and are having trouble accessing the event, please email VirtualPCLS@pcls.us . Public Notice & Disclaimer During this program, you may be using a third-party platform, Zoom, for the purpose of communication, collaboration, projects, etc. This service may collect some personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy, which can be found here: Zoom Privacy Policy.

Eatonville, Eatonville Meeting Room

Learn how you can support your local library through fundraising and advocacy. New members welcome. Friends of the Library groups are member-supported, independent nonprofit organizations who support library services in their community. The Eatonville Friends meet the First Friday of every month to discuss opportunities, funding, and operations. They also meet the other Fridays to work on processing donations and organizing the book sale. Come on by and say hello! Donations of books in good condition are welcome! For more information, contact/visit: Facebook: Eatonville Friends of the Library Instagram: Eatonville Friends of the Library Email: friendsoftheeatonvillelibrary@gmail.org

Gig Harbor, Gig Harbor Large Meeting Room

Songs, rhymes, and stories just right for babies and their caregivers. Connect with your baby through songs, rhymes, and simple stories that support early language and brain development. This cozy, welcoming story time is designed especially for infants, pre-walkers, and their caregivers.

Buckley, Buckley Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. For ages 0-6 years. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Tillicum

A lively musical program celebrating plants, pollinators, and the wonders of the garden through songs and dance! Mikey the Rad Scientist brings science and nature to life with his creative, interactive, and engaging music. Check out more about him here!

Key Peninsula Community Services

Visit the mobile library for free books and activities! Join us every week as the mobile library visits KPCS.

Graham, Graham Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Bonney Lake

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

Fife, Fife Large Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.

South Hill, South Hill Small Meeting Room

The TPCHD Street Medicine Team provides medical care and health-related resources to those in our community who are experiencing homelessness. Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s Street Medicine Team delivers medical care to those in our community experiencing homelessness. Services range from wound care and infection testing and treatment to chronic disease management and substance use disorder support. Our unhoused neighbors can meet with the team’s medical providers in a designated room in the library. This service is available to anyone who does not have permanent housing. Parent or legal guardian consent is required for service to anyone under 18.

DuPont

Songs, rhymes, and stories just right for babies and their caregivers. Connect with your baby through songs, rhymes, and simple stories that support early language and brain development. This cozy, welcoming story time is designed especially for infants, pre-walkers, and their caregivers.

Steilacoom, Steilacoom Meeting Room

Explore, build, and create! Join us for play times designed to spark learning. Join us for Play Time - an open-ended, child-led experience that encourages curiosity, creativity, and connection. Play Time gives children space to explore while caregivers and parents gain insight into the power of play. Activities may include hands-on materials, guided stations, or partner-led experiences. No two Play Times are exactly alike - check with your library to learn more! Unfacilitated play time with a variety of toys and activities for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Gig Harbor, Gig Harbor Large Meeting Room

Stories, songs, and movement activities for young children and their caregivers. Perfect for families with children of different ages! Join us for a welcoming story time with books, songs and movement activities for young children and their caregivers.