Tacoma Reads is a city-wide reading program that seeks to unite the community in dialogue around contemporary themes through reading a common text. A longstanding partnership between the City of Tacoma’s Mayor’s Office and the Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma Reads in 2021 is thrilled to have the support of the Tacoma Urban League as its premier sponsor.
Tacoma Reads 2021 will focus on the themes of race, social justice, and healing through three books, one for each reading level. This year's adult selection is Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.
Save the date for the keynote event for Tacoma Reads 2021: A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson, hosted by Mayor Woodards on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. This event is sponsored by Tacoma Urban League.
Click on the image below to register for this online event. Space is limited to the first 300 registrants and registration will open on Friday, October 1.
All Tacoma residents are eligible to register for a free eCard with Tacoma Public Library online. Once registered, your eCard allows you to access online databases through TPL, check out and place holds for physical items, borrow eBooks and audiobooks, and much more.
To convert your eCard to a physical library card, visit a library with your photo ID (if your photo ID does not have your current residential address, please bring any official document or piece of mail with your name and current residential address).
Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents is available in print or as an eBook at Tacoma Public Library. Follow these steps to locate your preferred version and place a hold:
1. Go to tacomalibrary.org
2. Type "Caste" into the search bar. (For more specific results, change Keywords to Title)
3. Click "Place hold" next to the version you prefer. If you choose to put a hold on the eBook, the hold will automatically show up in your Overdrive app.
4. Login with your Tacoma Public Library ID number and PIN.
Alternatively, for eBooks and electronic audiobooks you may choose to use the Overdrive app on your smartphone or mobile device.
1. Open your Overdrive app.
2. Choose Tacoma Public Library in the menu.
3. Search for "Caste."
4. Choose either the ebook or the audiobook of Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.
5. Tap "Place hold."