TDL 3/23/1919 p.D12 On Tacoma Avenue as pharmacist 25 years (O.B. Lien Pharmacy)
TDL 10/7/1923 p.E8 In new home (Lien & Selvig Drug Store moves from bldg. to 1022-26 Tacoma Ave. So.)
TNT 3/25/1951 p.C12 New library building forces out landmark (occupants included the Wheeler Apts., Jack 'n Jill Cafe ) (il of demolition) 615.1 B465P p.792 (mention of Lien's Pharmacy)
97 images. Main Library Bldg., Tacoma Public Library Silas E. Nelsen, arch. Alfred M. Githens, consulting architect Dolph Jones, contr. Worthen & Wing, consulting engineers -exterior of Walker Wilkeson sandstone -modular construction supported by pillars -ground breaking 3/20/1951 -cornerstone laid 2/12/1952 -dedicated 11/2/1952 -Thomas Schofield Handforth Art Gallery -remodeled in 1987-1990 by The Tsang Partnership, arch. and Mar-Jon Contractors, Inc., contr. -library closed for remodeling 9/12/1987 -grand reopening after remodeling 4/28/1990
TNT 11/14/1945 p.6 Study need for library
TNT 5/15/1946 p.1 Library expansion need cited to city council
TNT 8/26/1946 p.1 New library, city hall proposed
TNT 4/28/1948 p.1 Site fixed for new library (proposed site at So. 11th & Market St.)
TNT 5/1/1948 p.1 Oppose site for library
TNT 5/3/1948 p.1 Postpones row over library
TNT 5/11/1948 p.13 Board upholds site selected for library
TNT 5/13/1948 p.15 Group raps library site (Downtown Assoc. of Tacoma)
TNT 5/26/1948 p.1 Hot fight rages over site for new library
TNT 6/3/1948 p.9 Backs site for library
TNT 6/13/1948 p.A10 Urge library be left on Tacoma Ave. site
TNT 6/16/1948 p.1 Action on library delayed
TNT 1/3/1949 p.1 Library by old site favored
TNT 2/7/1949 Delay site on library
TNT 4/23/1949 p.1 Nelsen to draw plans
TNT 6/1/1949 p.1 Pick site of library
TNT 8/3/1949 p.6 Green light for library
TNT 11/10/1949 p.1 Deeded site for library
TNT 2/14/1950 p.D13 New library ... (sketch of proposed bldg.)
TNT 2/13/1951 New library plans now ready (sketch)
TNT 2/20/1951 p.1 Clear way for library
TNT 3/4/1951 p.A1 New library contract let
TNT 3/13/1951 p.1 Library job due to start
TNT 3/18/1951 p.A6 New library starts soon (sketch)
TNT 3/19/1951 The new library (editorial)
TNT 3/25/1951 New library building forces out landmark
TNT 6/3/1951 p.B4 Forms for basement of new library in place (il)
TNT 6/6/1951 p.A14 Injured in fall (il)
TNT 8/2/1951 p.A1 Speed work on library
TNT 8/12/1951 p.C13 Construction ahead of schedule, steel on hand (il under construction)
TNT 10/28/1951 p.C14 Library walls going up (il)
TNT 1/10/1952 p.A11 Architects show work
TNT 1/13/1952 p.C15 Library going up
TNT 2/4/1952 p.1 Cornerstone laying set
TNT 2/10/1952 p.A1 Will cement library's cornerstone Tuesday
TNT 2/13/1952 p.1 Milestone for city library
TNT 3/2/1952 p.A16 Air raid shelters ...
TNT 3/9/1952 p.C14 New library shaping up
TNT 3/20/1952 p.A10 Library begun year ago, now rising fast (il under construction) T.Reporter 7/23/1952 p.1 Library nears completion (il)
TNT 9/6/1952 p.1 Delay library dedication South Tacoma Star 10/30/1952 Library building dedication slated ...
TNT 10/31/1952 p.C1-C16 (Special Library Dedication Section) (il,interior il)
TNT 11/2/1952 p.A1 Open house at library p.C10 Broadcast of the dedication
TNT 11/3/1952 p.1 Many help dedicate library p.7 Meet library family, from director to page
TNT 11/21/1952 p.A10 U. of W. visits library (interior il)
TNT 7/18/1953 p.1 New library bldg. accepted
TNT 3/17/1954 p.14 Vote library improvement
TNT 4/1/1956 p.A21 Sea Cadets will replant library shrubs
TNT 4/5/1956 p.D7 Tacoma Library grounds to get face lifting
TNT 4/11/1957 Arbor Day gift (il of red Trilby rhododendron)
TNT 3/15/1959 p.A14 Two trapped long hour in elevator
TNT 4/7/1959 p.C4 (il)
TNT 11/12/1961 p.D11 Writer for young people to talk here (il of Beverly Cleary)
TNT 5/8/1962 p.C3 City library board makes future plans (il)
TNT 10/28/1962 p.A8 ... approved for fallout shelters
TNT 11/17/1966 p.B4 New library front OKd
TNT 8/21/1968 p.A14 Library addition cost reset at $1.28 million (proposal)
TNT 9/19/1973 Library may get new doors
TNT 4/27/1976 p.A4 Library books mammoth overhaul; here's new floor plan (departments reorganized)
TNT 12/3/1976 p.A3 City library celebrating its brand new appearance
TNT 12/26/1977 Computers will guide library soon
TNT 6/18/1979 Library security alarm closes book on thieves
TNT 6/17/1981 Library board OKs parking lot bid call
TNT 10/24/1981 Library plans free parking
TNT 1/12/1986 p.B1 It won't be One Percent but libraries will have art
TNT 9/12/1987 Tacoma library to close, relocate
TNT 1/21/1988 p.B1 Mayor: House County Council at library (proposal to add library bldg. to County-City Bldg. complex)
TNT 2/3/1988 p.B1 Main library office plan gets shelved
TNT 8/24/1998 p.E1 Building for books (il of model of proposed remodeling)
TNT 4/3/1989 Project update (il of remodeling under construction)
TNT 4/23/1990 (suppl. for grand reopening)
TNT 4/26/1990 One for the books
TNT 2/9/2002 p.B1 Man jailed in library syrup case T.Weekly 5/26/2005 p.A1 Downtown TPL branch may get $1.5 facelift (interior il)
TNT 12/27/2005 p.B1 Check out the changes at Main Library; $1.5 million refurbishment begins; an entrance closes ... T.Weekly 11/30/2006 p.D1 Downtown library gets facelift inside and out (interior il)
TNT 12/23/2006 p.D1 What's that? (remodeling and repairs by Tatley-Grund, Inc. of Seattle, contr.) (il of wrapping and scaffolding around bldg.)
TNT 9/15/2022 p.4A People found this Tacoma library branch'depressing.' A $6 million face lift is coming (int il) 022 T11D 022.3 T121MA 022.3 T121MB
As his last official act on January 26, 1924, Tacoma City Librarian John Boynton Kaiser passed the keys of the Carnegie Library to his successor Miss Jacqueline Noel. Mr. Kaiser, who had served in the post for the past 10 years, had accepted the position of librarian at the University of Iowa. Miss Noel would hold the position until her retirement in 1947. At that time the City Librarian served as the chief administrator and director of the library. (TNT 1/26/1924, pg. 1) G39.1-079
Kaiser, John Boynton; Noel, Jacqueline; Public libraries--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Librarians; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees;
On January 25, 1888, the Sheet Metal Workers Union was organized in Toledo, Ohio as the Tin, Sheet-Iron and Cornice Workers Association. Current members of the union posed in front of the Tacoma Public Library (now known as the Carnegie Building) in May of 1925. They were participants in the Sheet Metal Workers' Convention being hosted by Tacoma. The men were dressed in suits, ties and a variety of hats. The sign by the entry door of the library stated that this building is the "Tacoma Free Public Library" open "Weekdays 9 a.m-9 p.m., Sundays 2-9 p.m." G38.1-035
Meetings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma; Sheet Metal Workers (Tacoma); Labor unions--Tacoma--1920-1930;
ca. 1921. Ole B. Lien, pioneer pharmacist on Tacoma Avenue since 1894, and partner Harry B. Selvig opened this drug store in 1901 in the 1888 Greer Building. The Queen Anne-style structure was designed by architects Farrell & Darmer and built by contractor H. M. Matheson. It was torn down in 1951 to make way for a modern addition to the Tacoma Public Library. B8252.