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Library resources and services can be found in both the Tioga Library Building (TLB) and the Snoqualmie Building (SNO). Paid parking is available in the area.

The Library can be reached via Link, Pierce County Metro, and King County Metro. At the UW Tacoma Library, we:

Provide spaces where people and scholarship meet. Offer student-centered service that relies upon friendly, professional staff to perform the Library’s complex functions on a dynamic, growing urban campus. Build and maintain appreciative relationships with our patrons, colleagues, and partners at UW Tacoma, the UW Libraries, and in the South Puget Sound region. Cultivate a welcoming environment that thrives upon curiosity, encourages collaboration, and sustains independent study. Embrace established and emerging technologies that enhance learning and research. Acquire, manage, and facilitate access to exceptional collections uniquely suited to the UW Tacoma curriculum. Support emerging practices for scholarly work. Promote instructional partnerships that develop critical thinking skills and foster academic success.

10/21/2026

Join us asynchronously as we read the first 44 pages of A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum and join us online next week for a question we can answer together.

10/19/2026

Please join us tomorrow in the Carwein Auditorium (KEY 102) for the film screening of From Here / From There with a Q&A to follow featuring Luis Cortes Romero.

10/08/2026

We talked about books! And it was a wonderful first meeting in a very lovely space - thanks to everyone who came out and to Ebony and Ivory Coffee for providing the Loft to us! See you next month on Wednesday, November 4th 12:30-1:30pm!

10/07/2026

We still have a few books available for folks interested in joining Real Lit this quarter!

06/09/2026

Congrats UWT Huskies - you are just a few days away from grabbing that diploma and throwing your graduation caps in the air! We wanted to let you know your library is open for all the pictures you want to take whether that’s on the sky bridge, in the powerhouse, in the stacks, and up on the 4th floor with that beautiful view of the mountain. We are so proud of all your hard work to get to this point and can’t wait to see your smiling faces; this is your library after all and always will be!

06/03/2026

Get some library swag at Grad Fair and hear about alumni library benefits and local libraries!

04/29/2026

Your library is at the Denim Day event in UWY 304! Check out some recommended reading, get info on all the library resources, and grab some swag! See you soon!

04/23/2026

It’s Husky Giving Day! Here are just a few programs the library has provided thanks to funding from our donors, our families, our friends, our students, and our community. Consider giving today to keep these programs going and create more opportunities for our students to thrive.

04/22/2026

YOUR library is at the Earth Day celebration in WPH - find us and make your own seed packets!

02/25/2026

Thank you - it was truly a magical experience to have you in the Powerhouse, the space lit up with your words and your presence. Thank you to the UWT community - students, faculty, staff, and community members! We do this for you! And to our sponsors for making this happen - CAIIS, The Haley Professorhship in the Humanities, and King’s Books.

Address

1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA
98402

Website

http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/library, https://linktr.ee/uwtlibrary

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