Vote for Pierce County READS 2011

Choose the book everyone in Pierce County will be reading during Pierce County READS 2011. For the first time, Pierce County Library System is asking you to help choose the book for your community one-book program. Cast your ballot for the 2011 Pierce County READS book. Read more >>

Teen Writing and Drawing Contest

Students submitted more than 1,000 poems, short stories and drawings in Our Own Expressions. Contest winners will showcase their work at an awards ceremony at Pacific Lutheran University, Lagerquist Hall on June 2, 2010. Read more »

Library Strives to Meet Needs

More space, more seats, more books and materials, more technology and computers, and overall more of everything is what people called for when Pierce County Library System asked how it could best meet community needs. From late 2008 through 2009, the Library System worked with more than 5,000 individuals and community leaders to learn how it could best serve communities. Read more »

Lily's Quick Picks: Kids' Books

Lily’s Quick Picks are books recommended by our staff, for children from birth to about seven years old. Check out the books on the list, and suggest your favorites. Read more »

Good Values with Used Book Sales

Find great bargains and help support Pierce County Library System’s services during upcoming used book sales. Sales will offer a great variety of materials for all ages and interests, including hardback and paperback fiction and nonfiction, children’s books, cookbooks, reference books, audiobooks, music and movies. Read more »