Tap into your memories to create poems or a hybrid creation of part poetry and memoir. We will do a writing prompt followed by free writing. Open to all adults. Instructor Celeste Schueler holds an MFA in creative writing from Mississippi University for Women. She has been published in various magazines, an anthology, and online.

Black History Month is a time to learn and reflect on the history and accomplishments of the Black and African American leaders and innovators who have helped shape our world. Join us each week as we explore a new person and create a craft.

Black History Month is a time to learn and reflect on the history and accomplishments of the Black and African American leaders and innovators who have helped shape our world. Join us each week as we explore a new person and create a craft.

Join the Wheelock Book Club for a discussion of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.  About the book: Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they'd only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat. Copies of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle are available in multiple formats. Please call the library for assistance with locating or reserving a copy, 253-280-2800. Copies are also available at Wheelock while they last.

Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. Beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with an iron. Stop by the Wheelock branch from 3:30-4:30pm and share your creativity at the library and take home the Perler Bead designs you created.

In this hour-long workshop, attendees will create a Gmail account, learn how to perform basic email functions like send, receive and reply to an email, recognize and deal with spam, organize and delete emails and search for messages. Today's workshop is provided by AT&T and the Public Library Association using resources found at www.digitallearn.org. This workshop is in person at the Wheelock Branch. It is intended to serve 1 to 6 people maximum. Registration is not required, but space will be limited.

The Community Archives Center is coming to the Wheelock branch to document stories from the North End community! Stop by on January 21st from 11:00 am-3:00 pm to share your story and add to the Community Archives Center digital archive. Record a short oral history (any language welcome!) about your life in Tacoma. Bring a special family photograph, document, or recipe that helps tell your story and have it scanned at our Digitization Station. View highlights from the Northwest Room's local history collections related to the North End. Kids of all ages are invited to create their own comic book. You have a unique and important story to tell. By sharing your oral history, family photos, or special family recipes with the Community Archives Center, it can become a part of Tacoma's collective memory. We look forward to hearing YOUR STORY on January 21st!  Refreshments will be served.

Let it snow!  Make your very own blizzard in a bottle! Let it snow with these fun customized sensory bottles.

In this hour-long workshop, we will introduce newly connected users to basic terminology, functionality, and navigation of internet browsers, search engines and websites. Today's workshop is provided by AT&T and the Public Library Association using resources found at www.digitallearn.org. This workshop is in person at the Wheelock Branch. It is intended to serve 1 to 6 people maximum. Registration is not required, but space will be limited.