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12 Incredible Destination Libraries Around Seattle and Beyond

Build an outing — and a love of books — around these Puget Sound-area libraries

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12 Incredible Destination Libraries Around Seattle and Beyond

Story time with a Daffodil Princess at the Fern Hill Library
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Story time with a Daffodil Princess at the Fern Hill Library. Photo: courtesy Tacoma Public Library

Tacoma Public Library’s Fern Hill Branch

While Tacoma Public Library’s downtown flagship library — which earned a flurry of press when Michelle Obama stopped by to chat with a local book club — is worth a visit if you happen to be downtown, the Fern Hill branch library has its own appeal. Located on Tacoma’s east side in the charming Fern Hill neighborhood, the branch boasts a robust and colorful children’s section, with wooden toys and a dollhouse.

Find it: 765 S. 84th St., Tacoma

Day trip: Eat lunch at nearby farm-to-table restaurant Tibbitts@FernHill or explore Charlotte’s Blueberry Park, with a newly expanded food forest.

Up next: University Place Branch, Pierce County Library System

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