We receive excellent assistance with a daunting, complicated task ... or so it seemed. They made it…read moreeasy, explaining the various steps needed to get our licenses moved from California to Washington for two people and two vehicles, including the prior step of dealing with the driver's licenses at the state agency. We were also in a hurry due to a road trip just after the pending expiration of our California plates. It was all explained and facilitated quickly and well - I can't imagine how they could have done it better. So thankful for the smooth, friendly process and, of course, that it is all done! Woohoo!

I have used them a couple of times now to assist with some troublesome vehicle licensing. They…read morehave been nothing but polite and extremely helpful. I looked at a couple of the poor reviews, and in at least two cases, it's obvious they were reviewing a different business. This place has got my business moving forward. Don't confuse it with the DOL next door (as one reviewer clearly did).

A big shout out to the wonderful men and women at the Griffin fire house. Our Frenchy got locked in…read moreour car after coming home on a hot day. I was completely panicked so I called 911, but they wouldn't help and wouldn't even check to see if there was an officer in my area. so I tried calling urgent locksmith service. Again no help. Called Griffin fire department. They immediately said "yeah we can do that" and they were at my house a few minutes later. They were able to get our dog out in just a couple of minutes. We cannot thank them enough!!! You are awesome!!!

Outstanding personnel with helpful staff and well knowledgeable. Friendly members who offer a vast…read moreassortment of community relations such as: Notary Blood pressure monitoring/ checks Address signs Fire prevention and education Open houses Fire station tours Fire truck rides and birthday celebrations (auctioned off at annual Griffin Neighborhood Association event) First aid/ CPR/ AED training Public education classes (such as boater safety class by USCG) Burn permits

Apparently they don't allow walk ins anymore since the first of June. I was here Tuesday the 7th…read morefor a walk in, they were full and I scheduled for Thursday that week. I show up with my brother who needed a walk in and couldn't get an appointment until the 28th of July, the lady assisting the arrivals proceeded to say that they don't allow walk ins anymore. This was clearly odd seeing as I was here just 2 days ago and they had a very long line of walk in customers. I was called a liar by the lady and this could have been avoided by simply saying she didn't know anything about that but to call me liar just because she works there all day and didn't know I was in a walk in line for 30 min that week is rude and unprofessional. Also they no longer do drivers test here only at Lakewood. I recommend going to a drivers school for your testing as to avoid being booked out a month or more.

It's been a while since I have had to renew my driver's license and as that amount of time has…read morepassed since my last renewal quite a few licensing offices have closed around Tacoma which makes the remaining ones considerably more challenging to navigate. What I mean by this is in reference to this specific location is that parking can be quite a challenge to this small parking lot for the visitor section and a line of people waiting is accumulates extremely fast and as a result the longer the line grows the slower it's going to be. So making an appointment is the way to go here. Definitely plan a considerable amount of time ahead to get to this location in case you make a wrong turn as well as waiting to find a parking place...because you are bound to have to sit in your car until a space opens up...but the best way to avoid all that in addition to the appointment is take the first time slots that are available when you make an appointment online. Depending on the day it's like 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. If you go with the earlier option that's the best because there are already a bunch of people sitting in the lobby ready to start the line. So key things here....1) make an appointment...2) take the earliest time slot (9 a.m. if you can) which will give you a greater likelihood of meeting your appointment and getting your car parked with relative ease. For those who made an appointment the line is much smaller upon opening and if you check in you will get a confirmation number in which it will be called upon. Once you go up to a representative for me at least the process itself was fast. They confirm your residential address, make sure height and weight are accurate, get your picture taken and if need be you take an eye exam...typical stuff as usual with the renewal process there. You get the choice if you want to renew your license for six or eight years. I went with the eight year option as our lives are busy enough and the longer we can have a license and reduce the frequency of the renewal licensing process the better. Once all the usual information and process was done...which was very smooth and efficient it took only about seven minutes for the renewal itself if you don't count the time of waiting for the doors to open to the department (it took an hour from start to finish from leaving home and getting back to home). Another aside at this office is if you are in for a wait and need the restroom you will need a code. Maybe you can get in if someone else enters the code but if not you will need to probably get it from the receptionist.

What they do for us is above and beyond they risk their lives and they are always there when you…read moreneed them I think our police department in Olympia is one of the best I will always support them in any way in fashion I can I think the people in Olympia that have tried to defund them are crazy and they need to move

So proud and happy with this Police Department. I was freaking out because my husband and I…read morecouldn't get a hold of my son for 3 days. This police Department did a well fare check for us , which calmed our fears- and our son was fine. I am so thankful for their kindness. Olympia is lucky to have them.

The location does it open at 7:30Am. No information, No one…read morethat can help. People just walk by and ignore you. You're not important or seen or acknowledged... Finally let in the building reluctantly after asking someone they insist the building opens at 8 despite the Sign at the front door or Online.

This is the place to go when you need fingerprints for your work, college, class or a required part…read moreof your degree. $16.00 for the service and we were in and out in less than 15 minutes. The signage is help for also since I think a lot of people go in life this service. Building looks brand new. Lots of nice furniture inside.

Clerks are rude and pretend you aren't there when waiting, but the domestic violence ladies were…read morevery kind :)

When I had to spend several hours in Tumwater while my son took the SAT at the high school, I…read morethought the library would likely be a typical underfunded small town example, with one grumpy old librarian who has to do all the work, but hopefully open and usable to get some work done. I was surprised and pleased to find a very nice, obviously very well funded library. And I think there were at least six employees there. The one I asked about a reading area was cheerful and helpful. If anything, it's maybe even a bit better than the King County Library System I enjoy at home, and KCLS is widely recognized as world class. I had a very enjoyable, productive time there. If I could go there often, I would.

The whole Timberland Regional Library System is awesome and we are so lucky to have it in the South…read morePuget Sound. BUT by far, the Tumwater Library is the best of them all. The library is clean, quiet, and you don't have to plug your nose while browsing for books like you do at the downtown library (homeless people, God Bless Em, sleep and hang out there and the library smells very foul and I have seen two very physical fights on two different occasions with homeless people while I had my small children with me......we don't go there anymore - doesn't feel safe) I am sorry people are homeless, but it sucks that we can't even enjoy the library. Anyway, I digress.......Tumwater library has easy access, great parking, and the staff are all super attentive and very friendly and want to help you. I love this library!

So, I must admit living in a state that requires all liquor and hard spirits retail sales to be…read moredone in state run stores is a new experience for me. I'm not really keen on it as it means that prices are not really market driven and there's no good specialty places like you can find back east... But there's one huge plus side, at least the way they do it out here: If you're looking for any sort of semi-uncommon bottle of something, through their website you can actually search the whole state-wide system and find out which stores have it in stock and how many units they have available. How cool is that?