4.2 Raising Public Awareness

The project team developed strategies for raising public awareness about the new availability of the collection including:

Community Presentations

Opportunities to share the collection with the community and solicit new participants

• “Many Voices, Many Stories” presentation on the Community Archives Center for Preservation Month, hosted by the City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Office, May 6, 2022

• “Uncovering Hidden Stories Through Local History Collections,” presentation on the Community Archives Center for the City of Tacoma’s Heritage Cafe Series, November 2022 https://www.cityoftacoma.org/in_the_news/presentsuncoveringhiddenstories

Figure 17. Community Archives Center staff appear on local talk show Cityline to discuss the project, February 2023.

Raising Awareness within the Library

Important to develop advocates for the project within your own institution

• Presentations for Library staff, Library Board of Trustees (see Appendix A)

Media

Local news media coverage promoting community events and provides context about the broader project:

• March 10, 2023 - [News report] Tacoma's Rental Housing Code, Tacoma Report

• February 23, 2023 - [TV interview] Tacoma Public Library Community Archives Center, Cityline