Community Archives Toolkit
  • đź‘‹Community Archives Toolkit
  • Introduction
    • đź’ˇGetting Started
    • đź’–Who are we?
  • 🤝Chapter 1: What is a Community Archive?
    • 1.1 Background on Community Archives
    • 1.2 Benefits of Community Archives
    • 1.3 Scope Your Vision for a Community Archive
  • âś…Chapter 2: Plan and Launch a Community Archive Project
    • 2.1 Tips & Tricks
    • 2.2 Find Initial Partners
    • 2.3 Establish Funding & Support
    • 2.4 Build & Sustain Community & Partner Engagement
    • 2.5 Build Team Capacity
    • 2.6 Design the Archive
    • 2.7 Ethics, Permissions, & Copyrights
  • 🔧Chapter 3: Build the Community Archive
    • 3.1 Overview of Collection Building Approach
    • 3.2 Make Existing Materials More Accessible
    • 3.3 Community Outreach
    • 3.4 Collection Building with Individuals
    • 3.5 Collection Building with Organizations
    • 3.6 Collection Building at Existing Community Events
    • 3.7 Activities at Community Events
    • 3.8 Produce Your Own Community Event
  • 🪴Chapter 4: Share and Sustain the Archive
    • 4.1 Working with Schools
    • 4.2 Raising Public Awareness
    • 4.3 Working with Artists
    • 4.4 Exhibits
    • 4.5 Sustainability
  • đź“šAppendix: Further Reading and Resources
    • Appendix A. Planning & Launch Resources
    • Appendix B. Community Archive Toolkits & Resources
    • Appendix C. Examples of Community Archives
    • Appendix D. Oral History Interview Resources
    • Appendix E. Story Fest & Neighborhood Preservation Event Resources
    • Appendix F. Technical Resources
    • Appendix G. Works Cited
    • 🙌Acknowledgements
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  1. Chapter 4: Share and Sustain the Archive

4.2 Raising Public Awareness

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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

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

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