Community Archives Toolkit
  • 👋Community Archives Toolkit
  • Introduction
    • 💡Getting Started
    • 💖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
  • ✅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
  • 📚Appendix: 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

Raising Awareness within the Library

Important to develop advocates for the project within your own institution

Media

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

Presentations for Library staff, Library Board of Trustees (see )

March 10, 2023 - [News report]

February 23, 2023 - [TV interview]

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Tacoma's Rental Housing Code, Tacoma Report
Tacoma Public Library Community Archives Center, Cityline
https://www.cityoftacoma.org/in_the_news/presentsuncoveringhiddenstories
Appendix A
Figure 17. Community Archives Center staff appear on local talk show Cityline to discuss the project, February 2023.