DC Punk Archive: Basement Shows & Community Archivists

…the best part is that this archive is not to remember how great punk was; it is to remember how great punk is.

FROM BASEMENT SHOWS TO COMMUNITY ARCHIVISTS: ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN THE DC PUNK ARCHIVE

byMichele Casto and Bobbie Dougherty

Community engagement through programs, concerts, outreach and volunteer involvement has been a high priority for the DC Punk Archive project. One reason for this focus stems from our mandate as a Special Collection within a public library – we don’t build col...