Tacoma Community College will begin to celebrate its 50th Anniversary with an e-book release party this month.

The e-book, entitled The Open Door: A History of Tacoma Community College, was written by Tacoma Community College Alumnus Dale Coleman. It is a narrative history that shows how students, faculty, staff, and community leaders collaborated to create the college, which opened its doors on Sept. 13, 1965. Coleman is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Washington Information School. He is also a reference specialist in the Tacoma Community College Library. Coleman and his e-book project were featured in the Tacoma Daily Index last year (see “History Maker: As TCC turns 50, one researcher will tell its story,” Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 18, 2014; and “Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — September 2014,” Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 1, 2014).

The e-book release party will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 22, at Tacoma Community College, located at 6501 S. 19th St., Building 11 Senate Room, in Tacoma. Coleman will read excerpts from The Open Door: A History of Tacoma Community College, which will be available online at tcc50.org after Thurs., Jan. 22.

Coleman researched old photographs, newspaper archives, press releases, oral histories, and board meeting minutes in order to write ‘The Open Door: A History of Tacoma Community College,’ which is a narrative history that marks the college’s 50th anniversary. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

Tacoma Community College Library Reference Specialist Dale Coleman has written ‘The Open Door: A History of Tacoma Community College,’ which is a narrative history that marks the college’s 50th anniversary. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)