Directions:

1. Identify and describe the site. Map required.
2. Explain how research was conducted (times visited, methods).
3. Included related readings (Whyte, etc.)
4. Basic argument.

1. Function:
   1. How the Site Functions as a
      1. destination,
      2. margin,
      3. boundary or
      4. mirror.
   2. How does the 3rd floor relate to
      1. other floors,
      2. floors above it, or
      3. the rest of (itself,) the 3rd floor?
2. Signs of the Site's Uses: Physical features such as
   1. divisions
   2. ornaments
   3. accessibility
   4. behavioral features/functions
3. Accessibility:
   1. An area of
      1. exclusion,
      2. privacy or
      3. abandon?
   2. Are some people more welcome than others?
      1. who?
      2. why?
4. Site Disparities By Time
   1. day/night
   2. weekday/weekend
5. Chatting with People
6. Additional Comments and Notes

1. Identify and describe the site. Map required.
2. Explain how research was conducted (times visited, methods).
   I visited the library five times: a Friday around 5pm, a Sunday in the mid-late afternoon for a couple of hours, and then three consecutive days, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at various times between early-mid afternoon to 5 to 7pm.
3. Included related readings (Whyte, etc.)
4. Basic argument.

Points to Think About:
1. Function:
   1. How the Site Functions as a
      1. destination,
         * Rare book department: the guest book contains the names of visitors (within a couple of days of my visit) from international locales: England, for example. Tourist attraction, but not often frequented or well-known, it seems.
      2. margin,
         * The FLoP fronts Vine St., which means it marks one of the original boundaries of Philadelphia.
      3. boundary or
         * As a boundary, however, it sits close to the Ben Franklin Parkway along Logan Square, a well-known and better kept section of town. * Wood Street (and subsequently Callowhill St.) directly behind the FLoP
      4. mirror.
         * Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. Modeled after one of the two buildings along the Rue Royale. * Its identical twin stands beside the FLoP.
   2. How does the 3rd floor relate to
      1. other floors,
      2. floors above it, or
      3. the rest of (itself,) the 3rd floor?
2. Signs of the Site's Uses: Physical features such as
   1. divisions
   2. ornaments
   3. accessibility
   4. behavioral features/functions
3. Accessibility:
   1. An area of
      1. exclusion,
         *
      2. privacy or
         
      3. abandon?
         
   2. Are some people more welcome than others?
      1. who?
      2. why?
4. Site Disparities By Time
   1. day/night
   2. weekday/weekend
5. Chatting with People
6. Additional Comments and Notes
   * "And yet, in spite of its deficiencies, the Library means something very important, something very tangible to the citizens of Philadelphia. Pages might be written about the intellectual opportunities it offers to those unable to get an education through orthodox channels, about its value to students, about its service as a community center. But the best as wel as the briefest proof of its necessity lies in the attendance statistics for 1938. During a year when even the movies complained of lack of audiences, the Library and its 34 sub-stations attracted 3,744,592 men, women, and children. Certainly, when over three million people find a thing good, there must be adequate reason as to why it should be continued." -- "Parkway Paradox." Arts in Philadelphia, Vol 2, Jan 1940.
   * Library Web site: http://www.library.phila.gov * Library Mission Statement (found at http://www.library.phila.gov/mission.htm): The mission of The Free Library of Philadelphia is to provide to all segments of the population of Philadelphia a comprehensive collection of recorded knowledge, ideas, artistic expression and information; to assure ease of access to these materials; and to provide programs to stimulate the awareness and use of these resources.

   The Free Library will provide current materials of high interest in a variety of formats for persons of all ages.

   The Free Library will provide timely, accurate information and reference services employing a highly qualified staff who provide the link between library materials and users in a congenial and professional manner.

   The Free Library will support the educational goals of all Philadelphians by providing the resources which correspond to their diverse needs.

   The Free Library will encourage young children to develop a love of reading, learning and libraries by providing materials and programs for children and for children and parents together.

   In pursuing this mission The Free Library of Philadelphia will uphold the public's freedom of access to knowledge. It will recognize its responsibility as a Regional Resource Center for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a District Library Center for Philadelphia County, and as Philadelphia's Public Library, and will continue to provide the full range of public library services.

   The Free Library will strive to meet the needs of its diverse communities through its Central, branch, and regional libraries. Furthermore, the Free Library will stimulate the awareness and use of libraries to promote individual enlightenment, community enrichment and economic vitality throughout the region.

   Adopted at a combined meeting of the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees on January 19, 1989.