{"id":358,"date":"2018-06-14T16:28:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T20:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2018-10-08T10:36:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T14:36:22","slug":"philadelphia-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/cities\/philadelphia-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile: 5 Branch Libraries in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>&lt;&lt; back to our <a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/\">Report Overview<\/a>\u00a0on Pok\u00e9mon GO and Playful Cities<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-518\" src=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1995-slim-for-sidebar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1995-slim-for-sidebar.jpg 300w, https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_1995-slim-for-sidebar-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For several months, participants were invited to explore the communities around neighborhood libraries via Pok\u00e9Stops and Pok\u00e9Crawls. Five branch libraries in the Free Library of Philadelphia system each created a print map of neighborhood treasures, from murals to historic sites.<\/p>\n<p>The hybrid approach with paper maps was often coupled with the game, but could also be used independently for anyone to try. The game was embedded within an existing library campaign for students on summer break to promote reading and exploration, known as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/libwww.freelibrary.org\/blog\/post\/2932\">Summer of Wonder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This was the longest-running experiment with Pok\u00e9mon GO of the\u00a0Knight-Niantic series, running from July through August, 2017.\u00a0 The experiment was also the only one anchored in physical buildings, specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Queen Memorial Library<\/em> in Point Breeze<\/li>\n<li><em>Fumo Family Library<\/em> in South Philadelphia<\/li>\n<li><em>Tacony LAB<\/em> in the Northeast<\/li>\n<li><em>Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Parkway Central Library<\/em> in Logan Square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Detailed Report<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/download-report\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-763 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/thumbnail-report-cities-remix-playful-platform-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>&gt;&gt; These libraries are featured in our <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/download\/\">full report<\/a>. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/download-report\/\">PDF version<\/a> for the most complete description, based on our team&#8217;s interviews in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Exclusive analysis in the report:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ongoing activity (versus the more episodic approach in many cities, including with <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-go\/open-streets-festivals-tap-into-pokemon-go\/\">open streets<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Using libraries as neighborhood anchors to connect play with local history and resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/point-breeze-map-and-mural.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/point-breeze-map-and-mural.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/point-breeze-map-and-mural-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/point-breeze-map-and-mural-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sightseeing map for library Pok\u00e9Crawl in Point Breeze (at left). At right, the layers overlap, from the paint on the building, to the activity guide that moves people through physical space. A mural by prominent artist Keith Haring is shown in both.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" style=\"width: 736px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/library-collage-bgs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"736\" height=\"826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/library-collage-bgs.jpg 736w, https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/library-collage-bgs-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One library can have many hooks into the game, including a poster (top left), the custom neighborhood map for the game (at bottom with other summer materials), and most importantly with library staff who bring their own creative tactics for adapting the experience including with stuffed creatures and activities. Pictured is Liz Gardiner of the Queen Memorial Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recruiting also happened through social media and email lists of local libraries, for example:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Free Library is teaming up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/knightfdn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@knightfdn<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NianticLabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NianticLabs<\/a> to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PokemonGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PokemonGo<\/a> to 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neighborhoodFLP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neighborhoodFLP<\/a> locations: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HBejHu3z3D\">https:\/\/t.co\/HBejHu3z3D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZTz7hnmaA\">pic.twitter.com\/dZTz7hnmaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Free Library of Philadelphia (@FreeLibrary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FreeLibrary\/status\/885495349913280512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More on the Library remix<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Our <strong>full report<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/download-report\/\">download<\/a> or read <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/\">overview<\/a>) dives into the Philadelphia library case\n<ul>\n<li>See also the later Philadelphia <a href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/cities\/philly-free-streets\/\">Free Streets<\/a> remix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reflections on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/generocity.org\/philly\/2018\/04\/25\/free-library-partnered-pokemon-go-heres-learned\/\">What the Free Library learned<\/a>&#8221; by library administrator Joel Nichols (4\/25\/2018 in Generocity) and separately &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/articles\/powering-civic-engagement-at-the-free-library-of-philadelphia-using-pok-mon-go\">Powering Civic Engagement<\/a>&#8221; on the Knight blog (10\/16\/2017)<\/li>\n<li>Library announcement blog, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/libwww.freelibrary.org\/blog\/post\/2972\">Ready, Set, Pok\u00e9mon GO!<\/a>&#8221; by Nate E., July 11, 2017\n<ul>\n<li>featuring a video describing the game activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Article <a href=\"https:\/\/technical.ly\/philly\/2017\/07\/14\/knight-foundation-niantic-partner-set-pokemon-go-stops-free-library\/\">analyzing the partnership<\/a>\u00a0between Knight\/Niantic\/Free Library at the beginning of the roll-out, by RobertoTorres in TechnicallyPhilly (7\/14\/2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>&lt;&lt; back to our <a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/playfulcity.net\/go\/pokemon-report\/\">Report Overview<\/a>\u00a0on Pok\u00e9mon GO and Playful Cities<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;&lt; back to our Report Overview\u00a0on Pok\u00e9mon GO and Playful Cities For several months, participants were invited to explore the communities around neighborhood libraries via Pok\u00e9Stops and Pok\u00e9Crawls. 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