The Free Library of Philadelphia, in partnership with the Delaware Valley Archivists Group, is hosting a free, interactive community fair featuring pop-up exhibitions, demonstrations, and table-top activities that showcase how sports, games, and play are documented in and catalyzed by archives and special collections.

Wednesday, October 14, 6:00-7:30pm
Free Library of Philadelphia
Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
Free
In-person

Drop by Parkway Central to view photographs, documents, graphics, in-development video games, historic board games, and podcast projects, and discuss the ways we play, entertain, and connect.
See materials that document Black joy, design for kids, school sports, toy craftmanship, mineralogy, and much more.
Participants include:
Operation: Black Joy
Penn Libraries – Research Data & Digital Scholarship
Presbyterian Historical Society
Museum for Art in Wood
Swarthmore College Special Collections
Library Company of Philadelphia
Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Library and Archives
Founder’s Hall at Girard College
Architectural Archives, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
Science History Institute
Hagley Museum and Library
Digital Archivists of Philadelphia
Common History
Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Dr. Elliott Simon Library and Historical Archive at Elwyn
City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, City Archives
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Teaching Freedom: Philadelphia’s Black Dreamkeepers, 1976-2026
Free Library of Philadelphia subject departments, special collections, and neighborhood libraries:
Newspapers and Microfilm Center
Music Department
Social Science and History Department
Art Department
Map Collection
Print and Picture Collection
Government Publications
Music Special Collections
Rare Book Department
Cecil B. Moore Library
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
Queen Memorial Library