An Open-Air Library and Farmer's Market Plaza for the South of South Street Neighborhood commissioned by the Fairmount Park Art Association
New LandMarks Program, Philadelphia, PA. 1998. T o be built within the next two to three years. Precedents for this kind of book display can be found in the open air book markets of Paris and New York. The intention of the project is to open a cultural institution out to the public and to provide the neighborhood with a public meeting place.

The project was developed in collaboration with the South of South Street Neighborhood Association, and with the Fairmount Park Art Asociation. In the process of developing this project, Zweig contacted the Drexel University School of Information Science; the faculty there has incorporated it into their graduate curriculum so that the library will be run by the graduate students on a continuing basis. They will work closely with the South of South Street community to develop the collection, staffing, and procedures. In addition, A neighborhood advisory board for the library has been established.

Public art coordinator: Charles Moleski

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