Unite to Read Night
Tuesday, February 10 at Thurber Center
Join Thurber House, the Unite to Read Project, and Ohio State’s Banned Books Club for a night that brings together the Columbus community in the freedom to read and the stand against book bans! Choose your own adventure at our creativity and advocacy-focused stations where you can learn how to craft book résumés, design bookmarks, read from banned books, and more.
This event is free, but you must RSVP. All ages are welcome.
Co-presented by Thurber House and The Ohio State University’s Banned Books Club.
This event is free, but you must RSVP.
Presenters & Facilitators
Alyssa Chrisman
Instructional Design Senior Specialist, Unite to Read Project, OSU College of Arts & Sciences Office of Distance Education
Ashley Hope Pérez
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Studies Director, and World Literature Program Coordinator, OSU Department of Comparative Studies
Faculty Advisor, OSU Banned Books Club
Published Author
Drea Chalfan
President and Founder, OSU Banned Books Club
Community Engagement Intern, All People Arts and OSU Urban Arts Space
Student, OSU Comparative Cultural Studies
Holly Burcham
Vice President, OSU Banned Books Club
Student, OSU Architecture, College of Engineering
Location & Parking
Parking on Jefferson Avenue:
Free, easy street parking is available all along the Jefferson Avenue oval. Note: only the spots along the one-way oval are free; the spots along the two-way ends of Jefferson Avenue (near Broad Street and Long Street) are not free.
Parking off N. 11th Street (behind Thurber Center/Thurber House):
Free visitor parking is available in the small lot directly behind Thurber Center/Thurber House, accessible off N. 11th Street and located here.
All other parking lots do not belong to Thurber House and you may be towed.
Accessibility
The entrance, classroom space, and restrooms at Thurber Center are handicap/wheelchair accessible.
How to reach the wheelchair ramp:
If you park on Jefferson Avenue:
There is a slight curb (some wheelchairs can navigate this). The closest “ramp” cut is the entrance to the large parking lot on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Long Street (here).
Follow the sidewalk through the Thurber Center front gate. Take the sidewalk around the porch on the right side of the building. The entrance to the wheelchair ramp will appear on your left, past the porch.
If you park in the Thurber Center/Thurber House rear parking lot:
Follow the sidewalk between the handicap parking signs (here). The sidewalk will take you around the north side of our multipurpose building, Thurber Center.
The ramp will appear on your right and leads up to the front porch.
Disclaimer
Views, thoughts, and opinions expressed by event and program speakers in all mediums are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Thurber House, its affiliates, or its staff/board.