Central Ohio’s Bibliophilic Society
Welcome to your Central Ohio connection for book lovers. The Aldus Society brings literary events and programming to book lovers and educational opportunities to members. Some of our members are serious book collectors, some of us are merely lovers of the printed word in all its forms. Note: 2025 is our 25-year anniversary, and we’re kicking it off with a brand-new logo! Special thanks to Michael Daines for his beautiful design. Watch for more special programming and projects.Â
Programs are free and open to the public. Free parking.
Thurber Center
91 Jefferson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
(next to the Thurber House).
7 p.m.: Doors open, socializing.
7:30 p.m.: Presentation begins.
Upcoming 2025 Programs:
Thursday MAY 22, 2025: Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour:
Where I Come From It’s Pronounced “App-A-Lach-A”
Many people forget that Ohio consists of 32 Appalachian counties nestled within the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and the Appalachian Plateau, characterized by rough, irregular hills and hollows, formed by the terminal (edge) of a glacier thousands of years ago.
Ms. Gunter-Seymour will discuss her own writing and her efforts to encourage and include other writers.
Generations of extraction—iron, timber, Big Coal and Big Pharma have resulted in a skewed view of the region along with a thick layer of preconceived prejudices. Many of us come from ancestries full of remarkable women and men who worked the fields, then the factories or retail (some still do) children on their hip or strapped to their back. From this we draw our strength, endurance, and determination to stand proud of who we are and where we come from and work to pay it forward to our own and future generations.
These programs have been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Aldus is an affiliate of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS).