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.
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 MAR. 13, 2025: It has long been known that there are lost books from Renaissance England. The enigma of these mysterious ellipses in our poetry, drama, and fiction – unread by centuries of readers and scholars – still shape our literary history. Alan B. Farmer, Associate Professor of English at Ohio State University, explores how lost books might reshape our understanding of the larger literary history of early modern England, offering new ways to think about our literary history. The Ravneberg Memorial Lecture is made possible by the Ron Ravneberg Fund and the generosity of individual donors. Presented annually, it is devoted to topics related to book arts and culture.
Thursday APR. 10, 2025: Rhiannon Knol will speak about the role wrong ideas have played in Renaissance and early modern science, focusing on the writings of Aristotle, Christopher Columbus, and Athanasius Kircher—and reactions by their readers, from Galileo and Harvey to Sor Juana de la Cruz—and on the ongoing negotiation of authority, empiricism, and imagination in scientific and philosophical discourse.
Thursday MAY 22, 2025: Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour discusses literature derived from the 32 Ohio counties “nestled within the western foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.”
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).