We are thrilled to be a part of Columbus, Ohio’s first Flyover Fest! Through multiple arts in walkable, distinctive venues, Flyover Fest will engage the city, stimulate creativity and spark conversation. Flyover includes literature, music, film and a book fair. Buy your tickets today at https://www.theflyoverfest.com.
Join and chat with us about bookstores and libraries as important spaces for civic engagement.
Resistance + Refuge : Bookstores + Libraries
In an environment seen by millions as regressive, learn how bookstores and libraries are places of activism and refuge.
When: 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017
Where: Rambling House, 310 E. Hudson St., Columbus, OH 43202
Cost: FREE!
Angie Sharkey is a youth services manager within Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML). She has been with CML for nearly 10 years and was previously with Upper Arlington Public Library. As a politically engaged librarian, she brings a fresh perspective from women’s rights to serving immigrant populations. Connect with Angie here.
Charlie Pugsley is the founder and owner of Bookspace Columbus, an ever-evolving concept whose main aims are to spread awareness through the Columbus, Ohio area through self-education, self-empowerment and community involvement. Learn more about Charlie here.
Linda Kass is founder and owner of Gramercy Books, an independently-minded, carefully curated neighborhood bookstore located in the heart of Bexley, Ohio. Three years in the making, Gramercy Books opened its doors on December 12, 2016. learn more about Linda here.
As co-founder of Cbus Libraries, Bryan champions libraries, library professionals and the love of reading. Through grassroots community involvement, including Cbus Libraries’ Libraries Everywhere program, Bryan believes a strong democracy is created, in part, through libraries and intellectual freedom.
The Flyover Fest is presented by Two Dollar Radio (founders), Outer Orbit Booking, Wild Goose Creative and Wexner Center for the Arts. The festival is brought to Columbus in part by Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Dispatch Media Group and Columbus Makes Art/Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Special thanks to Eric Obenauf & Eliza Wood-Obenauf of Two Dollar Radio for inviting Cbus Libraries to participate!
The Noor Islamic Cultural Center and its library serves the Muslim and non-Muslim community of greater Columbus by promoting goodwill, tolerance, unity and understanding.
On the day we toured, the center was bustling with activity from the sounds of melodic Friday prayers, the smell of delicious samosas and the chatting of congregants outside the mosque promoting events like the film premiere of The Sultan & The Saint.
The Noor Islamic Cultural Center is composed of a mosque, library, classrooms and meeting rooms. The library fills an important function to house sacred texts, provide a space for study and reflection and accommodate additional congregants during prayer.
Noor is welcoming to all and encourages learning more. Every Saturday at 11 a.m., the center hosts a gathering open to the public to meet Muslims and learn about Islam. The center also has a strong partnership with all faiths and was one of first to have suburban interfaith programming.
Over 6,000 across the country are reached by Noor, while 70% of the congregation live within walking distance. Its programming is considered among the best in the country, and community service plays a strong part in making a difference, building relationships and creating friendships. From ladies cooking classes, book clubs and National Muslim Soup Kitchen Day, to so much more, Noor is a devoted community partner. The center collaborates with hospitals, high schools, colleges, YMCA and other organizations to nurture community relations and understanding.
The Noor Islamic Cultural Center is an incredible space and a wonderful part of the Central Ohio community. We highly recommend visiting and learning more.
Special thanks to Noor’s Board of Directors President Imran Malik as well as Noorgul Dada for their warm welcome and personal tour.
Get to know Leigh Bonds, The Ohio State University’s first digital humanities librarian. Listen in below.
Dr. Leigh Bonds is a digital humanist, textual scholar, and book historian. Leigh earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English, and her Doctor of Philosophy in English literature, specializing in Nineteenth-Century British literature, book history and digital humanities. She joined The Ohio State University as its first digital humanities librarian in August of 2016.
Today’s episode was generously underwritten by independent publisher, Two Dollar Radio, whose books are Too Loud to Ignore. Learn more at twodollarradio.com.
Cbus Libraries is proud to participate in The Flyover Fest. On May 13, 2017, hear and discuss perspectives on bookstores and libraries as places of resistance and refuge.
Resistance + Refuge : Bookstores + Libraries
In an environment seen by millions as regressive, learn how bookstores and libraries are places of activism and refuge.
When: 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13
Where: Rambling House, 310 E. Hudson St., Columbus, OH 43202
Who: Angie Sharkey (Columbus Metropolitan Library), Charlie Pugsley (Bookspace Columbus), Linda Kass (Gramercy Books)
Music was generously provided by Correy Parks. See Correy at The Flyover Fest on May 12, follow him on Twitter and buy his music on iTunes. You can stream his album “The Road Less Traveled” at Listen Columbus, a project of Upper Arlington Public Library.
