About Casa Libre

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Mission
Casa Libre en la Solana is a non-profit community resource center and inn for writers. Our mission is to contribute to the development of a more cohesive literary culture in Tucson by acting as a physical hub where smaller groups may find refuge and connections. We aim to build symbiotic relationships with individuals and local established literary and non-profit groups in order to facilitate connections between these groups and the public. Casa's primary service is to provide writing suites furnished especially to serve the needs of writers and scholars who desire private writing space. We provide an onsite reference library (non-lending) for further study and writing support. We provide and manage a physical venue (courtyard, mics, seats, and environment) and classroom. We host meetings, workshops, literacy programs, and other events concerned with arts and letters.

Our Name
We wrangled up our name by borrowing from the original tag of the Barrio Historico neighborhood...which was called Barrio Libre (before gentrification). Since we originally wanted Casa's home to be in the Barrio we thought it would be appropriate to assimilate the name. Once we picked it, no matter where we landed, we were stuck on the name.

Casa, of course, is house or home. Libre, so close to Libro (or book), means free, and en la Solana = in the sun (or sun room, as in Solarium). So, roughly translated from modern day Spanish, Casa Libre en la Solana means Free House in the Sun.

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