Virginia Festival of the Book

Getting Around

Accessibility of Locations

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
(Downtown Area)
301 E. Jefferson Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 295-6382

  • ramp to 3rd St. entrance
  • double doors
  • ramp 3 ft. from curb/ easy pick-up or drop-off
  • handicap accessible drinking fountains
  • elevators close to door
  • restrooms spacious
  • street parking; one handicap spot is available on 3rd St NE opposite handicap entrance to the building

VILLAGE SCHOOL
(Downtown Area)
215 E. High Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 984-4404

  • street parking & one handicapped spot on 3rd Street NE between Jefferson and High Streets.
  • entrance is street level
  • handicap accessible on ground floor
  • handicap accessible restrooms

LIBRARY – JEFFERSON MADISON
(Downtown Area)
201 E. Market Street
Charlottesville, VA
Phone: 979-7151

  • ramp to main entrance, few ft. from street
  • street parking
  • hand button to open double doors
  • elevator to floors/meeting rooms
  • handicap accessible restrooms

VINEGAR HILL THEATRE (Downtown Area)
220 W. Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 977-8458

  • entrance 10 ft. from street
  • 4 steps with railing after door
  • 8 ft. parking available
  • narrow corridors inside
  • Side door through which a wheelchair could enter with no steps
  • handicap accessible bathrooms

OMNI
(Downtown Area)
235 W. Main Street
Phone: 971-5500

  • reserved handicap parking in garage
  • elevator
  • car loop at front
  • double doors
  • conference rooms: refer doors or shut
  • Restrooms:
    • Accessible with railings, large space
    • Lever handles
    • Auto towel

ICE PARK
(Downtown Area – at the end of the downtown mall, across from the Omni)
230 W. Main Street
Phone: 817-2400

  • ramp at the Water St. entrance; easy access into room
  • railing
  • no automatic door, but door is wide & close to curb
  • two spacious unisex handicap accessible restrooms adjacent to the room w/ railings
  • parking – one handicapped spot on Old Preston at the mall (next to Omni)
  • Noise in background from skating, depending on time of day; VaBook rents a sound system

GRAVITY LOUNGE
(Downtown Area)
103 S. 1st Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 977-5590

  • (ramp to door and after door) w/ railings (brick-paved walkway outside
  • adjacent to outlet – easy across
  • ramps inside – but stairs (2 steps) to restroom (no railing) w/ lever handles
  • off-street parking
  • closest handicap accessible restroom in Omni

NEW DOMINION BOOK SHOP
(Downtown Area)
404 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 295-2552

  • no restroom; nearest handicap accessible restroom in City Hall
  • hard to maneuver around book island centerpieces
  • no ramp leading to programs on 2nd floor
  • Small space ensures low probability of hearing problems
  • Closest handicap accessible parking - Market Street parking garage

OAKLEY’S GENTLY USED BOOKS
(Downtown Area)
112 W. Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 977-3313

  • handicap accessible
  • street level access
  • ramp
  • handicap parking available at Water St. parking lot, parking garage & at metered spaces

THE PARAMOUNT
215 E. Market Street (main door on the Downtown pedestrian Mall)
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 979-1922

  • No on-site parking, parking available on Market Street and in parking garages
  • newly renovated building, conforms to ADA regulations within building

LEXIS NEXIS
701 E. Water Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 972-7600

  • handicap accessible parking next to building
  • is a new building and conforms to ADA regulations

VIRGINIA DISCOVERY MUSUEM
524 E. Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: 977-1025

  • no on-site parking; parking available on Market St. and other nearby lots
  • everything is located on the 1st floor
  • has wide doors
  • handicap accessible restrooms; there may be some difficulty getting onto commodes

UVA BOOKSTORE
400 Emmet Street
Phone: 924-3608
Contact: Taylor Shelton

  • handicap parking on 1st floor of garage near elevators(bear to the right upon entrance), one reserved handicap space available at the back of parking garage, and some handicap spaces are outside the garage (adjacent to the parking garage’s front entrance, however they are usually full unless it’s early in the morning (i.e. 7 am)).
  • handicap accessible restrooms
  • easy to maneuver inside; assistance is available upon request for those who would like to enter the text department
  • wide doorways inside
  • automatic doors at entrance
 

BARNES & NOBLE
(Barracks Road Shopping Center)
1035 Emmet St. N.
Phone: 984-0461

  • handicap accessible restrooms
  • aisles are rather narrow, but it is possible to navigate through them with a wheelchair
  • no automatic doors
  • curb cuts
  • drop-off spot in front of building and handicap parking spots nearby

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SPORTS
(Barracks Road Shopping Center)
1125 Emmet St. N.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: 977-4400

  • no restrooms; nearest handicap accessible restroom is at Panera
  • center aisle is easy to navigate; other areas aren’t as easy to navigate due to space constraints (i.e. clustered clothing racks)
  • double doors
  • curb cuts

SENIOR CENTER INC.
1180 Pepsi Place
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: 974-7756

  • automatic doors
  • completely accessible on first floor, elevator to second floor (though no programs are scheduled there)
  • drop off just in front of door and numerous handicap accessible parking spots
  • bathrooms accessible

JEFFERSON-MADISON REGIONAL LIBRARY: NORTHSIDE LIBRARY (open 12 – 9 pm Monday – Tuesday)
300 Albemarle Square
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone: 973-7893

  • push button automatic doors
  • handicap accessible restrooms with rails
  • large parking lot
  • easy to navigate throughout library

 

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