February 1, 2012 Announcing the January winners of Checkout Champion, a monthly contest featuring Donatos prizes for checking out the most Grandview Library items: In the Kids category, Nicole Clayton wins a large, single-item Donatos pizza and a $10 Donatos gift card. Nicole checked out 149 items in January. In the Adult category, Phil Brehmer wins a medium signature Donatos pizza and […]
January 25, 2012 Use www.ghpl.org/amazon when you buy anything on Amazon.com, and help the Library—at no cost to you! The Library receives a percentage of the sales from your purchases whenever you use the link. Bookmark it! It’s a free & easy way to earn extra money for the Library! NOTE: Outside of the special web address, the […]
January 20, 2012 The dollhouse in Youth Services has a new look! Thank you to Grandview resident & artist Mike Dexter (pictured), who painted & refurbished it in his workshop. It looks great! Thank you to former staff & current volunteer Ruth Sloan (pictured), whose father made it for his library on the East Coast in 1974. When […]
January 19, 2012 Kids, check out these new online resources! BookFlix—Scholastic’s collection classic stories on video with nonfiction eBooks, to help young fiction readers discover new reading possibilities with nonfiction. For pre-kindergarten through third grade. TrueFlix—Great nonfiction eBooks for the young researcher. For grades 3-6. Give them a try! Don’t forget to check out Tumble Books […]
January 6, 2012 Download thousands of e-books from the Grandview Library’s newest service—Freading! Download Freading e-books onto a variety of compatible devices, including e-readers, smartphones, tablets, and computers. Get access to all titles—no holds or waiting lists. For PC, Mac, or eReader device (Nook, Nook Touch, Sony eReader), you will need to download and install Adobe Digital Editions software […]
January 5, 2012 The more items you check out in 2012, the better chance you have of becoming a Checkout Champion—and winning prizes from Donatos! Every month this year, each patron’s check-outs* will be totaled, and the two (one adult and one kid age 17 & under) with the most check-outs will win. One winner […]
January 3, 2012 It’s a Mardi Gras party at the Library after hours! The third Book Bash—presented by the GHPL Foundation to benefit the Grandview Library Endowment Fund—takes place on Saturday, February 18, from 7-10 pm. This year’s theme celebrates the spirit of New Orleans with King Cake, Mardi Gras masks, beads, raffle, music, food & drink, and more. RSVP […]
December 30, 2011 Use your Grandview Library card to search & reserve the books below. Just enter the titles into our catalog from your computer, or call Circulation at 614-486-2951 to have a staff member place a hold for you. Want more? Find new books, movies & music. Love digital materials? Download books, movies & music. The titles below that are […]
December 1, 2011 The Grandview Heights Public Library has been recognized as a five-star library and the best public library in America in its category! This marks the fourth consecutive time the Grandview Library has received five stars from The Library Journal Index of Public Library Service, a national rating of public libraries. The index identifies 262 “star” […]
November 28, 2011 Use your Grandview Library card to search & reserve the books below. Just enter the titles into our catalog from your computer, or call Circulation at 614-486-2951 to have a staff member place a hold for you. Want more? Find new books, movies & music. Love digital materials? Download books, movies & music. The titles below that are […]