Entries by The Grandview Heights Public Library

Digital scanning and fax station

  Digital scanning and faxing are now available at a special station in Reference! Digital scanning is free! Please limit use to 15 minutes when others are waiting. Send your scanned document (for free) to: Email Smartphone/tablet (you must have a QR code reader app downloaded to your phone) Google Docs USB SkyDrive (Microsoft docs) […]

NOV. 5: Vote in the General Election

  Exercise your right to vote! Learn about statewide issues and get voter information from: Franklin County Board of Elections League of Women Voters Ohio Secretary of State Get your forms at the Grandview Library, available at the Circulation desk: Voter registration Change of address Absentee ballot At a table just inside the parking lot […]

Penguin Group e-books available

  Download e-books by Nora Roberts, Lisa Gardner, Harry Coben, Robin Cook, and many more! More than 2,000 e-books from publisher Penguin Group are now available throughDigital Downloads from our Digital Library. Many of these titles are available for Kindle! (NOTE: A USB cable is required to download Penguin titles to your Kindle; they cannot […]

Affordable Care Act information

  Learn more about the Affordable Care Act (ACA)! Beginning October 1, 2013, open enrollment begins for ACA, a new law which requires every American to have health insurance; financial assistance is available depending upon economic status. Certified “Navigators” from the Ohio Association of Foodbanks (an Ohio agency officially providing ACA information) will give an […]

E-readers available for loan

  Preloaded e-readers are now available to borrow – and to take home! Five Barnes & Noble Nooks and two Apple iPad Minis feature a collection of bestsellers. Plus, each Nook is designated with books from a particular genre: Nook 1 — Romance Nook 2 — Mystery/Suspense Nook 3 — History/Biography Nook 4 — Fiction […]

TUE, SEPT 17: The Big Give

Grow the Grandview Library Foundation’s Endowment Fund during a special, 24-hour online giving event called The Big Give, presented by The Columbus Foundation. Beginning at 11 am on Tuesday, September 17: Visit columbusfoundation.org Click “Connect + Give” Select “Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation” Click “Give Now“ Plus, there is a $1 million bonus pool that […]

Youth artwork on display

  Awesome art made by young artists from Ohio Craft Museum‘s summer camp is on display in Youth Service! Each of these hand-made Canvas Books and Vacation Memory Mini-Quilts reveal a special tale in pictures and words! The show continues through Labor Day.

TUE, AUG 6: Final concert of the season

  Don’t miss the last show of the 28th Annual Music on the Lawn summer concert season. Agent 99 plays Tuesday, August 6, from 7:30-8:30 pm, rescheduled from a July 9 weather cancellation. Thank you to the band for rescheduling!

Mayor declares August “Friends Month”

Grandview Heights Mayor Ray DeGraw has declared August 2013 “Friends of the Grandview Heights Public Library Month”, in recognition of the volunteer group’s efforts to recruit new members and their contributions to maintain and improve the quality of the Library. The Mayor visited the Library on Thursday, August 1, to present Library Director Mary Ludlum […]

Mary Ludlum retires after 32 years

  Grandview Heights Public Library Director Mary Ludlum, who has worked at the Library for 32 years, retires on August 31, 2013. Ludlum leaves an outstanding legacy of commitment to public service, community involvement, and progressive leadership. Under her leadership as Director the past five years, the Grandview Library has been ranked a five-star public library […]