DIY auto repair made easier

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chiltonMaking your own vehicle repairs?

Get step-by-step instructions for nearly all makes and models with Chilton Library, the library’s newest digital service.

  • Repair your vehicle, whether domestic or imported, car or light truck.
  • Browse or search by specific make, model, and year.
  • Covers models from 1940-present, including step-by-step repair instructions.
  • Get repair and recall information, drawings, photographs, and diagrams from most major domestic and imported vehicle manufacturers.
  • Includes labor estimating tool to help you confidently determine your next move.

Find more online resources from the library at Research and E-books/Digital Media.

Read for a chance to win

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SUMMER_READING_252_56BDE4F9Read this summer for a chance to win prizes during Summer Reading Club!

ADULTS
  • No registration.
  • Pick any book. No genre requirements.
  • Choose your format. Fill out an entry for every book, audiobook, or digital book you read.
  • Submit your entries in the designated boxes on the second floor of the library to enter prize drawings from local businesses. All entries from the boxes go into the same prize drawing. Current library card in good standing required to win prizes.
  • For ages 18 and older.
  • Prizes from: Glenn Avenue Soap Company, Krema Nut Company, The Candle Lab, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, State of Devotion, and The Oilerie.
KIDS & TEENS
  • Set reading goals
  • Fill out your Summer Reading Log (PDF), which is also available in the 2018 Summer Events brochure.
  • You could win great prizes from fun local businesses, the library’s Treasure Chest, or Grand Prize drawings.
  • Sponsors include:
    • Brenz Pizza Co.
    • Chipotle Mexican Grill on 5th Ave.
    • Clay Cafe on 5th Ave.
    • Dairy Queen on 5th Ave.
    • DK Diner
    • Galaxy Games and Golf
    • Grandview Carriage Place Players
    • Grandview Heights Fire Department
    • Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Education Foundation
    • Grandview Heights Police
    • Grandview Theater & Drafthouse
    • Grandview Pool Concessions
    • Kings Island
    • Ohio Renaissance Festival
    • Ohio State Fair
    • Ohio State Parks
    • Pure Imagination Chocolatier

Faster WiFi at Grandview Pool

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3c2beff3-cdb4-495a-8c65-a9327ba2b79bStay connected this summer with free WiFi in Grandview Heights parks (map), provided by GHPL and funded by the GHPL Foundation.

Due to increased usage, WiFi speed at the Grandview Heights Municipal Pool is now 13 times faster.

Connectivity upgrades have also been made at Pierce Field.

Last year, more than 20,000 people used the service, with an average use time of one hour.