Discover Your Next Read

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Need help picking out a book? Get recommendations from GHPL staff!

Tell us what you’re interested at ghpl.org/nextgreatread, and we’ll send you some suggestions.

We can even create a bundle of books for your children; just let us know on the form. 

Then, reserve the books through our catalog, and we’ll let you know when they are ready for curbside pickup!

Bingo Challenge

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Want to earn an extra 100 points toward winning prizes in our first ever virtual Summer Reading Club?

Complete the Bingo Challenge! Each square features a different literary genre or feature. Complete five squares in a row to win.

Need some book suggestions? Our staff has compiled a list of books for each square/genre that are available from the library:

Download the free GHPL Summer Reading Club ReadSquared app from the Apple App Store or Google Play, visit ghpl.readsquared.com, or call a library staff member at 614-486-2951 for assistance.

Spectacular Specimens

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The Ohio State Museum of Biological Diversity (OSUMBD) presents a new specimen each week on Wednesdays, June 3-July 29, at noon.

Visit the Grandview Heights Public Library Youth Services Facebook pagk and YouTube Channel to see each week’s video that includes related e-books from our collections!

  • JUNE 03: Explore the Ocean! with Dr. Meg Daly and Heather Glon
  • JUNE 10: Bugs! with Dr. Steve Chordas, Dr. Luciana Musetti, and George Keeney
  • JUNE 17: Mighty Mosses! with Dr. Bob Klips
  • JUNE 24: Let’s Go Fishing! with Marc Kibbey and Mael Glon
  • JULY 01: So Many Mammals! with Danielle Parsons and Dr. Jonathan Calede
  • JULY 08: Plants in Your Backyard! with Kali Mattingly, Ashley Keesling, and Dr. John Freudenstein
  • JULY 15: The Amazing Ant! with Dr. Rachelle Adams
  • JULY 22: The History and Biology of Coffee! with Dr. Mesfin Tadesse
  • JULY 29: Snakes in the Library! with Dr. Lisle Gibbs

Part of the GHPL’s Summer Services & Events season June-August 2020 in collaboration with OSUMBD.

See selected specimens at the library as part of the GHPL Mobile Exhibits series called Natural Wonders, an ongoing collaboration between GHPL and OSUMBD.