Entries by The Grandview Heights Public Library

DIY auto repair made easier

Making 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, […]

Read for a chance to win

Read 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 […]

Faster WiFi at Grandview Pool

Stay 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 […]

Parade goes by library, affects travel

The Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Memorial Day Parade will take place Saturday, May 26, at 10 am. The parade begins at Cambridge and First Avenues and continues down First Avenue (passing in front of the library) to Oxley Road. The route will impact access to the library during the morning. Some streets near the library will be closed approximately […]

Simplified loan periods

The Grandview Heights Public Library has simplified loan periods and eliminated daily incremental fines to provide better service and greater access. Loan periods for materials borrowed from GHPL (excluding digital) are now 7 days or 21 days: “Hot Picks” Books – 7 days Magazines – 7 days DVDs/Blu-rays – 7 days Video Games – 7 […]

MAY 5: Great Grandview Garage Sale

The Great Grandview Garage Sale will take place throughout Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff on Saturday, May 5. The library will have a Surplus Sale on the lower level of the library from 10 am-3 pm. Items for sale include: tables, storage cabinets, book shelf, CD player and receiver.    

67 million items

Library cardholders at 17 Central Ohio library systems (including GHPL) will have access to 67 million items, thanks to a new partnership between an expanded Central Library Consortium (CLC) and two statewide networks. The CLC Expands The CLC, a cooperative among 14 Central Ohio library systems co-founded by GHPL in 1988, already offers more than 5 […]

Tax information

The IRS tax filing deadline is Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Like last year, most forms and instructions will be available only online. Find forms online, free preparation/filing assistance, and more. A limited number of paper forms are available on the second level of the library. If a specific paper form is unavailable or has not […]

EXHIBIT: Surviving Winter

See natural specimens along with dynamic educational content, book displays, and a craft table at the current GHPL Mobile Exhibit called Surviving Winter, located in the library atrium on the lower level from December 1, 2017-January 31, 2018. The exhibit is part of the Natural Wonders series in collaboration with the Museum of Biological Diversity at The Ohio State University. […]

GHPL named All-Time All-Star Library

Library Journal has named the Grandview Heights Public Library (GHPL) one of America’s best public libraries with a ranking of five stars for the 10th consecutive year. GHPL is one of only 13 U.S. public libraries to receive a five-star rating in all 10 editions of the magazine’s Index of Public Library Service, a distinction shared with Worthington Libraries. Over the 10 editions of the index, 606 libraries have […]