34th Music on the Lawn
Enjoy free outdoor summer concerts on the library lawn on Tuesdays, June & July, 7:30-8:30 pm.
Get the performance schedule, sponsor list, food truck schedule, and more.
Coordinated by the Grandview Heights Public Library and Grandview Heights Parks & Recreation.
See you on the lawn!
6th Grandview Chocolate Walk
Enjoy a walking tour of Grandview Heights with chocolate stops at participating businesses on Thursday, May 30, 6-8 pm.
A limited number of tickets are available.
Proceeds benefit the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation.
Join the Facebook event.
Borrow a turntable
Have you ever wanted to borrow from our vinyl record collection, but you don’t have a way to play the records?
You can now borrow a portable Bluetooth turntable from GHPL. All you need is your GHPL card.
Check out our other nontradtional library materials, from acoustic guitars to board games.
Summer concert sponsorships
Support an outstanding community tradition while showcasing your organization.
The 34th Annual Music on the Lawn summer concert series at the library takes place on Tuesdays in June & July from 7:30-8:30 pm.
More than 5,000 people attend an average of 8 concerts every year!
Learn about Sponsorship Levels and complete a Sponsorship Application.
Chocolate Walk tickets
Enjoy a walking tour of Grandview Heights with chocolate stops at participating businesses on Thursday, May 30, 6-8 pm.
A limited number of tickets for the 6th Annual Grandview Chocolate Walk are now available.
Proceeds benefit the GHPL Foundation. For more information, visit ghpl.org/foundation.
Join the Facebook event.
Bid notice for library repairs
PUBLIC NOTICE: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the Fiscal Officer for the Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave., Columbus, OH 43212, until 12 noon, local time, on April 9, 2019, for the fire alarm replacement project based upon documents prepared by Dynamix Engineering, Ltd. Estimated construction cost: $147,000. Bids will be opened and read immediately afterwards. Submit questions to Stuart Hill PE (shill@dynamix-ltd.com; 614.443.1178).
Contract documents may be purchased at cost plus shipping from Franklin Imaging, 500 Schrock Rd, Columbus OH 43229 (printroom@franklinimaging.com; 614.885.6894) and may be inspected during normal business hours at plan rooms in the area.
A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 12 pm on April 2, 2019, at the Library in Conference Room A. Ohio prevailing wage law applies to this project.
A Bid Guaranty in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders must be submitted with the bid. A bid may not be withdrawn within 60 days of the bid opening. The Library reserves the right to waive irregularities in bids, reject any or all bids, and conduct investigations into bidder responsibility.
Celeste Ng tickets
The Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation presents an evening with award-winning author Celeste Ng at the Grandview Heights High School Auditorium (1587 W. Third Ave.) on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 7 pm.
Her first novel, Everything I Never Told You (Penguin Press, 2014):
- New York Times Bestseller
- New York Times Notable Book of 2014
- Amazon’s #1 Best Book of 2014
- Best Book of the Year by over a dozen publications
- Currently being made into a blockbuster film starring Julia Roberts.
Her second novel, Little Fires Everywhere (Penguin Press, 2017):
- New York Times Bestseller
- Amazon’s #2 Best Book and Best Fiction Book of 2017
- Best Book of the Year by over 25 publications
- Winner of the Goodreads Readers Choice Award 2017 in Fiction
- Set in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where Ng grew up
- Currently being made into a Hulu miniseries starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington
Tickets are available through Eventbrite beginning Friday, March 1, 2019, 9 am.
Thank you to sponsors:
- Grandview Heights Marble Cliff Education Foundation
- Grandview Dental Care
- Keller Williams Classic Properties – Cantwell Eagleson Group
- Greta Kearns for Mayor of Grandview Heights
- Courtyard by Marriott – Courtyard Columbus OSU
For sponsorship information, contact foundation@ghpl.org.
(Photo: Kevin Day)
New catalog features
Get better service with these new updates to our catalog!- One-click reserves
Reserve a title with one click whenever you’re logged into your account. - Similar titles available now
On a long wait list? Find “readalikes” available now from GHPL or our consortium. - Star ratings
Many titles now have Goodreads star ratings.
Try a new voting machine
The Franklin County Board of Elections will displaying & demonstrating their new voting equipment at the library on Tuesday, February 12, from 11 am-1 pm & 6-8 pm.
The new hybrid voting system will be used for the first time during the Primary Election on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
The new system allows you to cast a paper ballot by one of two methods:
- On a touchscreen ballot marker or
- Traditional “fill in the oval” paper ballot.
After completion of one of these processes, voters will insert their paper ballot in a ballot counting device before leaving the voting location.
The Board of Elections will be taking the new voting machines throughout the county to libraries, festivals, community events, as well as government & civic meetings to educate registered voters on how the system works.
The most recent voting system served county voters for more than 12 years. The Board of Elections spent the last two years vetting the latest voting systems on the market.
