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Community screening of local documentary

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The public is invited to a free community screening of the WOSU Public Media documentary Columbus Neighborhoods: Tri-Village on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 7 pm, at the GHHS Auditorium.

The evening will include a Q&A with the producer.

The screening is presented by:

Some local residents and materials gathered from “Share-a-Story” Day, held at the Library in June 2014, are featured in the documentary.

WOSU Public Media, Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff Historical Society, and the Grandview Library invited residents to share their stories, photographs, films, and artifacts. Many materials were digitally scanned for preservation. The event assisted WOSU Public Media’s research for the documentary while helping the Historical Society preserve and promote local history.

Materials can also be found on the Historical Society’s new Timeline, which is featured on an interactive touchscreen on the second floor of the Library.

The Library is proud to partner with these organizations to present this free event celebrating local history.

EVENTS: Summer 2015

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It’s a new season of exciting events at the Grandview Library!

Join us for great programs, live music, and fun for all ages June-August 2015.

5/26-8/1: Summer Reading Clubs for all ages

6/2-7/28: 30th Annual Music on the Lawn
6/1-22: FILM: Son of Summer Campy Movies
6/4: THEATER ON THE LAWN: Twelfth Night

7/6-8/24: FILM: Rebels, Outlaws, and Outsiders
7/7-8/28: ADAMH community mural campaign art exhibit
7/25: 22nd Annual Lazy Daze of Summer Festival

8/6: THEATER ON THE LAWN: Sherlock Holmes Mystery
8/13: Mental Wellness for You and Your Community with ADAMH

TEENS
5/26-8/1: Summer Reading Club
6/9: Superhero Smackdown
6/26: Locked In at the Library
7/14: Minute to Win It

KIDS
5/26-8/1: Summer Reading Club
5/26: SRC Kick-Off with magician Erica Carlson
6/1-7/27: Preschool Playschool
6/3-7/22: WHAM! Wednesdays
6/8, 7/13: Super Camp Stories & More
6/20: Donuts with Dad
7/17: SPLAT! on Canvas

ONGOING
Book Discussion Group
Art Exhibits
1-on-1 Career Coaching
Story Times
Red Cross Blood Drives

MAY 9: Grandview’s Great Garage Sale

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Grandview’s Annual Garage Sale will take place throughout Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff on Saturday, May 9, from 9 am-3 pm.

Get the list of participating residences and items they are selling!

Also on Saturday, May 9, from noon-5 pm, the City’s Service Department (1525 Goodale Blvd.) is hosting a donation drive and e-waste recycling event.

New events: June-November 2013

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Announcing a new season of events, concerts & fun at the Grandview Heights Public Library!

Find out what’s happening June—November 2013, and join us for fascinating talks, great workshops, live music, and fun for all ages!

SUMMER FUN

FILM FESTIVALS

MUSIC IN THE ATRIUM

FALL EVENTS

KIDS & TEENS

MORE

We’re excited about this upcoming season, and we hope you’ll join us.

See you at the Grandview Library!

Questions? Call Circulation at 486-2951.

Automatic renewal

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For your convenience, beginning May 1, 2015, many library materials will automatically renew at the end of their lending periods.

  • If you currently receive reminder notices by email or text message, the day before materials are due, you will be notified which materials were automatically renewed along with the new due dates.
  • As in the past, materials requested by other patrons or items that have been renewed the maximum number of times will not be eligible for automatic renewal.
  • Some materials that are not eligible for automatic renewal may be available for renewal online, by phone, or in person.
  • If you currently do not receive email reminder notifications, items will still automatically renew, but we would encourage you to change your account from phone notification to email so that you will know which materials have renewed and which have not.
  • Please keep in mind you will still need to pay close attention to your account to review your due dates.
  • Most libraries in the Central Library Consortium (CLC), of which GHPL is a Founding Member and Administering Library, also will offer automatic renewal, making many materials borrowed through these CLC libraries eligible for the service.
  • You may access your account online at www.ghpl.org, call the Library 614-486-2951, or call 1-877-772-6657 (1-877-77-BOOKS) to check your due dates.

Digitize your slides & negatives

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Preserve images from your slides and negatives by digitizing them!

Reserve the “Jumbl 126PK Super 8 Slides & Negatives Scanner,” available from Reference as a 14-day loan you can take home.

  • For use only with 35 mm, 110, 126 KPK, and Super 8 slides and negatives.
  • Mac & PC compatible.
  • To save images:
    • After saving images onto scanner (saves up to 40 images at a time), activate scanner to open as a drive on your computer when connected by a USB cable (provided).
    • Insert your own SD memory card into the scanner.
  • TV connection available (cable included).

Circulation

  • 14-day loan period.
  • Overdue fine is $3 per day.
  • Check out and return to Reference.

Questions? Contact Reference at 614-481-3776.

EVENTS: Spring 2015

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It’s a new season of exciting events at the Grandview Library!

Join us for great programs, live music, and fun for all ages March-May 2015.

FILM

3/02-23: Wilder About Wilder
4/13-5/18: Six Degrees of Bette Davis

MUSIC

3/19: Nathaniel Lotze
4/16: Rj Cowdery
5/07: Dave Buker & the Historians

TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS

3/10: Explore Your Health Care Options
3/12: A Short History of Camp Chase
3/18: What Is An Herbalist?
4/14: Quick & Easy Pasta Dishes
4/21: The Iron Ring: Great Castles of Wales
4/23: Poetry Night
5/14: Yappy Hour 7
5/26: The Super Reality of Grant Morrison
5/26-8/01: Summer Reading Clubs for all ages
5/28: 2nd Annual Grandview Chocolate Walk

TEENS

1/06: Mug Decorating & Hot Cocoa Party
1/07, 2/04: Teen Open Mic Night
2/20: Mystery Night
3/04, 4/01, 5/06: Teen Open Mic Night
3/16, 4/20, 5/18: SuperWhoLock Random Fandom Club
3/17: Light It: DIY Light Switch Covers
4/21: Make It: Krafting and Karaoke
5/19: Exterminate It: Doctor Who Party

KIDS

1/5-2/15: Winter Reading Challenge
1/9-2/27: MATS for Little Hands
1/9, 2/6: Friday Movies
1/13, 2/10: Indoor Recess
1/21, 2/17: Dancing Through the Decades
3/2: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
3/6, 4/10, 5/01: Friday Movies
3/20: Bricks 4 Kidz
4/16: My Ideal Bookshelf
5/09: A Morning with Mom

ONGOING

Book Discussion Group
Art Exhibits
1-on-1 Career Coaching
Story Times
Red Cross Blood Drives

Get tax forms, instructions online

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The IRS tax filing deadline is Wednesday, April 15, 2015!

This year, most forms and instructions will be available only online.

Due to Congressional budget cuts, the IRS is printing only three forms (1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ) and is offering a very limited quantity of those forms to the Library.

The number of Ohio forms printed and made available to the Library also has been reduced.

Federal, state, and local forms & instructions are available online (see below for links). Taxpayers wishing to file paper returns can also contact the offices listed below.

  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
    • www.irs.gov
    • 1-800-829-1040 or 614-280-8691 (Columbus Office)
    • Get federal forms/instructions MAILED to you. (allow 7-15 days)
  • Ohio Department of Taxation
    • www.tax.ohio.gov
    • 1-800-282-1782 (forms request)
    • 1-800-282-1780 (for individual assistance)
  • Columbus Income Tax Division
  • Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA) – Grandview
  • Village of Marble Cliff
  • Free Tax Preparation Assistance
    • Hands On Central Ohio
      This local nonprofit organization connects people to community resources, including free tax preparation to qualifying individuals primarily through The Ohio Benefit Bank and AARP. Each organization has a “click here for details” link that tells you if you are eligible for the service. 614-221-2255.

Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.

Coffee v. Tea: Take the challenge

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Something new is brewing! It’s the Winter Reading Challenge: Coffee v. Tea.

Your challenge—should you choose to accept it—is to check out and read as many books as possible January 5-February 15.

 

Your reward—if you’re lucky enough to win—will be a hot beverage from one of our favorite local companies. For every book (or audiobook) you read, you’ll be eligible to enter ourbiweekly prize drawings for $5 gift certificates from Stauf’s Coffee Roasters, Luck Bros’ Coffee House, Grandview Grind, or Cambridge Tea House.

All entries will eligible for a special grand prize: a $25 gift certificate from Chocolate Café.

Stop by the Library’s Reference Department to get your entry forms. You decide if you want to compete for coffee prizes or tea prizes. It’s coffee v. tea, and we’ll keep track of our community’s hot beverage preference.

 

Be sure to enter our registration raffle in January for an extra chance to win. Correctly guess the number of coffee beans in our display coffee pot or the number of tea bags in our display tea pot, and you’ll be eligible to win a bonus prize!

Questions? Call Reference at 614-481-3776.

NOTE: These are the prizes for the Adult challenge. Youth Services has different prizes for their challenge.

Stream movies, TV, music with hoopla

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Stream thousands of movies, television, music, and audiobook titles with hoopla, now available through ourDigital Library!

All titles are instantly available. And hoopla is cloud-based, which allows viewing on multiple devices.

On a computer

  • Go to www.hoopladigital.com. In the upper right hand corner, click on Sign Up.
  • Select Grandview Library. Enter your Grandview Library card number and PIN. You will then be asked to enter your email address and a password.
  • After you have registered, you will always log in using the email and password; you will no longer use your library barcode and PIN.
  • You may have to download a simple plug-in, WideVine (provided by Google), the first time you stream a movie through a computer browser.

On a tablet or mobile device

  • Download the hoopla app. Apps can be found at the App Store for iOS devices, Google Play for Android devices, or Amazon Kindle Fire.
  • Follow the registration and sign-in instructions.
  • Apps can be found  at the iOS App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Kindle Fire.
  • Downloading is also available to mobile devices and tablets, which is beneficial when no network is available; when the title is due, it is automatically returned.

Borrowing limit and loan periods

  • You may check out 6 items per month.
  • All materials are available immediately.
  • Movies and TV episodes may be checked out for 2 or 3 days (depending on the studio).
  • Audiobooks check out for 21 days.
  • Music albums check out for 7 days.
  • You may re-borrow items as many times as you wish, provided you haven’t exceeded your monthly checkout limit.

Questions and help?

  • Check out the FAQ’s on the mobile apps OR the Help link at the bottom of your computer browser
  • Contact the Library 614-486-2951 (Circulation) or 614-481-3776 (Reference).